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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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,...
View ArticleMarching 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...
View ArticleSpecial 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...
View ArticleTo 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...
View ArticleWomen, 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...
View ArticleSpecial 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...
View ArticleWives 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSpecial 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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