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Society
Meetings from May to December of 2013
All visits begin at 1
p.m. unless otherwise stated. If you wish to attend on a particular occasion, kindly let Roger Joy
know by phone or email no later than 6 p.m. on the preceding day (see committee members' page for further
details). If no one contacts Roger beforehand, then the visit may be cancelled.
... The double asterisks indicate properties which belonged to John of Gaunt or Katherine. - May 4th, Saturday Lincoln
Cathedral, Katherine Swynford Study Day. For further details click on the link lower down this
page below the forthcoming event details (just above the Norwich Cathedral picture).
- May 26th,
Sunday guided Leicester** Castle Tour (free). Book Tickets on 0116 225 4980
We’ll also visit the Richard III Exhibition
in the Guildhall near the Cathedral. - June 22nd - annual Walk for Katherine and John in London.
Watch this space for further details.
- June 29th, Saturday Kettlethorpe** Country Fair
- July
20th Saturday Tutbury** Castle
- August 17th, Saturday Battle of Bosworth
at Bosworth Heritage Centre. Come and visit the Society Stall
Book tickets at 01455 290429 - September 9th Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, 12 Noon
at Blithfield Hall
- September 15th Sunday Hertford** Castle Open Day and Medieval Encampment
- October 12th Saturday Kenilworth** Castle
- November
9th Saturday Bodiam Castle first, then Pevensey** Castle later in the afternoon.
- December 7th, Saturday probably 11:45 a.m. Westminster Abbey.
Enter through the West Doors. A visit in conjunction with the Marie Stuart Society to the tomb of Mary
Queen of Scots. Contact Roger later in the year for precise timing.
- We’ll also visit
the brass of Eleanor de Bohun and the altar tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer.
You can ask us about, and suggest locations for, forthcoming events using the contact form at the bottom of the page.
You can contact
the Society Chairman Dr Roger Joy on:
- Tel.: 01782
617850
- email: roger.joy34@hotmail.co.uk
For details of Midland Branch events, please email Joana Spencer: jkfs@hotmail.co.uk
For further details of the 2013 Katherine Swynford Study Day click here
| Photo courtesy of Morguefile |

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| Norwich Cathedral, which was the location for one of our events. |
Norwich Cathedral website
Link to Norwich Cathedral's web pages about Bishop Despenser
Link to Norwich Cathedral's web pages about St Julian.
Link to Multimap showing position of Norwich Cathedral
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