Saturday’s event was a great success. We were honoured to welcome the eminent Tudor historian and author, Melita Thomas. She received a great response - the Town Hall was full with over a hundred people attending.
Dressed for the occasion in Tudor costume, Melita gave a most interesting talk on Tudor women, a topic I had requested as, with our latest statue project, we really want to celebrate women’s role in history, a role that is so much neglected.
Following the talk, Melita was available for a book signing. Among the books she brought along with her, was her latest title ‘1000 Tudor People’. Three years in the making, it is a compendium of biographies of one thousand people who lived during the Tudor period 1485 to 1603: as well as individuals famous and infamous, it includes lesser-known people drawn from all sectors of society. The book is a great reference source for anyone interested in the Tudor era – academics and teachers as well as generalist history lovers. A copy was purchased for the museum library.
Melita helped found the website www.tudortimes.co.uk and regularly writes content for the site. To find out more – visit the site! She also contributes articles to magazines such as BBC History Extra.
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