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1 – 10 October 2021

Plus Tea Time Talks

9 October – 20 November 2021

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Special Guests include:

Tracy Borman, Helen Carr, Loyd Grossman,

Sarah Gristwood, Max Hastings, Greg Jenner,

Dan Jones, Marc Morris, Alison Weir

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2–8

October

2017

We are delighted to be able to stage our History Festival events live

and in person this year!

The Festival is back, after a challenging year for us all. Our planned

2020 Festival became, in the end, a selection of events available online,

which many of you were able to view. Our thanks to those of you who

joined us online and to those who generously made donations in

support of the Festival: we are most grateful for your continuing loyalty.

Rest assured that this year’s live events will be staged in accordance

with any coronavirus restrictions or guidelines in force at the time, to

ensure the safety of our audiences, our guests, our volunteers and all

venue staff.

This Festival guide is a brief summary of our events this year.

Full event details and more information can be found on our website:

www.warwickwords.co.uk.

We look forward to seeing you in person in Warwick this autumn,

for what will be our 20

th

_Festival!

Warwick Words History Festival Committee

Welcome to

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IN AND AROUND

WARWICK

IN AND AROUND

WARWICK

Graham Sutherland

Wicked, Wilful and

Unconventional

Women of Warwickshire

Alison Weir

Katharine Parr:

The Sixth Wife

Nicola Tallis

Crown of Blood: The Deadly

Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey

A Study Day

15 Women Who

Shaped Warwick Castle

Not all murderers, but each one a woman you might not want to know …

The extraordinary story of a woman forced into a perilous situation and rising heroically to the challenge.

The moving, human story of an extraordinarily intelligent, independent and courageous young woman. Find out about the women who shaped the fate and fortunes of Warwick Castle and its Earls.

Includes entry to Warwick Castle.

Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £35.00 includes lunch Tickets: £12.00 includes refreshments

Monday

September

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Meet at County Records Office 9.30am – 3.30pm

The Court House Ballroom

Jury Street

10.30am

Jury Street

2.00pm

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments FREE EVENT Tickets: £8.00

Warwick Words

History Festival

Service

Graham Sutherland

The Good and

Not-so-Good of Warwick

Nigel Bishop

The Story of Jephson Gardens

Alex Smith

Last Op: War, Trauma and the

Legacy of Bomber Command

Join us in the marvellous setting of St. Mary’s historical church. All welcome.

Join Graham on this gently-paced guided walk around Warwick to see where some of the good and not-so-good left their mark on the county town.

The story of Jephson Gardens from its origins as a low-lying pastureland to the present day.

The enduring psychological impact on veterans of Bomber Command. Limited places available - please book in advance on 01926 33 44 18

Saturday

October

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Meet at Warwick Visitor Information Centre Jury Street 10.30am St Mary’s Church 10.30am Council Chamber The Town Hall

Leamington Spa

2.00pm

Jury Street

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments

Limited places available - please book in advance on 01926 33 44 18

Tickets: £12.00 includes tea and cake

Tickets: £8.00

Spies, lies and hard-driving genius, by the man who was The Stig.

Ben Collins

Aston Martin: Made in Britain

Lord Leycester Hospital 4.30pm

4

Monday

October

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Monday

October

Lord Leycester Hospital 2.00pm This is the gripping conclusion to

Tracy’s historical King’s Witch trilogy.

Tracy Borman

The Fallen Angel

4

Monday

October

Meet outside the

Royal Pump Rooms

The Parade Leamington Spa

11.30am – 1.00pm Join us for a walk to discover locations

associated with the abstract artist, Sir Terry Frost.

Please wear suitable outdoor footwear.

Karen Parker

Terry Frost Tour

of Leamington Spa

New research shedding light on former Masters and Brethren of the Lord Leycester Hospital.

Lord Leycester Hospital 10.30am

Heidi Meyer introduces

Master and Brethren:

The Good, The Bad

and the Heroes!

4

Monday

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £12.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £12.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £12.00 Lord Leycester Hospital 4.30pm 1936: the gravest constitutional crisis

facing the British monarchy since the execution of Charles I.

Alexander Larman

The Crown in Crisis:

Countdown to the Abdication

Tuesday

October

5

Lord Leycester Hospital 10.30am An epic, bloody, naval battle which

perfectly illustrated the spirit and power of the Royal Navy in World War II.

Winston and Clementine’s daughters come out of the shadows.

Rachel Trethewey

The Churchill Girls: The Story of

Winston’s Daughters

Tuesday

October

Bridge House Theatre Warwick School 7.30pm

Max Hastings

Operation Pedestal: The Fleet

that Battled to Malta 1942

4

Monday

October

Warwick Castle’s History Team commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Great Fire of Warwick Castle. Parking will be free for all attendees

Meet at the

Stables Car Park Warwick Castle 5.00pm – 7.00pm

Warwick Castle

150 Years Anniversary of the

Great Fire

5

Tuesday

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IN AND AROUND

WARWICK

IN AND AROUND

WARWICK

Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments

Tickets: £12.00

The pursuit of love, Tudor style. Lauren explores this Tudor sexual minefield.

Lauren Johnson

Sex and Love in Early Tudor

England

6

Wednesday

October

6

Wednesday

October

Lord Leycester Hospital 10.30am A fascinating contemporary account of

Tudor life in the town of Warwick.

Emma Bromley

The Black Book of Warwick

5

Tuesday

October

Lord Leycester Hospital 7.30pm A tumultuous dynasty presented through

the buildings in which they lived.

Simon Thurley

Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death

and Art at the Stuart Court

A journey from the Grand Tour to Guys Cliffe, from the diaries of its former owner.

Guys Cliffe Centre

Coventry Road CV34 5YD

4.00pm

Anne Langley

and Bridget Winn

Bertie Greatheed

at Home and Abroad

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Wednesday

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £12.00 Tickets: £12.00 includes refreshments Lord Leycester Hospital 10.30am Lord Leycester Hospital 7.30pm A critical but fair political biography

of Churchill, that focusses on crucial moments in his life and career that help us understand the man in his many contradictions.

The story of the E Type Jaguar, from its launch in 1961 to the last car to leave Brown’s Lane in 1975.

Cameron Slater

and Graham Robson

The Most Beautiful Car in

the World: E Type Jaguar

Thursday

October

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6

Wednesday

October

Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Churchill’s Shadow

Lord Leycester Hospital 4.30pm Exploring cultural landmarks and

searching for a richer and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire.

Fatima Manji

Hidden Heritage

Wednesday

October

Chronicles of a year in the life of St Nicholas Park, and the surprising wildlife to be found as the seasons unfold.

Friends Meeting House

11.00am

Rick Thompson

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £12.00 Tickets: £12.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £12.00 includes tea and cake

How courtly obsessions shaped the history of a nation.

Sarah Gristwood

The Tudors in Love:

The Courtly Code Behind

the Last Medieval Dynasty

7

Thursday

October

7

Thursday

October

Lord Leycester Hospital 4.30pm The astonishing story of the Muslim

soldiers of the British Indian Army of World War II.

Ghee Bowman

The Indian Contingent: The

Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of

Dunkirk

7

Thursday

October

Lord Leycester Hospital 2.00pm A fresh appraisal of a princess who

redefined the title for the modern age.

Elisabeth Basford

Princess Mary: The First Modern

Princess

Who were the Puckerings and why were they important to the town of Warwick?

Trevor Langley

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Tickets: £12.00 Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments

Alderson House 23 High Street 7.30pm Lord Leycester Hospital 4.30pm Trace the history of the cartoon from

early practitioners to more contemporary artists. Yes, Harry will be drawing live!

Exploring the influence on history of a worldwide movement.

John Dickie

The Craft: How the Freemasons

Made the Modern World

Friday

October

8

Friday

October

Harry Venning

The History of the Cartoon

– with Live Drawing!

Lord Leycester Hospital 2.00pm The intertwined lives of Bernini and

Pope Alexander VII as one of the greatest artistic double acts in history.

Loyd Grossman

An Elephant in Rome: Bernini,

The Pope and the Making of

the Eternal City

Friday

October

A definitive, ground-breaking history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author and renowned historian, Marc Morris.

Lord Leycester Hospital

7.30pm

Marc Morris

The Anglo-Saxons: A History

of the Beginnings of England

8

Friday

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £8.00 Tickets: £12.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £10.00

A gentle walk, exploring stories of the past contained in the buildings along Warwick’s West Street.

Please wear suitable footwear.

Paula Fletcher

Pigs Heads, Trotters

and Tails of West Street

Meet at

Warwick Visitor Information Centre, Jury Street

12noon – 1.30pm

9

Saturday

October

9

Saturday

October

Lord Leycester Hospital 10.30am At the Tudor court, textiles were more

highly esteemed than paintings and other forms of decorative art.

Eleri Lynn

Tudor Textiles

9

Saturday

October

Warwick Castle

A Tour of its Grounds,

Gardens and Veteran Trees

A walk showcasing a wonderful variety of veteran and notable trees.

Meet at the

Stables Car Park Warwick Castle 9.00am - 10.30am Limited places available - please

book in advance on 01926 33 44 18

Parking will be free for all attendees

New discoveries about William Shakespeare’s father, John, challenging what we think we know about the reign of Elizabeth I.

Cathryn Enis

Shakespeare before Shakespeare:

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

and the Elizabethan State

9

Saturday

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £12.00 Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £12.00 includes tea and cake

Lord Leycester Hospital 7.30pm Friends Meeting House 4.00pm

Only if we think both historically and critically about the collections we have locally, can we futureproof them for tomorrow’s global audiences.

Historian Greg Jenner’s new book Dead

Famous spans the Bronze Age to the

coming of Hollywood’s Golden Age in search of celebrity’s historical roots.

Greg Jenner

Dead Famous: An Unexpected

History of Celebrity from

Bronze Age to Silver Screen

Saturday

October

9

Saturday

October

Tea Time Talk

Anne Gerristen

and Julie Finch

Collections for the Future?

Lord Leycester Hospital 3.00pm A fascinating new biography – the first

in nearly a century – of one of the most important and yet mysterious figures of English history.

Helen Carr

The Red Prince: John of Gaunt,

Duke of Lancaster

Saturday

October

The hunt for the legendary secret tunnels under the town.

Alex Harvey

STEPiNSiDE:

Uncovering and Exploring

the Secret Tunnels of Warwick

10

Sunday

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IN AND AROUND WARWICK Tickets: £15.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £15.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £12.00 includes tea and cake

Meet the tragic queen during her final imprisonment at Tutbury Castle.

Lesley Smith

Mary, Queen of Scots

4.30pm The Court House Ballroom

Jury Street

2.00pm – 4.00pm Unlocking Warwick celebrates the 100th

anniversary of the Warwick Memorial.

Memorial Musical Tea

Suzannah Lipscomb

and Helen Carr

What is History, Now?

10

Sunday

October

Sunday

October

Sunday

October

A ground-breaking new collection addressing the burning issue of how we interpret history today.

2.00pm

Dan Jones’s epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.

Bridge House Theatre

7.30pm

Dan Jones

Powers and Thrones:

A New History of the Middle Ages

10

Sunday

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Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments Tickets: £8.00 includes refreshments Friends Meeting House 4.00pm

The Court House Ballroom Jury Street 4.00pm Friends Meeting House 4.00pm

Why do tales of ghosts, witches and fairies have such an enduring grasp on our imagination?

A rehearsed reading of a new play by David Fletcher about the South Sea Bubble. ‘Dear John’ – the fragility of wartime romance.

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Saturday

November

Tea Time Talk

Martha McGill

Bubble Fever

Tea Time Talk

Susan Carruthers

Love, Letters and Loss

in WWII America

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Saturday

October

Saturday

November

A Loft Theatre Company production in collaboration with

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Enlightenment Shadows: Supernatural

Stories from the Age of Reason

Lesley Banks Ian Binnie Katherine Booty Karen Drinkwater Denise Fowler Gillian French Hugh Furber Felicity Furber Liz Glennon John Grant Hazel Grant Mary Grayling David Howe Carol Howe David Howells Sally Howells Rosemary Jewel-Clarke Anne Langley Patrick McConville Edwina McConville Ian Meddoms Barbara Meddoms Brian Perkins Richard Phillips MBE

Veronica Phillips Aileen Riddet Colin Scott Graham Sutherland Maureen Sutherland Joan Taylor Sally Waterson Michael Waterson

Clare Wright MBE John Wright

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Warwick Books CV34 4SL

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6. St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA 7. Friends Meeting House CV34 4AX 8. County Records Office CV34 4JS 9. Thomas Oken Tea Rooms CV34 4BP 10. Alderson House, 23 High Street CV34 4AX Warwick

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Particular thanks go to: Simon Dainty, Trevor Langley, Rose Sawyer, Dave Unit, Sue Wallbank, publishers and all our fantastic venues. And thanks to our Festival Volunteers, without whom the Festival would not be possible.

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Booking & other information

We strongly advise you to book your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. Online Booking

To book online, visitwww.warwickwords.co.uk Leamington Spa Visitor Information Centre

Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA. Open for bookings in person and by telephone on 01926 33 44 18 Monday to Friday: 10.00am – 4.00pm

Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10.00am – 3.00pm

Tickets booked by telephone can be collected during normal opening times from this Box Office or at the event. Please note that tickets will not be posted out.

Warwick Visitor Information Centre

The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW. Open for bookings in person only

Monday to Friday: 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday: 10.00am – 4.30pm Sunday: 10.00am – 4.00pm

Ticket Sales at the Event

Tickets may be purchased at the event on the day, subject to availability – payment by cash or cheque only, please. We are unable to accept payment by card.

Festival contact details: Phone 07944 768607 or email [email protected]

Book signings: Authors will usually sign their books at the end of an event

Festival Bookshop: Warwick Books, 24 Market Place, Warwick CV34 4SL

Disabled access: All venues have disabled access

Visiting Warwick: Contact the Visitor Information Centre on 01926 49 22 12 or visitwarwick.co.uk Please note seating at all venues is unreserved and is on a first come, first served basis.

Please check your tickets as soon as you receive them. A refund or exchange will only be offered should an event be cancelled.

Warwick Words reserves the right to change and/or cancel authors, programmes or venues, if unavoidable, without prior notification.

All details are correct at the time of going to press.

COVID SECURITY INFORMATION

Our priority is to ensure the safety of our audiences, our guests, our volunteers and all venue staff: we will comply with any coronavirus restrictions and guidelines in force at the time of the 2021 History Festival. Please note that any such restrictions and guidelines may result in reduced venue capacity or prevent us from making refreshments available. In addition, it may not be possible for our guest speakers to sign copies of their books at our events, although we hope to make books available for sale, in partnership with the Festival Bookshop, Warwick Books.

We respectfully ask all members of our audience to comply with coronavirus protocols, such as hand-sanitising, face coverings and social distancing.