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Before Sherlock: The Novel Art of Detection

Sunday 27th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 10:00am This event has now taken place   Detective fiction is a staple of our books, television and literary festival circuit, but there was a time when...

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SALON North

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 8:30pm This event has now taken place   Join us for a special History Festival edition of SALON North, with the opportunity to hear three speakers on art,...

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Marching with the Legions

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 7:00pm This event has now taken place   Ancient Rome: the glories of empire, brought about by the might and discipline of the legions. But what was it...

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Special Guest: Lindsey Davis

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 4:30pm This event has now taken place   Lindsey Davis is the high priestess – some might say the goddess – of classical historical fiction. The twenty...

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To Battle! – Conflict in Fiction

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 3:00pm This event has now taken place   The ring of swords, the thunder of cavalry and cannon, the clash of armies; the small moments on a battlefield...

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Women, Sex and Power

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 1:30pm This event has now taken place   From Eleanor of Aquitaine to Yolanda of Aragon, from the Empress Theodora to both Queens Elizabeth, women...

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Special Guest: Fay Weldon

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 11:30am This event has now taken place   We welcome Fay Weldon, CBE, in a rare festival appearance to discuss the sharp and witty historical novels in her...

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Wives of Tyrants: Tudors to Nazis

Saturday 26th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 10:00am This event has now taken place   Sleeping with the enemy: authors Jane Thynne and Elizabeth Fremantle take us on an exploration of women who sleep...

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The Search for Richard III

Friday 25th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 8:30pm This event has now taken place   On 22nd August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. For ten...

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Special Guest: Rose Tremain

Friday 25th October 2013 The Old Swan Hotel, 7:00pm This event has now taken place   Award-winning author Rose Tremain opens the first Harrogate History Festival to discuss her new book, Merivel: A Man...

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