Upcoming Events
EVENT REQUESTS
I have done over 1,000 events at numerous historical sites, museums, art galleries, festivals, bookstores, libraries, charities and schools in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada and Italy. If you would like to book me for an event, please email info@alisonweir.org.uk for an information sheet, booking form and list of talks, or approach my publishers (see the Contact page for details).
These events are confirmed:
Saturday, 20th January
10.30am to 4pm (doors open 10am)
Southwark Cathedral
SIX QUEENS: PASSION AND PERIL AT THE COURT OF HENRY VIII
Join a panel of Tudor experts to hear the truth behind the myths about the Six Wives of Henry VIII
Katharine of Aragon – Nicola Clark
Anne Boleyn – Alison Weir
Jane Seymour – Elizabeth Norton
Anne of Cleves – Tracy Borman
Katherine Howard – Gareth Russell
Katherine Parr – Melita Thomas
For tickets, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/six-queens-passion-and-peril-at-the-court-of-henry-viii-tickets-516621126697?aff=odeccpebemailcampaigns&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=ebcampaigns&utm_campaign=17029409&utm_term=ctabutton&mipa=ABIdvVufIrwYC2-5YXU0o-zWX-IRsCSUMqPAo5ofv8AbRPyt1ERAl1AT0FPrzqbaAkVj6dfZdWisqysM5x1Y6CMDAEmukZRvWvcowrfrhqcTCyNvi_YYrY5-vQ724v1u-ySfnAEo--EwavDhVf8RPJpwiD5SrenmxAmsiLKlytSd2YKH9pbYHdhsO-scuAglhAB_l8fanSxDtF5IpqNaTOwERYGz-OLngb3E8dzNEFfeu8Epy8eE0XvWYX4xjizErNnTbj8B30JGppu_S2leE6XKsgvzMChzUg
Wednesday, 6th March
2pm
Farnham Castle, Surrey
Event for the Farnham Literary Festival
SIX TUDOR QUEENS
Booking details to come.
Wednesday, 20th March 2024
8pm
St Mary's Church, Long Ditton, Surrey
HENRY VIII: THE HEART AND THE CROWN
Booking details to come.
Friday, 29th March
2pm
Theatre Royal, Bath
HENRY VIII: THE HEART AND THE CROWN
Booking details to come.
Sunday, 24th March
Evening (time tbc)
The Hub, St Mary's, Lichfield
Event for the Lichfield Festival
HENRY VIII: THE HEART AND THE CROWN
Booking details to come.
Saturday, 20th April
2pm
St Michael's Church, Winchester
Event for the Winchester Books Festival
QUEENS AT WINCHESTER: FROM MATILDA OF FLANDERS TO MARY I (tbc)
For tickets, please visit www.winchesterbooksfestival.com
Saturday, 11th May
5pm
The Cidermill Theatre, Chipping Campden
Event for the Chipping Campden Literature Festival
MARY I: QUEEN OF SORROWS
Booking details to come.
Thursday, 23rd May
7pm
Southwark Cathedral
MARY I: QUEEN OF SORROWS
For tickets, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-i-queen-of-sorrows-a-talk-by-alison-weir-tickets-708415579067?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday, 18th May
7.30pm
The Great Hall, Alnwick Castle
MARY I: QUEEN OF SORROWS
For tickets, please visit https://www.alnwickcastle.com/whats-on https://www.alnwickcastle.com/whats-on
Saturday, 13th July
Afternoon (time tbc)
The Hub, St Mary's, Lichfield
Event for the Lichfield Festival
MARY I: QUEEN OF SORROWS
Booking details to come.
Thursday, 25th July
6.30pm
Harvington Hall
Event for the Harvington Festival
MARY I: QUEEN OF SORROWS
Booking details to come.
Thursday, 22nd August
8pm
The Festival Theatre, Hever Castle
Event for the Hever History Festival
HENRY VIII: THE HEART AND THE CROWN
Booking details to come.
Thursday, 17th October
7.30pm
The Milton Rooms, Malton
Event for Kemps General Store and Bookshop
GHOSTS AND GRUESOME TALES OF THE TOWER
Booking details to come early in 2024.
Friday, 18th October
7.30pm
Sheriff Hutton Village Hall
Event for the Sheriff Hutton History Group
ELIZABETH OF YORK: THE LAST WHITE ROSE
For tickets, please email Janie Wheeler, the Treasurer, at janiewheeler@aol.com.
The events below are under discussion and still to be confirmed, so please do not contact the venues for tickets.
Bosworth Battlefield (April)
Buckden Towers (17th April)
Waterstones St Neots
Toppings Booksellers, Bath
Warwick Words History Festival (30th September to 6th October)
Authors, Books and Cake, the Swaffham Assembly Rooms (2nd November)