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Friday 25 October Saturday 26 October Sunday 27 October

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10.00 10.00–11.00 10.00–11.00 10.00 Lauren Johnson Howard Williams Highlights of the History Shadow King: The Life and Viking Warrior Women 10.30 Death of Henry VI and the Public 10.30–11.30 10.30–11.30 10.30 Archaeology of Death Suzannah Lipscomb Roger Moorhouse Weekend in Chester Women, Sex and Power in Poland 1939: The Forgotten 11.00 the Sixteenth Century: Campaign of World War Two 11.00 Stories from the Archives For our first-ever Chester History Weekend, we’ve assembled some of Britain’s finest historians, authors and 11.30 11.30 11.40–12.40 11.40–12.40 broadcasters to speak about everything Tom Penn Babita Sharma from Ancient Egypt to postwar Britain. 12.00 A Triple Bond Broken: The Corner Shop: A 12.00–13.00 12.00–13.00 12.00 The Destruction of the Remarkable Human Story Hallie Rubenhold Bart van Es Dan Jones (left), a perennial House of York The Five: Revealing the Lives The Cut Out Girl: Jewish favourite at our events, headlines the 12.30 of the Women Killed by Children in Hiding in the 12.30 Friday night, discussing his brand-new Netherlands during WW2 book on the Crusades, which he’ll be 13.00 13.00 signing straight after his talk. And then on the Saturday 13.30 13.30 afternoon, you’ll have the chance to hear from another familiar figure: 14.00 14.00–15.00 14.00–15.00 14.00–15.00 14.00–15.00 14.00 Michael Wood (right), one of Michael Wood Chris Naunton Tom Holland Tim Grady Britain’s best-loved TV presenters and, The Peterloo Photograph Searching for the Christianity: The Most German Jews, the 14.30 Lost Tombs of Egypt Enduring Legacy of the First World War and its 14.30 of course, our own monthly columnist. Ancient World Deadly Legacy He’ll be offering a distinctive take on the Peterloo 15.00 15.00 massacre on its 200th anniversary. A second broadcasting legend to 15.30 15.30 appear on the Saturday is Jenni 15.40–16.40 15.40–16.40 15.40–16.40 15.40–16.40 Murray (left), the longstanding Nicola Tallis Chris Harding Thomas Williams Peter Caddick-Adams 16.00 Uncrowned Queen: The Japan and the West: Ghosts of Viking Sand and Steel: A New 16.00 presenter of Woman’s Hour reflecting Fateful Life of Margaret The Birth of a Nation History of D-Day on some of history’s most important and Beaufort, Tudor Survivor 16.30 16.30 inspiring women. This theme will be further developed on the Sunday morning when historian and 17.00 17.00–18.00 17.00 Peter Gaunt 17.10–18.10 17.10–18.10 broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb 17.20–18.20 17.20–18.20 Alison Weir Helen Berry Chester in the English Robert Hutchinson Sam Willis (right) will offer a fresh take on 17.30 Civil War, 1642-46 Anna of Kleve: Queen of The Orphan Hero: 17.30 Henry VIII: The Decline and The Myth of Trafalgar Secrets The Foundling Who women of the 16th century, and Fall of a Tyrant Fought at Trafalgar historical author Hallie Rubenhold 18.00 18.00 will speak about her acclaimed new book on the victims of Jack the Ripper. 18.30 18.30 On the year we mark the 80th anniversary of the start 18.50–19.50 18.50–19.50 of the Second World War, a number of our talks will be 19.00 19.00–20.00 19.00–20.00 Jenni Murray Sophie Ambler Book tickets 19.00 themed around this conflict. Historian and author Tracy Borman Henry Hemming A History of the World in Simon de Montfort and Gunpowder, Treason and Our Man in New York 21 Women England’s First Revolution now at Roger Moorhouse (left) will be looking 19.30 Plot: The Rise of the Stuarts historyextra. 19.30 back at the opening salvoes of the war in com/events 1939. Bart van Es will recount the 20.00 20.00 unsettling tale behind his award- winning book The Cut Out Girl: A Story 20.30 20.30–21.30 20.30–21.30 20.30–21.30 20.30 of War and Family, Lost and Found, which Dan Jones Daisy Dunn Sam Willis & focuses on a young Jewish girl’s battle for Crusaders: An Epic Surviving Vesuvius: Pliny James Daybell 21.00 History of the Wars for and the Eruption of AD 79 Information correct at time 21.00 survival in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. And military Unexpected Tudors of going to press. In the unlikely the Holy Lands event that any of our speakers historian Peter Caddick-Adams will be revealing are unable to attend, we reserve 21.30 the right to replace them with 21.30 his research into the heroic and tragic events of D-Day. DREAMSTIME/MARKBICKERDIKE STUDIOS WILSON/HYATT SAYERS/LES STEVE alternatives of equal stature. 56 57 You’ll find a list of ticket prices – plus a full rundown of the programme and WINCHESTER Guildhall speaker details – at historyextra.com/events

Friday 1 November Saturday 2 November Sunday 3 November

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10.00 10.00–11.00 10.00–11.00 10.00 Tom Holland Ellie Woodacre Highlights of the History Christianity: The Most Early Modern Queens 10.30 Enduring Legacy of the on Screen 10.30–11.30 10.30–11.30 10.30 Ancient World Suzannah Lipscomb Sophie Ambler Weekend in Winchester Women, Sex and Power in Simon de Montfort and 11.00 the Sixteenth Century: England’s First Revolution 11.00 Stories from the Archives Our fourth Winchester History Weekend promises to be the best yet, bringing together many of the biggest names 11.30 11.30–12.30 11.30–12.30 11.30 Tom Penn Babita Sharma in popular history, alongside a number of experts who’ve A Triple Bond Broken: The Corner Shop: A never before appeared at our events. 12.00 The Destruction of the Remarkable Human Story 12.00–13.00 12.00–13.00 12.00 House of York Hallie Rubenhold Nicola Tallis Following the success of her talk The Five: Revealing the Lives Uncrowned Queen: The in 2018, we’re delighted to welcome 12.30 of the Women Killed by Fateful Life of Margaret 12.30 back Lucy Worsley (right). On this Jack the Ripper Beaufort, Tudor Survivor occasion, she’ll be speaking about 13.00 13.00 the legendary author Jane Austen, who’s buried in Winchester Cathedral. 13.30 13.30–14.30 13.30–14.30 13.30 Also returning this year is Max Janina Ramirez Roger Moorhouse Hastings Medieval Wonder Women Poland 1939: The Forgotten (left), whose upcoming 14.00 Campaign of World War Two 14.00–15.00 14.00–15.00 14.00 history of the Dambusters raid is sure Michael Wood Carey Fleiner to be one of the autumn’s publishing The Peterloo Photograph Formidable Dames: The 14.30 Women Behind, Beside and 14.30 highlights – and will be the subject of Beyond the Emperor Nero his talk. He’s joined on the line-up by 15.00 15.00 another doyen of Second World War 15.10–16.10 15.10–16.10 Jenni Murray Thomas Williams history, , who will be speaking about 15.30 A History of the World in Ghosts of Viking London 15.30 Arnhem, 75 years after the disaster of 21 Women 15.40–16.40 15.40–16.40 Antony Beevor Anita Anand Operation Market Garden. 16.00 16.00–17.00 Arnhem: The Battle for The Patient Assassin: 16.00 Among the new faces for 2019 is James Holland the Bridges, 1944 A True Tale of Massacre, the historian Sophie Ambler (right), Normandy ’44 Revenge and the Raj 16.30 16.30 who will be discussing Simon de 16.40–17.40 16.40–17.40 Montfort and his role in the Second Tracy Borman 17.00 Henry VIII and the Men Who Scythians: Warrior Nomads 17.00 Barons’ War – a pivotal moment for Made Him of the Steppe 17.10–18.10 17.10–18.10 Medieval England. Also appearing for Max Hastings Ryan Lavelle the first time is BBC broadcaster 17.30 Chastise: The Dambusters The King and the Earls: 17.30 Story, 1943 Crisis and Rebellion on the Babita Sharma (left), whose talk Eve of the Norman Conquest will centre on the fascinating history 18.00 18.00–19.00 18.00–19.00 18.00 Lauren Johnson Peter Caddick-Adams of British corner shops. 18.20–19.20 18.20–19.20 Shadow King: The Life and Sand And Steel: A New The Tudors never fail to draw a crowd 18.30 Death of Henry VI History of D-Day Alison Weir Henry Hemming 18.30 Anna of Kleve: Queen Our Man in New York at our History Weekends, and this year’s of Secrets event has the era well covered. You can 19.00 Book tickets 19.00 take your pick from Alison Weir’s now at exploration of the life of ‘Anna of 19.30 historyextra. 19.30 Kleve’ – aka Anne of Cleves – Tracy com/events Borman’s novel take on Anne’s 20.00 20.00–21.00 20.00–21.00 20.00–21.00 20.00–21.00 20.00 famous husband Henry VIII, Nicola Dan Jones Dominic Sandbrook Lucy Worsley Sam Willis & Tallis Crusaders: An Epic History of Who Dares Wins: Britain in Jane Austen at Home James Daybell ’s (right) biographical talk on the 20.30 the Wars for the Holy Lands the Age of the Falklands Unexpected Tudors 20.30 great Tudor matriarch Margaret Beaufort, and something a little different with Sam Willis and 21.00 Information correct at time 21.00 James Daybell’s presentation, ‘Unexpected Tudors’. of going to press. In the unlikely event that any of our speakers Whichever lectures you choose to attend, you’re sure are unable to attend, we reserve 21.30 the right to replace them with 21.30 to be informed and entertained in equal measures. DREAMSTIME/MARK BICKERDIKE/ STEVE SAYERS STEVE DREAMSTIME/MARKBICKERDIKE/ MADDEN TOBY alternatives of equal stature. 58 59 THE FESTIVAL You’ll find a list of ticket prices – plus a full rundown of the programme and speaker details – at historyextra.com/events

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