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Sometimes, we just have a weekend to spare. Other times, a trip of a lifetime means that we have the luxury of taking our time to travel around with perhaps 2-3 weeks or more to spare. No matter your circumstances, we have curated a selection of suggested itineraries based on your available time. What you see here currently is only the beginning. This library of suggested itineraries will be built over time. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for themes you’d like me to work on!
In the meantime, click on any of the images below to select a perfect weekend away, immersing yourself in the past, or, plan a more extensive trip. Of course, these are just our suggestions. You can mix and match as it suits you!
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Chirk Castle: Exploring Seven Centuries of History
This show notes page accompanies my on-location visit to Chirk Castle in north-east Wales, one of the best-preserved medieval castles in the country. Built for Edward I between 1295 and 1310, Chirk was originally constructed as a formidable fortress to help secure English rule in Wales.
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Copy of The 1502 Progress: Coates / Cotes, Gloucestershire
Just as with Beverston, the mention of Cotes as a location on the 1502 progress is fleeting.
Coates is a parish about three miles west of Cirencester in Gloucestershire. During the medieval and Tudor periods, Cirencester was a thriving wool town. Henry had visited Cirencester before, on at least one occasion. The choice of Cotes Place as a lodging for the royal party may have meant that the King could rekindle acquaintances with the wool merchants of the nearby town.
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Tudor Gloucester: Gateway to the West and Crossroads of Kings
Gloucester is a city steeped in history. Nestled 19 miles from the Welsh border and straddling the Roman Ermin Street, it has variously been known as ‘The Gateway to the West’ or ‘The Crossroads of Kings’. I invite you to journey through Gloucester’s medieval and Tudor past—to wander the cloisters, linger at forgotten priory walls, and trace the echoes of a city that once stood shoulder to shoulder with England’s greatest.
