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Melita Thomas on 1,000 Tudor People. Friday 30 May at 7:30pm
£25.00
Co-founder of the Tudor Times website, author and historian; Melita Thomas recently published 1,000 Tudor People ā described by Alison Weir as āan encyclopaedic workā¦ the gold standard in Tudor scholarshipā. Covering monarchs and magicians, politicians and philosophers, kings, criminals, musicians, and gardeners; join Melita to learn about (some of the) one thousand men and women from all walks of life who flourished during the Tudor period.
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Melita Thomas on 1,000 Tudor People. Friday 30 May at 7:30pm – FRIENDS TICKET
£20.00
Co-founder of the Tudor Times website, author and historian; Melita Thomas recently published 1,000 Tudor People ā described by Alison Weir as āan encyclopaedic workā¦ the gold standard in Tudor scholarshipā. Covering monarchs and magicians, politicians and philosophers, kings, criminals, musicians, and gardeners; join Melita to learn about (some of the) one thousand men and women from all walks of life who flourished during the Tudor period.
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Study Day with Cristina Figueredo: Clifford Tower, York. Wednesday 25 September from 10:00am
£35.00
Clifford Tower stands on York Castleās mound built by William the Conqueror. In its almost thousand years of history, the Great Tower witnessed every rebellion and siege in the city. As the castleās dungeon, it hosted prominent criminals throughout the centuries, and its appearance changed almost beyond recognition. Explore the history of Clifford Tower from Norman times to the present day, by studying medieval sources and photographic evidence. Price includes refreshments and lunch.
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The Friends of Markenfield AGM: Friday 25 April at 7:30pm. Followed by Ed Stourton in Conversation
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The Friends of Markenfield AGM. Members only.
Ed Stourton, journalist, presenter and author, recently penned his autobiography Confessions: Life re-examined, having been brought face to face with the writer of his obituary. Members of The Friends of Markenfield are invited to hear his remarkable journey, as he speaks on it with candour, humour and insight that only 40 years of writing and reporting can provide.
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The Friends of Markenfield AGM: Friday 26 April at 7:30pm. Followed by Sir Richard Dalton
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The Friends of Markenfield AGM. Members only. Followed by Sir Richard Dalton was a British diplomat from 1970 to 2006 and had early experience in Lebanon, Jordan and Oman. He was responsible for dealings with the Palestinian Authority after the Oslo Accords, as Consul General in Jerusalem from 1993-1997. He returned to London as Director of Personnel at the Foreign Office in 1998. In 1999 he re-established UK diplomatic relations with Libya as the first UK Ambassador to Tripoli for 17 years. In 2002 he was appointed Ambassador to Iran, where he played a role in European efforts to negotiate with Iran, including the 2003 - 2006 diplomatic initiatives to prevent the development of an Iranian military nuclear capability.Ā In late 2008 he co-wrote the Chatham House Middle East Program report, āIran: Breaking the Nuclear Deadlockā. From 2011 to date he has Chaired Chatham Houseās Round Table on Libya.
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Visit to Wentworth Woodhouse. Wednesday 29 May
£27.00
Join us on a visit to Wentworth Woodhouse - the largest private home in the UK. The faƧade is the longest of any country home in Europe. At 600ft long, it is twice the length of a standard football pitch, and twice the length of Buckingham Palace. If you were to walk every inch of the mansion, it would take nearly two hours, as there are over five miles of corridors, and over three hundred rooms. No one can really agree on a true number of rooms, since some argue whether cupboards should count and the like. Don't worry - we don't expect you to cover it all!
The visit includes coach travel from central Ripon (11:00am), lunch and a talk on arrival, and then time to explore as much of the house and grounds as you can - good luck!
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Watch the recording: Lucy Beckett on Bloodlands (in aid of Ukraine)
£5.00
Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus; these are the Bloodlands - between empires, between dictators, that suffered the worst horrors of the European 20th century and are now deep in the horrors of the 21st. Lucy Beckett has written two novels set in and around this tragic part of Europe, and has for years studied its history.
100% of online ticket sales will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee, and so far we have raised over Ā£700.
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William Motley on Oriental Ostentation: The Grantley Armorial China. Friday 20 June at 7:30pm
£25.00
In the 18th century anyone who was anyone had to have a Chinese porcelain dinner service emblazoned with their coat of arms as a display of wealth, armigerous status and connection to the wider world. Scholar, lecturer and author Will Motley will examine the armorial porcelain at Markenfield, the long, expensive and sometimes hazardous process by which this porcelain was ordered, made in China and finally delivered to its owner, Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, (1716-1789).
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William Motley on Oriental Ostentation: The Grantley Armorial China. Friday 20 June at 7:30pm – FRIENDS TICKET
£20.00
In the 18th century anyone who was anyone had to have a Chinese porcelain dinner service emblazoned with their coat of arms as a display of wealth, armigerous status and connection to the wider world. Scholar, lecturer and author Will Motley will examine the armorial porcelain at Markenfield, the long, expensive and sometimes hazardous process by which this porcelain was ordered, made in China and finally delivered to its owner, Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, (1716-1789).
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