Calendar of Events in 2024
See also the branch programme and the Medieval Calendar Ashley Mantle's book Uncrowned: Royal Heirs Who Didn't Take The Throne is out now.
Leicester Cathedral reopened on Sunday 26 November 2023.
The Newport Ship.
This best preserved example of a fifteenth century ship is a merchant ship, built in Northern Spain around 1458. It was used to transport barrels of wine from Portugal to Bristol and came to Newport for repairs. Admission is free when they are open.
The King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester is open.
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival dates and other information.
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
2024
Saturday 4 May 2024
Presenting, Preserving and Researching Battlefields - Conference organised by the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society together with the Battlefields Trust.The Watson Hall, Tewkesbury, 9.30am - 4.30pm.
Our Anniversary weekend which this year features our signature conference on Saturday 4 May. We’re running the event in partnership with the Battlefields Trust and linking to our annual anniversary walk on Sunday 5 May. Full details of the programme, together with a booking tool, appear on a dedicated page on the link just given.
The theme of the Conference will be ‘Presenting, Preserving and Researching Battlefields - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’, with the aim of looking beyond the history of the Battle itself to explore how battlefields, including our own, can be brought to life to ensure their relevance to historians and non-historians alike. The event coincides nicely with the publication of Graham Turner’s new book full of his Wars of the Roses paintings, and Graham will be just one of the speakers to be joining us.
Bookings are open now, so please come and join us. You can book for just the Saturday conference, or a full weekend of activities with our anniversary walk on Sunday. Each day costs just £15.00, with a discount to £12.50 for Society members.
Our project to erect a new sculpture in the Abbey grounds, commemorating the role of Queen Margaret of Anjou in the Battle of Tewkesbury, has also reached an exciting stage. The planning application has been submitted, representing a major step towards turning the work so far into reality. We’re also working on the creation of a permanent display in the foyer of the Abbey offices and Touching Souls Café to bring our work to the attention of more visitors to the Town.
Saturday 6 July 2024
2024 is the Richard III Society’s Centenary Year. The Board are looking to hold and promote a Worldwide Day of Celebration to be held in all places the Society has a presence on Saturday 6 July, ie the anniversary of Richard’s coronation.Saturday 6 July and Sunday 7 July 2024
Middleham Festival. On Saturday there will be 3 free talks, each lasting about an hour, in the church - donations welcome. The Richard III Society will have a stall in the castle grounds with merchandise for sale.First talk at 11am on Richard The Northern King, by Graham Mitchell, Chairman of the Yorkshire Branch of the Richard III Society
Second talk at 1pm by Philippa Langley MBE - The Princes In The Tower - Solving History's Greatest Cold Case
Final talk at 2pm by John Dike - John Evans - The Missing Princes And The Coldridge Connection
Finally a book signing and question session at 3pm.
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July 2024
Tewkesbury Medieval FestivalSunday 17 November 2024
Imagine seeing King Richard III speaking his own words!The International Launch event is on Sunday 17th November 2024, at Theatre Royal York
Tickets are not yet available. Yvonne Morley-Chisholm (Voice teacher and Society member) has secured priority booking for Richard III Society members ahead of tickets going on sale to the general public.
Page last updated on 22 April 2024
