29th January talk

Cecily, duchess of York – Joanna Laynesmith

We open this year with a talk about the remarkable Cecily Neville. She could so easily have been Queen herself, she was mother of two kings and also aunt of Warwick the “Kingmaker”, yet she out lived all of them and most of her grandchildren too. Her life is a case study of how women wielded power and influence in the late medieval period.

Our speaker, Dr Laynesmith, is the expert on late medieval Queens, with numerous publications. She has also appeared on television and radio. We are delighted that we have been able to attract her to Northampton to talk to us.

Tickets are now available on the Society’s Ticket Source page:  https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/northantsbattles . These are free to Northamptonshire Battlefields Society members, £5 to non-members. Talks are held at Delapre Abbey. Doors open about 7:00pm, with the meeting starting at 7:30pm. Entry is through the Orangerie Restaurant. 

Tea and coffee will be available before hand, provided by the Abbey volunteers. Please make an appropriate donation.

These tickets are for personal attendance at Delapre Abbey ONLY. Members joining in by Zoom do not need to book a ticket.