BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:287@nicholaspriory.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T140000 DTSTAMP:20231107T164725Z URL:https://nicholaspriory.com/events/lady_katherine_tudor_christmas/ SUMMARY:Lady Katherine's Tudor Christmas - Rosemary Griggs\, 2pm DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nJoin us for a delightful afternoon to explore "A Tud or Christmas with the Lady Katherine and her serving man"\n\nAppearing in full period costume as Katherine Raleigh\, mother to Sir Walter Raleigh\, speaker and award-winning author Rosemary Griggs brings the festivities\, feasting and fun of a Tudor Christmas to life in a lively presentation int erspersed with songs from the peasant David.     Travel back in time a s a guest invited to join Sir Philip Champernowne’s Christmas feast at t he Court House Modbury and discover the etiquette\, the menu and the custo ms of the twelve days of a sixteenth century Christmas.\n\nAuthor and Spea ker\, Rosemary Griggs has been researching Devon's history for yearsand ha s discovered a cast of fascinating characters and an intriguing network of families whose influence stretched far beyond the west country. She loves telling the stories of the forgotten women of history - the wives\, siste rs\, daughters\, and mothers who stood behind more famous men. Find out mo re about Rosemary and her work here\n\nDavid Griggs has been involved in t he world of English Folk Song all his life and was a member of well known Exeter based Folk Group Isca Fayre in the 1970s.\n\nRosemary’s novel\, A Woman of Noble Wit is set against the turbulent background of a Devon roc ked by the religious and social changes that shaped Tudor England\; a Devo n of privateers and pirates\; a Devon riven by rebellions and plots\; A Wo man of Noble Wit tells how Katherine Champernowne became the woman who wou ld inspire her famous sons to follow their dreams. To learn more about thi s fascinating book\, follow the link here\n\nHer next novel\, due out in 2 023\, will follow the life of another woman who spent much of her life in Devon and once again will feature many well known Devon locations.\n\nRose mary will have her quill pen at the ready to sign copies of her book.\n\nS t Nicholas Priory: Founded by William the Conqueror in 1087\, St Nicholas Priory was home to Benedictine monks for over 400 years and is the oldest building in Exeter. In 1536\, like other monasteries\, it was closed and t he remains became the home of wealthy Tudor merchants.\n\nDirections: St N icholas Priory is in Mint Lane with walking access from Fore Street or Bar tholomew Street West.\nThe nearest car park is Mary Arches Street (5 mins) . Parking at Smythen Street and Harlequin Shopping Centre is also availabl e. Exeter Central railway station (10 mins). The bus station is a 15-minut e walk away with many buses stopping on the High Street (1o mins).\n\nAcce ss: Unfortunately\, only the ground floor of our building is wheelchair-ac cessible.\n\nFacilities: Accessible loos and nappy-changing facilities.\n\ nIf you have any questions or concerns about your visit\, please email adm in@nicholaspriory.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nicholaspriory.com/wp-content/uploads/20 23/10/Lady-Katharines-Tudor-Christmas-postcard.png CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Featured,History,Music,Performance LOCATION:St Nicholas Priory\, Mint Lane\, Off Fore Street\, Exeter\, Devon\ , EX4 3BL\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mint Lane\, Off Fore Street \, Exeter\, Devon\, EX4 3BL\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Nicholas Priory:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR