Richard III at Tutbury Castle with Supper
Overview
UPDATE: The event will take place in the modern marquee on site (both the buffet and the performance). The tables seat 10 people so they will reserve tables for Spice.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SPICE EXCLUSIVE EVENT However, we will all sit together.
Richard III is one of the most controversial figures in British history, seen by some as a ruthless murderer and by others as the innocent victim of Tudor propaganda. Richard is also one of the many Kings and Queens directly associated with Tutbury Castle.
The last English king to be killed in battle, his death at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 has often been viewed as the end of the Middle Ages, and the beginning of the Modern period. This dramatic costumed performance is by British Museum curator Dr Gareth Williams
A wonderful evening at one of the country’s most historic (and haunted!) castles. The castle has a remarkable résumé having been established in 1066 by William the Conqueror, and visited by Richard the Lionheart, Margaret D'Anjou (who lived there), The Black Prince, Charles 1st (during the Civil War, when the Castle held siege for 6 weeks), Henry 4th (who was declared King there), Edward 1st, Mary Queen of Scots (as prisoner 3 times), Prince Rupert and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Includes
Buffet supper, Castle entrance & parking, Spice coordinator and entertainmentLocation & Itinerary
The evening will start will be a buffet of Home Carved Ham, Quiches, Coleslaw and Mixed Salads. The Castle is also licensed to sell alcohol, but you may not want to ask for a slice of lemon after you have heard this talk!
Host & Everything Else
It was a great evening and my guests enjoyed it too. Food was good, Spice members friendly and Lesley is an excellent speaker.
Absolutely loved this event. Great value for money, beautiful surroundings and the historian
Leslie Smith was hysterically funny as well as educational. Please put another
one of her brilliant talks on!
Thoroughly enjoyed the event. Sharon made us all very welcome. The buffet and service good and Lesley Smith was both informative and hilariously funny. I'd like to see more
of her incarnations as Mary Queen of Scots & Elizabeth I if Spice were to offer them.
This was an amazing night and something I would highly recommend to anyone that enjoys a giggle, would love see to anything by Lesley again she was open to questions and really
gets the audience to interact with her.The food was also great with plenty of parking for all
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