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1536 St Nicholas' Priory
02 Nov 2008

1536 Mary Rose refit
30 Mar 2002

1541 Henry VIII's Visit
16 Sep 2015
1541 Henry VIII's Visit
Preparations for Henry VIII's visit to Gainsborough Old hall

1545 The Bayleaf Farmstead
10 Oct 2004

1545 The day before the battle
28 Oct 2000

1554 Headstone Manor
06 May 2006

1558 Sir John Dean's College
26 Oct 2007

1564 Henry Verdon's visit
23 Jul 2016

1573 Life in a Tudor kitchen
17 Mar 2018

1580 Tudor Merchant
10 Dec 2022

1580 Tudor christmas
07 Dec 2024
1580 Tudor christmas
Servants of The Vache preparing for the festive season.

1583 Tudor Farmhouse
30 Oct 2021

1585 Merchant's House
15 Apr 2023

1585 The White Horse
26 Apr 2014

1585 Tudor court
19 Aug 2017
1585 Tudor court
A Tudor Petty Sessions Court. Held at Chiltern Open Air Museum.

1585 Tudor court
15 Jun 2024
1585 Tudor court
A Tudor Petty Sessions Court. Held at Weald & Downland Living Museum

1585 Tudor Farming
15 Aug 2015
1585 Tudor Farming
From Field to Table. Following the route of corn in the field to bread on the table.

1588 Preparing for the Armada
06 May 2024

1589 The Coldham's
25 Aug 1999

1589 The Hunting Party
12 Jul 2003

1600 Gainsborough Old Hall
05 Sep 1992

1602-1603 St Nicholas' Priory
01 Aug 2009
1602-1603 St Nicholas' Priory
Following a short glimpse into Nicholas Hurst's life from his wedding.

1603-1604 St Nicholas' Priory
10 Sep 2011
1603-1604 St Nicholas' Priory
Following a short glimpse into the life of Nicholas Hurst, up to his funeral.

1603 An Aylesbury Merchant
21 Apr 2019
1603 An Aylesbury Merchant
Easter preparations.
Hosted by the Bucks County Museum
Hosted by the Bucks County Museum

1607 The Romsey Town Charter
06 Aug 2011
1607 The Romsey Town Charter
The White Horse Inn, Romsey, hosted at the Broadlands History Feastival

1608 Killingholme Beck
12 Jul 2008

1617 King James' visit
08 Jul 2017

1625-1627 Poplar Cottage & Pendean Farmhouse
21 Aug 2003
1625-1627 Poplar Cottage & Pendean Farmhouse
The lives of three families at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum

1635 The Earl's Visit
25 Jul 2015

1643 Life during the Civil Wars
02 Apr 2016

1643 Life during the Civil Wars
08 Aug 2015

1644-1646 The Grammer School
30 Apr 2016

1660 Restoring the Little Castle
03 Oct 1998
1660 Restoring the Little Castle
Work in restoring Bolsover Castle after the Commonwealth.

1661 Pepys visits Portsmouth Docks
16 Apr 2011
1661 Pepys visits Portsmouth Docks
Samual Pepys, Clerk to the Navy, visits the Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth.

1661 The King's Visit
24 Oct 2022

1661 Pepy's uncle's funeral
17 Jul 2010
1661 Pepy's uncle's funeral
Hosted at the English Heritage Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall.

1668 Charles II visits Audley End House
05 May 2018
1668 Charles II visits Audley End House
Attending to the King on his visit to the house. Set in our marquee in the house grounds.

1682 Malborough 300 Pagent
30 Jul 2022
1682 Malborough 300 Pagent
Celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Duke of Marlborough's death. Hosted at Blenheim Palace, set before he was given it.

1683 The Rye House Plot
12 Jun 2010
1683 The Rye House Plot
Rye House Plot. Hosted in the grounds of Woburn Abbey

1684 The Parish Officers
26 Aug 2004
1684 The Parish Officers
Meeting of the Parish Officers, by Walderton House.

1690 Fenton House
05 Jun 1993
1690 Fenton House
Fenton House

1690 Blakesley Old Hall
05 Jul 2003
1690 Blakesley Old Hall
Blakesley Old Hall

1690-1696 The Batt Household
07 Dec 1991

1692 Revolution House
29 Jun 2013
1692 Revolution House
The Glorious Revolution plot hatched at Revolution House, Chesterfield.

1693 At home for Tea
25 Jul 2009
1693 At home for Tea
A group of ladies meet for tea at the English Heritage Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall.

1693 The White Horse Inn, Desborough
16 Jul 2011
1693 The White Horse Inn, Desborough
A coaching Inn held at Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall

1695 A London Coffee House
08 Sep 2007
1695 A London Coffee House
A coffee house recreated in our marquee

1693 An Ambigue with J Clayton
07 Aug 2021

1695 A London Coffee House
19 Jul 2008

1695 Dinner Guests
13 Aug 2005
1695 Dinner Guests
Thomas Hanbury & wife entertain. At Kelmarsh Hall, hosted by English Heritage Festival of History.

1695 Ambigue in the garden
11 Aug 2007

1700 The opening of the Hospital
01 May 2004
1700 The opening of the Hospital
The opening of Greenwich Hospital
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Life on the Mary Rose
Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall
Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall
Salisbury Muesum
Salisbury Muesum
Tudor
Chiltern Open Air Muesum
Chiltern Open Air Muesum
Tudor and Stuart

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
01 Jul 2006
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Stuart