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Autumn Festival 2026

Saturday 5 – Sunday 20 September

The festival is back at Blackfriars Priory with over 200 events and 150 great speakers including, Tony Robinson, Caroline Quentin, Jung Chang, Dan Jones, David Olusoga, Penny Mordaunt, Michael Wood, Nick Crane, Amy Jeffs, Paul Mason, Martin Sixsmith, Damien Lewis and Andrew Graham-Dixon.

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2026 Events

September

wed09sep7:00 pm9:00 pmThe Glorious History of Gloucester Rugby

fri11sep4:00 pm5:00 pmFortress City: The Roman Walls of GloucesterAndrew Armstrong

fri11sep6:00 pm7:00 pmAethelstan: England’s First KingMichael Wood

fri11sep8:00 pm9:00 pmPomp & Circumstance: Great British TraditionsPenny Mordaunt

sat12sep10:00 am11:00 amDomesday: Travelling the England of the Norman ConquestMax Adams

sat12sep12:00 pm1:00 pmThe Bayeux Tapestry: A Precious CargoPeter Ricketts, Jim Peters & Janina Ramirez

sat12sep2:00 pm3:00 pmPeace Makers: Why Diplomats Matter in War and PeacePeter Ricketts

sat12sep4:00 pm5:00 pmDavid OlusogaIn Conversation

sat12sep6:00 pm7:00 pmFrom Boudicca to Joan of Arc: Women of LegendJanina Ramirez, Elodie Harper & Samira Ahmed

sat12sep8:00 pm9:00 pmThe Beatles & The SixtiesSamira Ahmed, John Robb & Janina Ramirez

sun13sep10:00 am11:00 amWeimar: Life on the Edge of CatastropheKatja Hoyer

sun13sep12:00 pm1:00 pmThe Rise of Populism and the RightJohn Sweeney & Katja Hoyer

sun13sep2:00 pm3:00 pmJanina RamirezArt From the Dawn of Time

sun13sep4:00 pm5:00 pmNatalie HaynesNo Friend to This House

sun13sep6:00 pm7:00 pmThe Tudors: This Little WorldNandini Das

mon14sep12:00 pm1:00 pmHow the Anglo-Saxons Won BritainNicholas J Higham

mon14sep2:00 pm3:00 pmVillages by the Sea: An Exploration of Britain’s Coastal HeritageBen Robinson

mon14sep4:00 pm5:00 pmThe Cathedral Cloisters: Gloucester’s Medieval MasterpieceJanina Ramirez, James Clark, Rebecca Phillips & Chiz Harward

mon14sep6:00 pm7:00 pmHistory’s Greatest Leaders: What Makes a Legend?Mike Soutar

mon14sep8:00 pm9:00 pmThe Buildings of the Bayeux TapestryAndrew Ziminski

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