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sat05sep(sep 5)7:00 pmsat31oct(oct 31)9:00 pmThe Siege of GloucesterJohn Eeles
Time
September 5, 2020 7:00 pm - October 31, 2020 9:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Bishop Hooper House
99-101 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG
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The Folk of Gloucester, Bishop Hooper House, 99-101 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG Filmed presentation by John Eeles September 5th and available throughout the festival As the building itself would have been a witness
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The Folk of Gloucester, Bishop Hooper House, 99-101 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG
Filmed presentation by John Eeles
September 5th and available throughout the festival
As the building itself would have been a witness to the events taking place that year in 1643 it is such an appropriate venue! We hope to have several reenactors, including our own Colonel Massey dressed in suitable attire to bring it all to life!
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fri18sep11:10 amExplore the King’s Bastion Tour
Time
September 18, 2026 11:10 am(GMT+01:00)
Location
King's Walk Shopping Centre
37-41 Clarence St
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Guided Tour £8 One of two special half-hour tours offer a rare chance to climb down under the streets of Gloucester to see the extraordinary King’s Bastion for yourself. Numbers are limited
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Guided Tour
£8
One of two special half-hour tours offer a rare chance to climb down under the streets of Gloucester to see the extraordinary King’s Bastion for yourself. Numbers are limited so book early.
Meet by entrance in Kings Walk Shopping Centre, Gloucester (by the silver trapdoors, just outside Superdrug)
With thanks to the Museum of Gloucester and the Civic Trust.
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fri18sep3:15 pmMembers' Teawith Janina Ramirez
Time
September 18, 2026 3:15 pm(GMT+01:00)
Location
Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
GL1 2HS
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Scriptorium Sessions FREE for Members Only Join Festival President Janina Ramirez for tea, cake and excellent conversation! Meet fellow Festival members, share your views and hear Janina share exciting plans for the
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Scriptorium Sessions
FREE for Members Only
Join Festival President Janina Ramirez for tea, cake and excellent conversation! Meet fellow Festival members, share your views and hear Janina share exciting plans for the future.
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
fri18sep6:30 pmMother’s Ruin: A History of GinAndy Cole
Time
September 18, 2026 6:30 pm(GMT+01:00)
Location
Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
GL1 2HS
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Scriptorium Sessions £15 to include a selection of 4 gins or alcohol free botanicals Gin expert Andy Cole uncovers gin’s colourful journey from medicinal spirit to eighteenth-century craze and British favourite. Discover
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Scriptorium Sessions
£15 to include a selection of 4 gins or alcohol free botanicals
Gin expert Andy Cole uncovers gin’s colourful journey from medicinal spirit to eighteenth-century craze and British favourite. Discover why it became notorious as ‘Mother’s Ruin’, how the Gin Craze transformed society and how changing laws and fashions have reshaped its reputation. All whilst enjoying a guiding tasting of a delicious selection of gins or alcohol-free botanicals.
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
sat19sep5:30 pmChocolate Night: A Delicious Journey Through HistorySam Bilton & Kathryn Laverack
Time
September 19, 2026 5:30 pm(GMT+01:00)
Location
Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
GL1 2HS
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Scriptorium Sessions £15 (includes delicious craft chocolates) Unwrap chocolate’s irresistible history as food historian Sam Bilton follows cacao from the ancient Americas to European courts and fashionable chocolate houses in a compelling
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Scriptorium Sessions
£15 (includes delicious craft chocolates)
Unwrap chocolate’s irresistible history as food historian Sam Bilton follows cacao from the ancient Americas to European courts and fashionable chocolate houses in a compelling new talk. Kathryn Laverack of Cocoa Encounters then leads a delicious guided tasting of carefully selected chocolates.
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
sat19sep8:00 pmJung ChangFly, Wild Swans
Time
September 19, 2026 8:00 pm(GMT+01:00)
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£15 / £7 Livestreamed Jung Chang’s worldwide bestseller Wild Swans was both an epic personal history of ‘three daughters of China’ – Jung, her mother and grandmother – and a history
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£15 / £7 Livestreamed
Jung Chang’s worldwide bestseller Wild Swans was both an epic personal history of ‘three daughters of China’ – Jung, her mother and grandmother – and a history of China itself undergoing seismic change. Her bestselling sequel Fly, Wild Swans brings the story up to date in a deeply moving and unforgettable account as China faces another watershed moment poised between capitalism and communism. Join her as she discusses her life and writing in a rare event.
