Sarah A. Morris

A New Virtual Summit: Booking is Now OPEN! I am delighted to announce that booking is now open for this year’s virtual summit: ‘Your Essential Guide to Coronation: Unravelling the Mystique of Monarchy‘, which celebrates one of the most significant royal ceremonies: coronation! With the upcoming coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on May 6, this summit gives you the background on the bling, the pomp and the ceremony of such a monumental occasion.

A Brief Introduction to Cawood Castle The late medieval rooms in this gatehouse are all that survive of Cawood Castle, once a residence of the Archbishops of York. In November 1530, Cardinal Wolsey was dramatically arrested for treason at Cawood on Henry VIII’s orders. It was the first step on a journey that would end just over three weeks later, with the Cardinal’s broken body lowered into its shallow grave at Leicester Abbey.

A Brief Introduction to Old Hall A remarkably well-preserved Tudor Manor House, the Old Hall lies in the heart of Norfolk, a county with a rich Tudor history. There have been settlements on the grounds of the Old Hall since prehistoric times. While nothing of the medieval building remains, the building we see today (formerly known as Barnham Ryskes Hall) was built by Sir Edward Chamberlayne between 1510 and 1550.