Queens of the Castle: The Roses and Thorns of the Tudors

Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr – divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. Everyone knows the fate of Henry VIII’s six wives, but on this fascinating tour we delve into their stories and celebrate the 16th-century queens after taking inspiration from the smash-hit phenomenon, SIX The Musical. There is so much to discover, from Sudeley Castle, the home and burial site of Katherine Parr, to Hampton Court Palace, where Catherine Howard was seized before her imprisonment at Syon House.

The highlight of this tour, however, is our special experience at the spectacular Thornbury Castle, once owned by Henry VIII. We are treated like royalty with an impressive falconry display and a lavish dinner before staying overnight in the opulent bedchambers, the very place where the infamous Tudor king and Anne Boleyn stayed for ten nights in 1535! Although the individual women are often immortalized in history textbooks as the famous six wives of Henry VIII, they certainly take the lead on this tour as we transform history into her story.

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Dates:
June 18th to 27th, 2023
10 Day tour