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Find below a list of upcoming talks, with links to booking where currently known.

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Upcoming Events

  • RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, USA
    DATE: 23-25 October 2026
    ORGANISER: TudorCon
    LOCATION: Richmond, VA, USA
    TICKETING LINK: TudorCon 2026
    SUBJECT: ‘TBC’
  • LONDON
    DATE: 26 November 2026
    ORGANISER: Southwark Cathedral
    LOCATION: Southwark Cathedral, London
    TICKETING LINK: Southwark Cathedral Website
    SUBJECT: ‘Women of the Wars of the Roses’
  • PETERBOROUGH
    DATE: 24 January 2027
    ORGANISER: Katherine of Aragon Festival
    LOCATION: Peterborough Cathedral
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘Before the Tudors: A Panel discussion’
  • LLANDEILO
    DATE: 24 April 2027
    ORGANISER: Llandeilo Literary Festival
    LOCATION: TBC, Llandeilo
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘Rhys ap Thomas – Llandeilo’s Kingmaker’
  • LICHFIELD
    DATE: 1 June 2027
    ORGANISER: Lichfield
    LOCATION: Lichfield Garrick Theatre
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘Princes in the Tower: Murder, Mystery and Myth’
  • CHESTER
    DATE: 12 June 2027
    ORGANISER: Chester
    LOCATION: Storyhouse, Chester
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘Princes in the Tower: Murder, Mystery and Myth’
  • TEWKESBURY
    DATE: 13 June 2027
    ORGANISER: Tewkesbury History Festival
    LOCATION: ‘TBC’
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘Wars of the Roses: Weapons and Warfare’
  • TUNBRIDGE WELLS
    DATE: 27 June 2027
    ORGANISER: Tunbridge Wells
    LOCATION: Tunbridge Wells Theatre
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘Princes in the Tower: Murder, Mystery and Myth’
  • CHELMSFORD
    DATE: 18 September 2027
    ORGANISER: Historical Association Essex
    LOCATION: Chelmsford
    TICKETING LINK: ‘TBC’
    SUBJECT: ‘TBC’

Past Events

  • ​2 March 2016 – ‘Researching York Pubs’, for the Association of Voluntary Guides, York
  • 21 July 2016 – ‘Researching York Pubs’, for Dringhouses Local History Group, York
  • 20 August 2016 – ‘Henry Tudor, a Welsh King?’, for Bosworth Anniversary Event, Bosworth
  • 29 October 2016 – ‘Rhys ap Thomas, Friend and Foe’, for Richard III Foundation Conference, Market Bosworth
  • 18 June 2017 – ‘Henry VII, From Exile to King’ for 530th Anniversary of Stoke Field, East Stoke
  • 12 July 2017 – ‘Researching York Pubs’ for York Explore Library, York
  • 22 August 2017 – ‘The House of Beaufort’ for Waterstones, York
  • 30 September 2017 – ‘Henry VII, a Welsh King?’ for Llanelli Literary Festival, Llanelli
  • 28 October 2017 – ‘The House of Beaufort’ for Waterstones Lancaster Historical Writing Festival, Lancaster
  • 25 November 2017 – ‘The House of Beaufort’ for Barnet 1471 Battlefield Society, Barnet
  • 26 November 2017 – ‘The House of Beaufort’ for Bosworth Battlefield Centre
  • 15 February 2018 – ‘Researching York Pubs’ for Tang Hall Local History Society, York
  • 17 February 2018 – ‘The House of Beaufort’ for Bed & Bucks Richard III Society, Stony Stratford
  • 13 March 2018 – ‘The Beauforts and St Albans’ for St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archeological Society, Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans
  • 27 March 2018 – ‘The Beauforts and Tewkesbury’ for Evesham Festival of Words, Evesham
  • 28 April 2018 – ‘Writing Tudor Wales’ for Llandeilo LitFest, Llandeilo
  • 4 May 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Oundle Fesitval of Literature, St Peter’s Church, Oundle
  • 19 May 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Lindum Books, Lincoln
  • 22 May 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Alison Weir Tours, Merchant Adventurers Hall, York
  • 16 June 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Stoke Field Anniversary Event, Stoke Hall, Nottinghamshire
  • 2 July 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Towton Battlefield Society, Saxton Village Hall, Saxton, Yorkshire
  • 23 August 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Southwark Cathedral, London
  • 4 September 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’  for Essex Record Office, Chelmsford
  • 7 September 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Lathom Park Trust, Lathom, Lancashire
  • 13 October 2018 – ‘The Beauforts’ for London and Home Counties Branch of Richard III Society, Senate House, London
  • 5 January 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Tewkesbury Battlefield Society, Tewkesbury
  • 19 January 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for St Peter’s Church, Carmarthen
  • 28 February 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Waterstones, Harrogate
  • 2 March 2019 – ‘Henry VII and Pretenders to the Tudor Crown’, BBC King & Queens Event, Oxford
  • 26 April 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Chantry Chapel, Wakefield
  • 27 April 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for the Friends of Sheffield Manor Lodge, Sheffield
  • 8 June 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Barnet Medieval Festival, Barnet
  • 17 & 18 August 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Bosworth Medieval Festival, Bosworth
  • 21 September 2019 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Norfolk Branch of Richard III Society, Norwich
  • 16 October 2019 – ‘Henry VII and Wales’ for Penmaenmawr Historical Society, Conwy
  • 30 January 2020 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Northampton Battlefield Society, Northampton
  • 10 February 2020 – ‘The Beauforts’ for British Museum, London
  • 25 February 2020 – ‘The Beauforts’ for St George’s Chapel, Windsor
  • 3 April 2020 – ‘The Princes in the Tower’ for HistFest Live
  • 19 September 2020 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Gloucester History Festival
  • 27 November 2020 – ‘The Beauforts’ for The Guildhall Library, London
  • 25 February 2021 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for BBC History Magazine
  • 21 March 2021 – ‘The Beauforts’ for The Battlefields Trust, Boroughbridge
  • 26 June 2021 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Lindum Books, Lincoln
  • 15 July 2021 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Southwark Cathedral
  • 11 September 2021 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Lichfield Literature Festival, Lichfield
  • 10 October 2021 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre, Bosworth
  • 1 November 2021 – ‘ ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Towton Battlefield Society, Towton
  • 29 November 2021 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for British Museum, London
  • 4 December 2021 – ‘TudorFest’ for HistFest, British Library, London
  • 25 January 2021 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society, St Albans
  • 1 March 2022 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Lathom Park Trust, Lathom
  • 9 April 2022 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Usk Castle Friends, Usk
  • 23 April 2022 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Richard III Society Norwich Branch, Norwich
  • 30 June 2022 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Northampton Battlefields Society, Northampton
  • 21 August 2022 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Bosworth Medieval Festival, Bosworth
  • 5 September 2022 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Colleyweston Historical Society, Collyweston
  • 7 October 2022 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Warwick Words, Warwick
  • 12 November 2022 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Richard III Society Norwich Branch, Norwich
  • 25 February 2023 – ‘Britain’s Greatest Monarch’, Southwark Cathedral, London
  • 11 March 2023 – ‘Henry VII, England’s Unlikeliest Monarch’, History Icons, Manchester
  • 22 & 23 April 2023 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Glastonbury Medieval Fayre, Glastonbury
  • 27 May 2023 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Katherine Swynford Study Day, Lincoln
  • 3 June 2023 – ‘The Wars of the Roses’ for Battlefields Trust, St Albans
  • 8 June 2023 – ‘The Wars of the Roses’ for Southwark Cathedral, London
  • 5 July 2023 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Friends of Nonsuch Palace, Cheam
  • 30 July 2023 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Harvington Hall, Worcestershire
  • 8 September 2023 – ‘Henry VII and Tudor Pretenders’ for Markenfield Hall, Ripon
  • 15 September 2023 – ‘The Princes in the Tower’ for Gloucester History Festival, Gloucester
  • 23 September 2023 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Essex Historical Association, Chelmsford
  • 2 & 3 October 2023 – ‘The Beauforts’ for Warwick Words Festival, Warwick
  • 9 January 2024 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Great Dunmow Historical Society, Great Dunmow
  • 1 February 2024 – ‘The Princes in the Tower’ for Southwark Cathedral, Southwark
  • 10 February 2024 – ‘Big History Night In’ for Southwark Cathedral, Southwark
  • 2 March 2024 – ‘Henry and Elizabeth’ for Commandery Museum, Worcester
  • 20 April 2024 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Central London Historical Association, London
  • 1 June 2024 – ‘Tudor Study Day’ at Athelhampton House, Athelhampton
  • 5 June 2024 – ‘The Trial of Richard III’ for Collyweston Historical Society, Collyweston
  • 8 June 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Montgomery Literature Festival, Montgomery
  • 26 June 2024 – ‘Henry VII and the Oxfordshire Plot’ for Oxford Civic Society, Oxford
  • 17 July 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for London Welsh Centre, London
  • 18 July 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Southwark Cathedral, London
  • 24 July 2024 – ‘Princes in the Tower Debate’ for Harvington Hall History Festival, Harvington
  • 3 August 2024 – ‘Henry and Elizabeth’ for Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester
  • 4 August 2024 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Castle Bookshop, Ludlow
  • 17 August 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Bosworth Medieval Festival, Bosworth
  • 4 September 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Toppings Bookshop, Bath
  • 20 September 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Gloucester History Festival, Gloucester
  • 23 September 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for British History Tours, Tewkesbury (private event)
  • 25 September 2024 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Saffron Walden Historical Society, Saffron Walden
  • 28 September 2024 – ‘Wars of the Roses Study Day’ for Southwark Cathedral, Southwark
  • 4 October 2024 – ‘Princes in the Tower’ debate for Warwick Words Festival, Warwick
  • 5 October 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Warwick Words Festival, Warwick
  • 7 October 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Barking Historical Association, Barking
  • 22 October 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for King Richard III Visitor Centre, Leicester
  • 27 October 2024 – ‘Princes in the Tower debate’ for Cirencester History Festival, Cirencester
  • 2 November 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Pembroke and Monkton Society, Pembroke
  • 7 December 2024 – ‘Medieval HistFest’ for HistFest, British Library, London
  • 11 December 2024 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Chepstow Society, Chepstow
  • 19 December 2024 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Bishop’s Stortford History Society, Bishop’s Stortford
  • 25 January 2025 – ‘Henry and Elizabeth’ for Katherine of Aragon Festival, Peterborough
  • 31 January 2025 – ‘How the French Created the Tudor Dynasty’ for British Embassy, Paris
  • 10 February 2025 – ‘Henry VII and Richmond’ for Richmond Local History Society, Richmond Upon Thames
  • 17 February 2025 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Friends of Ludlow Museum, Ludlow
  • 8 March 2025 – ‘1483: The Year of Three Kings’ for Historical Association, Cambridge
  • 11 March 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for DfT History Society, London (private event)
  • 13 March 2025 – ‘Ask a Historian’ for Southwark Cathedral, London
  • 22 March 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Historical Society, Usk
  • 27 March 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Northampton Battlefield Society, Northampton
  • 29 March 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Lichfield Literature Festival, Lichfield
  • 10 April 2025 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for Battle Historical Society, Battle
  • 13 May 2025 – ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders’ for North London Historical Association, Enfield
  • 22 June 2025 – ‘Tenby and the Tudors’ for Tenby Tudor Weekend, Tenby
  • 8 July 2025 – ‘Owain Glyndwr’ for London Welsh Centre, London
  • 18 July 2025 – ‘In conversation with Helen Carr‘ for Southwark History Festival​
  • 19 July 2025 – ‘Jasper: Tudor Kingmaker’ for Southwark History Festival, Southwark
  • 19 July 2025 – ‘How Not to be a Medieval King‘ for Southwark History Festival
  • 23 July 2025 – ‘Henry and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Made The Tudors’, Harvington Hall History Festival, Harvington
  • 4 August 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Carew Castle, Carew​​
  • 4 August 2025 – ‘Owain Glyndwr: Rebel, Prince, Visionary’ for Glansevin Mansion, Llandovery
  • 23 August 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Bosworth Battlefield Centre, Bosworth
  • 10 September 2025 – ‘Owain Glyndwr: Rebel, Prince, Visionary’ for London Welsh Centre, London
  • 16 September 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Chadwell Heath Historical Society, Chadwell Heath
  • 20 September 2025 – ‘Henry and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Made The Tudors’ for Essex Historical Association, Chelmsford
  • 20 September 2025 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Hever History Festival, Hever
  • 4 October 2025 – ‘1483: The Year of Three Kings’ for Warwick Words, Warwick
  • 8 October 2025 – ‘‘Owain Glyndwr: Rebel, Prince, Visionary’ for London Welsh Centre, London
  • 11 October 2025 – ‘Owain Glyndwr: Rebel, Prince, Visionary’ for Paris Welsh Society, Paris
  • 18 October 2025 – ‘1483: The Year of the Three Kings’ for Commandery, Worcester
  • 12 November 2025 – ‘Henry VII: Power and Propaganda’ for Westminster Abbey
  • 29 November 2025 – ‘Henry VII and the Bosworth Campaign’, Lichfield
  • 30 November 2025 – ‘1483: The Year of the Three Kings’ for Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Visitor Centre, Bosworth
  • 17 January 2026 – ‘Owain Glyndwr’ for Pembroke History Society, Pembroke
  • 17 January 2026 – ‘Rhys ap Thomas’ for Glansevin Mansion, Llangadog
  • 17 March 2026 – ‘The Son of Prophecy’ for Leicester Historical Association, Leicester (online)
  • 18 April 2026 – ‘Henry & Elizabeth’ for Albany Theatre, Coventry
  • 20 June 2026 -‘Owain Glyndwr’ for Tewkesbury History Festival, Tewkesbury
  • 26 June 2026 – ‘Princes in the Tower’ debate for Chalke Valley History Festival
  • 23 July 2026 – ‘Who is to Blame for the Wars of the Roses?’ debate for Harvington Hall Festival, Harvington
  • 22 August 2026 – ‘Henry VII: Power and Propaganda’ for Bosworth Medieval Festival
  • 18 September 2026 – ‘Who Was to Blame for the Wars of the Roses’ for Gloucester History Festival
  • 10 October 2026 – ‘Wars of the Roses panel’ for Warwick Words Festival, Warwick