27th September 2024: Martin Williams - The King is Dead, Long Live the King! Majesty and Mourning in Edwardian Britain
When King Edward VII - glamorous, cosmopolitan and extraordinarily popular - died in May 1910, the political, social and cultural anxieties of a nation in turmoil were temporarily set aside during a summer of intense and ritualised mourning.
Against a backdrop of bereavement and Parliamentary crisis overshadowed by the gathering clouds of war, a people caught between past and future, tradition and modernity, united to bid farewell to a much-loved monarch who had personified his age.
Join Martin Williams, author of The King is Dead, Long Live the King!, as he explores a fascinating and, with hindsight, liminal moment in Britain's twentieth-century history.
To celebrate the end of a fantastic lecture series, we’re offering each guest a complimentary glass of Prosecco!
In more detail:
- Check-in at 6:30pm to start at 7pm
- We have 40 spaces available for pre-booking only
- Light snacks will be available to purchase on the day
- Free parking is included
Accessibility:
The Castle was built into a hill, subsequently the terrain is uneven with many steps, slopes, and steep footpaths throughout the estate, so sensible footwear is always recommended. This particular event will be held in the Coach House, we will have accessible parking available which avoids steps, but does include a slope via Stable Hill | Please read more here
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When King Edward VII - glamorous, cosmopolitan and extraordinarily popular - died in May 1910, the political, social and cultural anxieties of a nation in turmoil were temporarily set aside during a summer of intense and ritualised mourning.
Against a backdrop of bereavement and Parliamentary crisis overshadowed by the gathering clouds of war, a people caught between past and future, tradition and modernity, united to bid farewell to a much-loved monarch who had personified his age.
Join Martin Williams, author of The King is Dead, Long Live the King!, as he explores a fascinating and, with hindsight, liminal moment in Britain's twentieth-century history.
To celebrate the end of a fantastic lecture series, we’re offering each guest a complimentary glass of Prosecco!
In more detail:
- Check-in at 6:30pm to start at 7pm
- We have 40 spaces available for pre-booking only
- Light snacks will be available to purchase on the day
- Free parking is included
Accessibility:
The Castle was built into a hill, subsequently the terrain is uneven with many steps, slopes, and steep footpaths throughout the estate, so sensible footwear is always recommended. This particular event will be held in the Coach House, we will have accessible parking available which avoids steps, but does include a slope via Stable Hill | Please read more here
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