BIG names from the BBC will descend on York next month, as the History Magazine’s History Weekend returns to the city.

Talks from more than 30 popular historians, including Dan Jones, Michael Wood and Tracy Borman, will be held in the city between Friday, November 24, and Sunday, November 26.

The event will be the biggest in the city to date, with more than 25 events programmed to take place at two historic venues in the city - The Yorkshire Museum and the 14th Century Hospitium.

Included in the line-up is a discussion from politician and author Roy Hattersley on is latest book The Catholics: The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland from the Reformation to the Present Day.

Hannah Grieg, who is a lecturer in 18th Century British history at the University of York, and acted as a historical consultant on the hit BBC drama Poldark, will also appear for a special event centred around the show.

Her talk will look at 18th Century Cornwall and the world of Poldark, while James Walvin will look at stories which span Atlantic slavery and modern global obesity, with his talk Sugar: A World Corrupted – From Slavery To Obesity.

A spokesman for the event said: “After the success of 2016 we’ve expanded our northern weekend to include over 25 speakers across two beautiful venues for the entire weekend.”

The York event follows a similar weekend held in Winchester earlier this month, which included discussions on the women of Queen Elizabeth I’s court, Charles II’s escape following the Battle Of Worcester, and former head of BBC TV History, Laurence Rees’ account of meeting survivors of the Holocaust.

A number of the guests will appear in York who also appeared at the earlier show, including author and historian Tracy Borman, renowned English historian and broadcaster Michael Wood, broadcaster, award-winning journalist and Medieval history expert Dan Jones; and historian, broadcaster and filmmaker David Olusoga.

To find our more, including the full line-up and details of how to buy tickets, go to historyweekend.com or phone 0871 6204021.

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