Grasmere, from West's Guide to the Lakes, 1778
Swinside stone circle
Bewcastle
From Mogg's 1829 edn of Paterson's Roads (orig engraving by Paas, c.1784)
Duddon Furnace, from Alfred Fell, The Early Iron Industry of Furness, 1908

Kings and Vikings in North-West England

Date the event has passed: 29/04/2017

The next study day event hosted by the Regional Heritage Centre will take place on Saturday 29 April. The focus will be on Vikings in the North-West and Irish Sea Region. For further details and to book your place, please visit http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/users/rhc/events/details/2017/Kings_and_Vikings.html

The CCHT web-site has been updated

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Kendal's Real Queen: A Lecture by David Starkey

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Catherine Parr's link with Kendal is well known - but is there another link between Kendal and the Tudors? Dr Starkey's lecture will explore the life of a different lady, Lady Margaret Beaufort,'my lady the king's mother' - and suggest she is "Kendal's Real Queen"

David Starkey, Kendal and 'My Lady the King's Mother'

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Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society