BBC History Magazine’s Winchester History Weekend 2018 kicks off today – and you can still grab some last-minute tickets
Join us in the historic city of Winchester this weekend, for talks from more than 30 of the biggest names in popular history

Thousands of history enthusiasts will descend on the historic town of Winchester this weekend for BBC History Magazine’s annual history festival.
Our Winchester History Weekend, which takes place from 5–7 October, kicks off at 4pm today with a talk by Diarmaid MacCulloch on the life of Tudor statesman, Thomas Cromwell, followed by Helen Castor on the insecurities of Elizabeth I.
The three-day event features 30 diverse and engaging talks, interactive Q&As and book signings from the world’s leading historians and authors – including Lucy Worsley, Suzannah Lipscomb, Dan Jones, Tracy Borman and Michael Wood.
Many of our talks and events are now sold out, but a few last-minute tickets are available for the following:
Friday 5 October
Alexandra Churchill
George V: A King at War and the Making of the House of Windsor
Visit the History Hub Elizabeth II Court to buy tickets


Saturday 6 October
Michael Hicks
Richard III: Foresight and Strategy
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Sarah Churchwell
The Dark Story of America First
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Fern Riddell
Activist. Arsonist. Suffragette: The Life of Kitty Marion
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Dan Jones and Marina Amaral
The Colour of Time: A New History of the Modern World
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Sunday 7 October
Olivette Otele
How Africans Changed Early Modern Europe
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Catherine Nall
“A Manifest Miracle of God”: Henry IV and the Deposition of Richard II
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Ruth Goodman
How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain
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James Holland
Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of the Second World War
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Andrew Roberts
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
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George Goodwin
Towton 1461: The First War of the Roses and England’s Bloodiest Battle
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Lauren Mackay
Among the Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn
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Find out more about Winchester History Weekend 2018 here