Chalke Talks for PERIOD: Tudors

• 02. THE KING’S WITCH: JAMES I AND THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
  Tracy Borman ( 2018 )
  Published: 10th Jan 2021

  In this talk, inspired by her debut novel partially set at nearby Longford Castle, Festival favourite Tracy Borman takes us into the turbulent world of the early Stuart court, where King James I waged a war on witches and Catholics alike. It was not long before a dark campaign to destroy both King and Parliament […]

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• 37. TUDOR DYEING: FROM SHEEP TO CLOTH
  Georgina Ratcliffe, Lindsey Ratcliffe ( 2019 )
  Published: 26th Feb 2021

  From the process of dyeing to the weave, mother and daughter team Lindsey and George Ratcliffe demonstrate how Tudors would have prepared wool from fleece and turned it into a range of clothing.

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• 40. THIS IS SHAKESPEARE
  Emma Smith ( 2019 )
  Published: 05th Mar 2021

  Shakespeare, a genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer whose vision, originality and literary mastery were second to none. Professor Emma Smith debunks these common perceptions of the Bard and instead introduces an intellectually, theatrically and ethically exciting writer who treated topics such as individual agency, privacy, […]

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• 108. HENRY VIII AND THE MEN WHO MADE HIM
  Tracy Borman ( 2019 )
  Published: 11th Aug 2021

  Henry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women, but his relationships with the men who surrounded him reveal much about his beliefs, behaviour and character. Tracy Borman provides a new perspective by analysing Henry through the men in his life. His cruelty and ruthlessness are infamous, but his fierce loyalty towards those […]

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