Spooky Spider Hunt
The Roman Baths Abbey Churchyard, Bath, United KingdomHunt for spiders in this family trail and discover the Roman myth of Arachne and Minerva. Come face-to-face with their own goddess Minerva!
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History
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Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and Present
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomA gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore. In this ground-breaking book, two leading experts provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present.
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Reorienting the Renaissance: the case of the Tudors
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomThe Renaissance re-oriented everything, from how the West saw the rest of the world, to why North ended up at the top of European maps
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People of colour in Georgian Bath
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomJoin National Trust curator, Dr Tim Moore, for a journey into the vibrant histories of people of colour in Georgian-era Bath.
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Home Educators Workshop: Discover Jane Austen
No.1 Royal Crescent 1 Royal Crescent, BathJoin No.1 Royal Crescent for a fun, interactive workshop exploring Jane Austen’s life and writing.
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Peter Ross for Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomBeautiful and strange, ancient monuments have long captured our attention and curiosity. We stand in awe before them, asking who created the Uffington White Horse - and why?
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Selma (2014) + Q&A with Roger Griffith MBE
American Museum and Gardens Claverton Manor, BathTo mark the 60th anniversary of both the US Voting Rights Act and the UK’s Race Relations Act, Bath Film Festival presents a powerful and timely screening of Selma (2014)
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Janina Ramirez for Legenda: The Real Women Behind the Myths the Shaped Europe
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomFrom the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited over centuries for political, nation-building ends.
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Renaissance Colour Symbolism & Literature
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomAn illustrated talk will present a survey of 16th-century interpretations and meanings of colours, based on contemporary art and literature.
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Alison Weir for Queens at War
Bath Elim Church Charlotte Street, Bath, BANES, United KingdomToppings are delighted to welcome back to Bath Alison Weir for her latest history book, Queens at War.
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Making A Killing
Ustinov Studio 1 Saw Close, Bath, BANES, United Kingdom1590, Nuremberg. Europe teeters on the edge of modernity but, in the shadow of the gallows, executioner Frantz Schmidt has more immediate concerns.
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Zoe McGee on Courting Disaster
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomDr Zoe McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society's mind about rape culture