WARWICK KING JAMES I FESTIVAL

The event will be a celebratory night in the Great Hall of St James at the Lord Leycester Hospital, with guests encouraged (though not mandatory) to dress in C17th costume or come  in Grand modern attire – the Grander the better!   At dinner, authentic food of the time will be served including Pease Soup, Roasted game and pig, roasted vegetables, Posset, cheese and fruit. Tables and halls will be lavishly decorated with a cornucopia of flowers, foliage and fruits as was typical at the time. You will be entertained by music of the time! Book tickets now (see below.)

 On Friday November 3, the Lord Leycester Hospital in the Great Hall will recreate the Grand Banquet put on by the Town of Warwick in the Kings  honour.  It won’t be the three day event of four hundred years ago but it will be a lavish, extravagant evening.  A limited number of tickets will be on sale starting September 4! On Saturday afternoon the Lord Leycester Courtyard and Great Hall will come alive with eating and drinking, music and dancing.
TICKETS: To book your ticket for the 3 NOV Banquet  call 01926 491422 between 9 and 5 or email info@lordleycester.com .  Individual Tickets are £75; if you are able to book a group of six or more we will offer tickets at £55 per person; and if you book for a group of ten  or more tickets will cost £50 per person. This price includes drinks, four course meal and entertainment until 12 pm.

Warwick Castle
To celebrate the anniversary of King James I’s visit to Warwick, the History Team will be delivering talks about King James I and his influence on Warwick Castle.
These 15 minute talks will include and insight into King James I as a person, his rule and power over England and also the reasons behind his gifting of the Castle to the Greville family.
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Market Hall Museum

• Dragons and Lions can be found on James 1st coat of arms but what would be on yours? Come and find out, and design and take home, your own coat of arms shield.
• Meet our Time Traveller from 1617 and discover what life was like back then.
• Help get Guy Fawkes dressed for the bonfire at Warwick Racecourse by making a piece of patchwork for him to wear.

Event runs from 10.30am – 3.00pm, £2.50 per child, FREE for Heritage and Culture Warwickshire Supporters (I.D required). No need to book, just drop in.
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St Mary’s Church
Come to St Mary’s to hear about the intriguing friendship of King James I and Fulke Greville – poet, dramatist, statesman, Earl of Warwick and custodian of the castle. How the King James Bible commissioned by James I in 1604, became a text that has radically influenced the English-speaking world, shaping how we think, speak, live and love. Take the opportunity to see the town firework display, from the top of the tower an incredible view by day, an even more special night time experience, with drinks & canape’s beforehand. Sunday services will feature choral music enjoyed by King James himself.
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Warwick Racecourse
Four hundred years ago, in 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of plotters attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with barrels of gunpowder placed in the basement. They wanted to kill King James and the King’s leaders. In celebration of his survival, King James ordered that people of England should have a great bonfire! This year, Warwick Town Bonfire will be held at Warwick Racecourse on 4th November! The gates open at 5pm, so come and enjoy the hot refreshments and children’s fun area with bouncy castles. The bonfire and fireworks display will begin at 6.30pm.
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