2009
Saturday 27 June - The Henry VIII Talks
at Hampton Court Palace:
A public lecture
series organised by Historic Royal Palaces in
association with History Today to mark the
500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the
throne.
19.00-20.30: 'How did you keep your head at
Henry VIII's court? - Chaired by Derek Wilson,
historians Jessie Childs, Steven Gunn, David Loades and
Glenn Richardson and historical novelist Hilary Mantel
discuss the world of the court and how one survived
Henry VIII’s wrath.
Click here to
listen to and download the talks >
2008
Thursday 3 July - Salisbury Monarchy
Debate: The Guildhall, Market Place, Salisbury,
SP1 1JH: 7.30pm. With Sarah Gristwood, Justin Pollard
and Adrian Tinniswood. Chaired by David Dickinson.
Contact: Dave, Events Manager, Waterstones, Salisbury.
01722 415596
Monday 10 March - BBC London
Radio, The Robert Elms Show:
Interviewed by Robert Elms.
www.bbc.co.uk/london/radio/presenters/robert_elms
Saturday 1 March – Bath Literature
Festival: Guildhall, 4-5pm. Debate on
‘Britain’s Greatest Monarch’ with John Adamson
and Jane Dunn. Chaired by Adrian Tinniswood.
www.bathlitfest.org.uk
Tuesday 26 February - Paperback Launch:
Joint launch of Henry VIII's Last Victim,
Sarah Gristwood's Elizabeth and Leicester
and The Queen's Knight by Martyn Downer. Drinks
and talks. Waterstones, Notting Hill Gate, 6.30-8.30pm.
Free Entry. Further details: 0207 229
9444
Thursday 21 February - Yorkshire
Post Literary Lunch: The Majestic Hotel,
Harrogate, 12-3pm.
2007
Monday 10 December - Publication
of the US edition of Henry VIII's Last Victim
by Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's
Press
Wednesday 27 June – Talk with Kate
Williams: Chelsea Reference Library, 1st Floor,
Chelsea Old Town Hall, 6.30pm.
Thursday 14 June - Society of Authors Awards
Party: Presentation of the Elizabeth
Longford Prize for Historical Biography to Jessie Childs
by Lady Antonia Fraser. The judges were: Lady Antonia
Fraser, Flora Fraser, Professor Roy Foster, Andrew
Roberts and A. N. Wilson.
Thursday 26
April – Authors versus Customers Quiz:
Waterstones, Putney, 7pm.
Sunday 25 March – The Sunday Times Oxford
Literary Festival: Christ Church, Oxford, 2pm.
Tudor Panel with Derek Wilson, Alison Weir and Sarah
Gristwood, chaired by Ian Archer.
www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk
Thursday 15 March - Authors versus Customers
Quiz: Borders, Oxford Street, 7pm.
Wednesday 14 March – Talk on Henry VIII’s
Last Victim to the Friends of St Michael’s
Church, Framlingham, Suffolk, 7.30pm.
Thursday 8 March – Talk on the
Tudors at New Hall School, Chelmsford.
Wednesday 28 February – Debate on ‘Britain’s
Greatest Monarch’, arguing for Henry VIII
alongside Justin Pollard (for Alfred), Sarah Gristwood
(for Elizabeth I) and Kate Williams (for Victoria),
chaired by Bettany Hughes. Waterstones, Notting Hill
Gate, 7pm.
Wednesday 31 January – Talk on the
Tudors at Dean Close School, Cheltenham.
Sunday 14 January – BBC Radio 4, Open Book:
discussing the enduring appeal of the
Tudors.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/openbook
January issue, BBC History Magazine – ‘The
Monstrous Regiment of Women: Jessie Childs
explores the role of women in the Tudor period, when
even the most progressive contemporaries followed the
biblical view that they were inferior to men.’
www.bbchistorymagazine.com
2006
Wednesday 15 November – Folkestone
Literary Festival with Sarah Gristwood: The
Grand, 3pm.
www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk
Monday 23 October – Guildford Book Festival
with Alison Weir: Guildhall, 7pm.
www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk
Wednesday 27 September – BBC Radio 3, Night
Waves: discussing a new exhibition of the work
of Hans Holbein at Tate Britain.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/nightwaves
|
