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Please remember to book a seat either in hall or in front of your computer to enjoy a day exploring what it was like to live in Tudor Sussex - religious change, homes, clothes, disputes and other topics of ordinary life and a talk about what happened in Brighton too. Living in Tudor and Stuart Sussex C1500-1700 - study day
Saturday 12th October 2024. Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes BN7 2BY Lewes accessible on level land from the bus stops and Lewes railway station. Car parking available a short walk away. Organisers - The Sussex School of Archaeology and History.
An exploration of how people in the Tudor and Stuart periods made a living, what they wore, where they lived and worshipped, and how they were helped if they became very poor. The associated handbook will include a brief overview of key events such as the closure of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and the emergence of England as a Protestant nation, the attempt by Spain to invade England and the failure of the Spanish Armada, the English Civil War and Commonwealth, and the restoration of the Stuarts as monarchs.
Fee: £30, £20 students £28 (proof needed) £15 on line. For those intending in person, the fee includes coffee/tea at the start of the day and during the morning and afternoon breaks. You are welcome to bring your own lunch or there are shops and cafes where you can purchase refreshments nearby.
BOOKING: website of the Sussex School of History and Archaeology go to conferences. www.sussexarchaeology.org/tudor-stuarts-programme
The picture is of the lovely jettied house with a shop on the ground floor of this period - typical of towns to keep the town imprint small at the Weald and Downland Museum. And that is a pretty typical town hall
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Kings Church Lewes BN7 2BY, Lewes, United Kingdom
