Join one of our Tiny Tours for small groups with our excellent guides followed by tea and cake. £20pp
Dates for 2025
3 June 11am
16 June 2pm
23 September 11am
9 October 11am
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Bolton Castle was built by Sir Richard le Scrope, Lord Chancellor of England to Richard II. Their licence to crenelate was granted in 1379. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned at the Castle between 1568 and 1569 following her defeat in Scotland, and seemingly posing a threat to Queen Elizabeth I.
Bolton Castle was built by Sir Richard le Scrope, Lord Chancellor of England to Richard II. Their licence to crenelate was granted in 1379. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned at the Castle between 1568 and 1569 following her defeat in Scotland, and seemingly posing a threat to Queen Elizabeth I.
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 £700.
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).
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).