Winchester Heritage Open Days
University staff and students annually help to enrich the Winchester Heritage Open Days programme of events
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Our academics and students have a well established tradition of contributing to the Winchester Heritage Open Days, the annual celebration of local and regional history and culture. From the Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods to modern history, we have provided events ranging from keynote lectures to guided walks and tours. Our students and graduates are also actively involved in the festival's podcast channel, HistBites.
Delve into our WHODs 2023 programme of events
8 Sept: Hyde Abbey community dig finds display and Meet the Experts, with Dr David Ashby
9 Sept: Playing Happy Families? Anglo-Saxon kings and queens in the Liber Vitae of Hyde Abbey, with Prof. Ryan Lavelle
13 Sept: Going cuckoo: a history of bird migration and the creative explanations that science wants to forget, with Dr Eric Lacey
14/15 Sept: Winchester Women’s History Walks, with Dr Sue Anderson-Faithful
15 Sept: The English Language in the County of London: From East Saxons to Eastenders, with Prof. Chris Mulvey/The English Project
16 Sept: Remembering Mary I: Creating a Queen’s Legacy, with Dr Johanna Strong
16 Sept: Queens in Winchester, a creative workshop for children, with Dr Ellie Woodacre
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15/16 Sept: A Literary Tour of Winchester, with Dr Gary Farnell
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16 Sept: A walking tour of Medieval Winchester, with Dr Cindy Wood
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Our medieval historians Dr Katherine Weikert, Prof. Ryan Lavelle and Em. Prof Barbara Yorke in conversation with author, historian and BBC presenter Michael Wood during Winchester Heritage Open Days 2018.