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starts Friday 24 January 2025

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William Dalrymple, Tom Kerridge, Susie Dent, Dan Jones,<br /> Ben Macintyre and David Olusoga are just some<br /> of the 100 leading speakers joining us in September.

Join us for our new Winter Warmer Digital Festival in January, our Spring Weekend in April and the Autumn Festival in September.

Winter Warmer Festival tickets on sale 10th January 2025.

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William Dalrymple, Tom Kerridge, Susie Dent, Dan Jones,<br /> Ben Macintyre and David Olusoga are just some<br /> of the 100 leading speakers joining us in September.

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2025 Events

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January

fri24jan2:00 pmfri3:00 pmThe Making of the Modern Middle EastJeremy Bowen

fri24jan4:00 pmfri5:00 pmDavid OlusogaHistory and the History Wars

sat25jan2:00 pmsat3:00 pmMary Beard in Conversation

sat25jan4:00 pmsat5:00 pmJoan of Arc & The Hundred Years WarJanina Ramirez

sun26jan2:00 pmsun3:00 pmNormal Women: 900 Years of Making HistoryPhilippa Gregory

sun26jan4:00 pmsun5:00 pmSusie DentGuilty by Definition

mon27jan2:00 pmmon3:00 pmTom Kerridge Cooks BritainTom Kerridge

mon27jan4:00 pmmon5:15 pmDom JolyThe Conspiracy Tourist

tue28jan2:00 pmtue3:00 pmThe Anglo-Saxons: Myth and Reality | The Winstone TalkMarc Morris

tue28jan4:00 pmtue5:00 pmHenry VDan Jones

wed29jan2:00 pmwed3:00 pmRana Mitter & Richard Graham

wed29jan4:00 pmwed5:00 pmSathnam SangheraEmpireworld

thu30jan2:00 pmthu3:00 pmWilliam DalrympleThe Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World

thu30jan4:00 pmthu5:00 pmCourting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of EmpireNandini Das

fri31jan2:00 pmfri3:00 pmWomen: Medieval to ModernJanina Ramirez, Stephen McGann & Estelle Paranque

fri31jan4:00 pmfri5:00 pmWomen Spies: The Cold War and World War TwoAnne Sebba & Helen Fry

February

sat01feb2:00 pmsat3:00 pmRoman Britain Gets Rowdy!Greg Jenner

sat01feb4:00 pmsat5:00 pmNatalie HaynesDivine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

sun02feb2:00 pmsun5:00 pmMichael Wood AfternoonIn Search of Aethelflaed & In Search of Du Fu

mon03feb2:00 pmmon3:00 pmThe Eagle & the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II & Henry IVHelen Castor

mon03feb4:00 pmmon5:00 pmThe Peasants’ RevoltMatthew Lewis

tue04feb2:00 pmtue3:00 pmMark Gatiss in ConversationMark Gatiss & Janina Ramirez

tue04feb4:00 pmtue5:00 pmA History of the World in Four Compass PointsJerry Brotton

wed05feb2:00 pmwed3:00 pmNATO at 75: Does It Still Matter?Ben Wallace & General Sir Tim Radford

wed05feb4:00 pmwed5:00 pmThe Battle of the Imjin RiverDan Snow, Tommy Clough & Brian Hamblett

thu06feb2:00 pmthu3:00 pmRichard III & Cecily NevillePhilippa Langley & Annie Garthwaite

thu06feb4:00 pmthu5:00 pmThe Knights Templar: From Gloucestershire to JerusalemSteve Tibble

fri07feb2:00 pmfri3:00 pmGreat Gloucester BuildingsJanina Ramirez, Andrew Armstrong & Phil Moss

fri07feb4:00 pmfri5:00 pmGlorious GloucestershireMark Cummings, Katie Fforde & Sybil Ruscoe

sat08feb2:00 pmsat3:00 pmJonathan DimblebyEndgame 1944: How Stalin Won the War

sat08feb4:00 pmsat5:00 pmMax HastingsOperation Biting

sun09feb2:00 pmsun3:00 pmMargaret Tudor: The Thistle and the RoseLinda Porter

sun09feb4:00 pmsun5:00 pmThe Rise of Henry TudorNathen Amin

mon10feb2:00 pmmon3:00 pmCharles III: New King, New CourtRobert Hardman

mon10feb4:00 pmmon5:00 pmDan SnowThe Seven Years’ War

tue11feb2:00 pmtue3:00 pmThe Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage DramaBen Macintyre

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