JUNE 2006
HERITAGE FAIR OPEN DAY
PAINTING DAY
JULY 2006
WILDLIFE PAINTING
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
HAWK & OWL EVENINGS
CHANT IN TUDOR ENGLAND
TUDORS AND IRON ACTON
THE TUDOR TAILOR
AUGUST 2006
HENRY’S FILM CLUB
CANDLELIT TOURS
HANG THE HARPERS

Saturday 5 August

Sunday 6 August

Henry’s Film Club

This season’s Henry VIII themed feature film is an engrossing historical drama about the royal romance of Henry and Anne. Plus an opportunity to see clips featuring Acton Court
pre-restoration. For more information telephone 01454 228 224
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Friday 11 August

Sunday 13 August

Tuesday 15 August

Candlelit tours with Lady Joan

The wife of Sir Nicholas Poyntz invites you to visit her home and share memories of her family and those they knew through the momentous reigns of four Tudor monarchs. This theatrical tour offers a rare opportunity to experience Acton Court by night. Light refreshments are included.
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Sunday 20 August

Hang the Harpers:
Tudor musicke of sundry sorts

The harp featured prominently in Tudor times. Queen Elizabeth’s proclamation of 1603 ordered ‘hang the harpers whenever found and destroy their instruments’‚ yet a generation earlier Henry VIII and his wife Anne Boleyn both enjoyed playing the harp. This programme explores the rich tradition of harp music surrounding the Tudor era including compositions by Henry VIII and Irish bards.

Directed by Historical Harpist Jan Walters with:
Jeremy Avis and Belinda Sykes, voices; Maria Cleary, harp
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