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Fun day Gloucester History Festival signing books and reuniting with Richard Graham and Alex Chalk KC for a lively debate again! Gloucester Rugby 🍒 later and see you in #Cirencester on Thursday. waterstones.com/events/in-conv…

Fantastic to hear our historians talking all about Henry III who paid for the timbers to be brought from the Forest of Dean in 1239 that soar above our heads at Blackfriars on this beautiful sunny morning Sharon Bennett Connolly Prof Janina Ramirez Jo Durrant

Stuck for something to read? Hallie Rubenhold recommends "The Family, Sex and Marriage" as the best book for social history. Follow Gloucester History Festival for more recommendations and get on the mailing list for the Autumn Festival

My second & final event at Gloucester History Festival Spring Weekend, chairing a discussion with Andrew Armstrong, Sharon Bennett Connolly & Dr Dean Irwin about Eleanor of Provence & Gloucester. As always a pleasure to be part of this festival.

Heading home after a wonderful weekend Gloucester History Festival! An amazing team and very welcoming community, a real pleasure and, obvs to talk with Jo Durrant Sharon Bennett Connolly + Andrew Armstrong! Hopefully there’ll be other opportunities to discuss Gloucester’s Jewish past in the future

Yesterday Sat. #April26th: What a glorious evening at #Springtime Gloucester History Festival. It's was great to see glamorous Jackie LB & charismatic #InteriorDesigner Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. The captivating talk celebrated his favourite #DesignInspiration from past #art & #architecture.

It was a pleasure to introduce one of the sessions at the Gloucester History Festival Spring Weekend at Blackfriars Priory yesterday, about Eleanor of Provence and Medieval Gloucester, and to be in the audience for another of the talks about three of Gloucestershire's great houses.

We hope you enjoyed the Spring Weekend. If you missed any of the talks, don't worry! You have until Sunday 25 May to purchase and watch the talks digtially with our Livestream Programme Find out more here: gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/digital/ #GlosHistFest25 Prof Janina Ramirez

Had an incredible weekend at the Gloucester History Festival. Speaking about the Women of the Anarchy and on a panel on Eleanor of Provence. It was wonderful to catch up with Prof Janina Ramirez and to meet Jo Durrant BritishHistoryTours and History Rage Podcast

And massive thanks to Sarah Smyth, Vicki and Gloucester History Festival wonderful team of volunteers who made everything run so smoothly, and made me feel like a superstar!

The Spring Weekend's talks have all happened, but you can still buy digital tickets to watch and enjoy them at home until 25 May. Discover fresh insight behind Edwards II's death as Ian Mortimer separates historical facts from "historical facts" gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/spring-weekend…

Sun 4 May was the 554th anniversary of the Battle of Tewkesbury. This is a throwback to Spring '21 where City archaeologist Andrew Armstrong shared an insightful talk on Margaret of Anjou. vimeo.com/manage/videos/… Our current Spring Weekend is still available to enjoy until 25 May

We’ve enjoyed working with Historic England to celebrate the opening of this historic building at the Spring Weekend. You can still watch our event until 25 May. gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/maverdi…

26 Westgate is the largest surviving historic timber-framed townhouse in the country & one of Gloucester's finest medieval timber-framed buildings. Home to Gloucesterantiquescentreltd 🐈‍⬛. Now open to the public after a full restoration supported by Historic England gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/maverdi…

🇬🇧 VE Day – 8 May 2025 🇬🇧 Today we pause to remember Victory in Europe Day, marking 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe. #OTD1945 Gloucester, like cities & towns across the UK, joined in joyful celebration as peace was declared bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peo… #VEDay #VEDay80

Become a member of Gloucester History Festival now to help support the future of the festival and its education programme. Members are the first to hear our news and enjoy priority booking for our popular Autumn Festival. #GlosHistFest25 Prof Janina Ramirez Visit Gloucester

People are continuing to buy tickets and enjoy the talks from the Spring Weekend in their digital form (until 25 May), we are now very much looking forward to and planning the Autumn Festival & here's a teaser as to what you can expect, with more news to follow... Mark

This curious budgie (Pixel) got stuck into Greg Jenner’s "Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!" after his brilliant talk #GlosHistFest24's Autumn Festival. How do your pets enjoy your history passion with you? Let us know, tag us in your pics and we'll share them!

Remembering the Autumn Festival last year and how it was lovely to have so many authors and historians with such a wide range of historical interests all mingling at the festival. Head to our website to find who we will be welcoming this September. gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/autumn-2025/