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Queen of Bradgate Park Celebrations

Bradgate Park will be celebrating the reign of their nine day Queen, Lady Jane. Free Guided Tours Dates: 8th-16th July Times: 11.30am and 2pm. Cost: Donations welcome. Location: Depart daily from the Visitor Centre. Details: This tour will take you … Continue reading

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Book tickets for Leanda de Lisle at the Ryedale Book Festival

Tickets are now available for Leanda de Lisle’s Tudor talk at the Ryedale Book Festival. ‘Elizabeth I’s rivalry with her Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots is well known. But for her first ten years as queen she feared her … Continue reading

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When Lady Jane Returned Home

There is an article in the Leicester Mercury about a pageant called ‘The Lady Returns’ that was held at Bradgate Park 60 years ago. When Lady Jane returned home

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The Boleyn Festival – Further details

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press has further details about the Boleyn Festival, including a key note address by Professor Eric Ives (author of The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn). New literary festival at Blickling Hall will open the book on … Continue reading

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