The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester

24/09/2024

Chester events flyers have arrived!

22/09/2024

Historically, Sundays are boring...not this December though! The Dickensian Grotto will be appearing this year at Stanley Palace, Watergate Street on 8th, 15th and 22nd December. For more info and to book tickets, please visit www.livehistory.co.uk. Experience the past! Chester Standard Things to do With Kids Things ToDo All Things For Kids All things for kids Candy kids entertainment Families UK Vintage Christmas Countdown to Christmas Christmas Old Time Memories🎄 What's On Chester Whats On in Chester Cheshire Live Manchester Evening News Liverpool Echo News The Post-Star

21/09/2024

Did you know that you can save 25% on Tudor & Stuart/Georgian & Regency Tour ticket prices if you work in Chester/Lancaster? Just tell your guide where you work/show them your staff pass and you can get a reduced rate tour in your city. You'll get your ticket/flyer stamped with our characteristic 'H' logo, meaning that you'll save a further 25% off the other city tour. *Only available on face-to-face, cash-in-hand ticket purchases. Check out www.livehistory.co.uk for more details of the tours/events that we do. Experience the past!

20/09/2024

Meet Robert or Myles Mason outside the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Chester tomorrow for a Chester Family Tour (10am) or a Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester (11.30am). Get tickets from the VIC or through our website www.livehistory.co.uk. Experience the past!

19/09/2024

Meet Johnny Eccleston in Market Square. We now take advance weekly bookings only, Wednesdays-Fridays, through our website www.livehistory.co.uk but are in the process of redesigning our flyers to fit the rebrand. Experience the past! Cheshire Live Chester Standard Manchester Evening News Liverpool Echo News Liverpool Echo What's On The Post-Star Carlisle Events Chester Events Page Manchester Events Daytime Events Liverpool

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19/09/2024

If you ever fancy a change from Chester (not that you would), why not check out what happened to Myles Mason's family two centuries later on The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster? Tickets available online through the website www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past with Live History! Chester Medieval Tours Roman Tours Big Heritage Chester Cathedral Chester History and Heritage Centre Chester Racecourse

18/09/2024

TripAdvisor Review from 16th September 2024:

"Very enjoyable tour with a knowledgeable guide. Great character as well. Getting inside the Stanley Palace was a particular treat!"

Whatever your travel arrangements, why not pay Myles a visit in Chester?

Go to www.livehistory.co.uk to book tickets now! Chester Standard Cheshire Live Chester History and Heritage Centre Visit Chester and Cheshire BBC News Chester Cathedral

17/09/2024

Ten local speakers (and King Henry VIII), with secondhand books on sale, at the Grosvenor Museum on the afternoon of Monday 4th November 2024 - only £5 a ticket! Get your ticket here: https://livehistory.co.uk/event/remember-remember-the-history-of-chester/ More speakers to be announced soon! Chester Standard Photos Chester Cheshire Live Visit Chester and Cheshire Big Heritage Chester History and Heritage Centre Bonfire night November

17/09/2024

On Monday 4th November 2024, there will be history talks between 1pm and 6pm. Mike Graham will be giving a talk entitled 'The Life and Legacy of Thomas Harrison' at 4:30pm. Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased through the website: https://livehistory.co.uk/event/remember-remember-the-history-of-chester/ Chester Standard Photos Chester Chester Cathedral Cheshire Live Chester History and Heritage Centre Visit Chester and Cheshire Big Heritage Neil Chesters Town of Chester Historical Society The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster

15/09/2024

Dickensian Grotto is taking bookings for Christmas 2024...but where to go? Want to see Father and Mother Christmas at the nineteenth century Grosvenor Museum or at the sixteenth century Stanley Palace? Book tickets early to avoid disappointment: https://livehistory.co.uk/future-events/ Experience the past!

14/09/2024

Chester Family Tour with Robert Mason at 10am or Tudor & Stuart Tour with Myles Mason at 11:30am, both starting from outside the Visitor Information Centre today! Get tickets in person inside or through our website www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past...as we get inside Stanley Palace!

13/09/2024

Have you ever visited our website? Here it is: https://livehistory.co.uk/future-events/ In addition to tours and workshops, we also have a couple of events being hosted at the Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Street, Chester this autumn. From history talks to grottos, we're sure there's something you'll like. Don't believe us? Then come along and find out. Chester Medieval Tours Roman Tours English Heritage A Tudor HERstory Live History Family Tours Live History Virtual Tours Park in The Past Unknown Vikings Chester Cathedral Off The Wall Chester Chester History and Heritage Centre Big Heritage Photos Chester Cheshire Live Chester Standard Visit Chester and Cheshire Visit North Wales

12/09/2024

Who else wants to join Myles Mason this Saturday 14th September for an 11:30 am Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester? Book your tickets in person at the Visitor Information Centre or through our website www.livehistory.co.uk. Alison Weir Lucy Worsley Suzannah Lipscomb Dan Jones Sir Tony Robinson Dr Owen Emmerson - Historian

12/09/2024

Coming autumn/winter 2024 (www.livehistory.co.uk):

NEW ATTRACTION IN CHESTER - VoiceMap 'Chester War Tour Murder Mystery' audio tour (autumn 2024)

NEW ATTRACTION IN LANCASTER - Lancaster Family Tour face-to-face, costumed walking tour

UPCOMING EVENTS IN CHESTER - 'Remember, Remember...the History of Chester' at the Grosvenor Museum (4th November 2024)

Dickensian Grotto on at the Grosvenor Museum (30th November & 7th December 2024) & at Stanley Palace (8th, 15th & 22nd December 2024)

11/09/2024

What have Gaius Calventius Celer, Protus, Aethelflaed, Ingimundr, Alice de la Haye, Adam Godwyt and Walter de Stanleigh all have in common? They were all real people in Chester at some point in the distant past...and you can meet them all on the Chester Childrens Tour, from Romans to Knights. Available for download through VoiceMap or our website www.livehistory.co.uk. Experience the past at your own pace, whenever you like!

11/09/2024

Did you know that we run Tudor school workshops for Key Stages 1 & 2 at Stanley Palace? Join Robert Mason, stonemason and bricklayer, for an interactive walking tour of Tudor Chester before proceeding to an afternoon of fun and engaging activities inside an Elizabethan townhouse of one of Chester's former mayors! For more information, please check out our website:

School Workshops School Workshops Meet Robert Mason, a bricklayer from the year 1583 for an interactive walking tour of the visually stunning streets of Chester. Then enjoy hands-on activities with Key Stages 1 & 2 workshop sessions, set within a real Tudor building complete with original artefacts....

11/09/2024

On Monday 4th November 2024, there will be history talks between 1pm and 6pm. David Atkinson will be giving a talk entitled 'Victorian Gothic' at 5pm. Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased through the website: https://livehistory.co.uk/event/remember-remember-the-history-of-chester/ Chester Standard Chester Medieval Tours Liverpool Echo News Photos Chester Chester Pride Manchester Evening News Chester Cathedral Cheshire Live Visit Chester and Cheshire History!!!! Tudors, Romanovs , Queen Victoria, etc. Victorian History Victorian History (1837 - 1901) Gothic and Amazing

09/09/2024

Which period do you prefer: Tudor & Stuart or Georgian & Regency?

07/09/2024

Wondering what to do in Chester today? Look no further: https://livehistory.co.uk/ Join the Mason's in person at 10am (Chester Family Tour with Robert) or 11:30am (Tudor & Stuart with Myles) from the Visitor Information Centre or join Isla virtually (Chester Childrens Tour, from Romans to Knight) through VoiceMap self-guided tour from Edgar's Field Park, Handbridge. Experience the past! Cheshire Live Chester Standard

06/09/2024

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557535300158 With the approach of the Lancaster Family Tour, why not like our page where we already do a Chester Family Tour. Two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes. Ideal for those with mobility issues, short attention spans and shorter visiting deadlines. From lone travellers through couples to parents and children, families can come in all shapes and sizes. Meet a range of historical time travellers for an interactive experience. Tickets can be purchased through www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past!

What would you like to do in Chester? Tudor and Stuart Tour Guided, themed, costumed tour. View Tour Family Tour Guided, themed, costumed tour. View Tour Romans to Knights Self-guided, downloadable tour. View Tour School Workshops Key Stages 1 & 2 workshop sessions, set within a real Tudor building....

06/09/2024

Friday 6th September (today) - Georgian & Regency Tour, 10am &12pm
Saturday 7th September (tomorrow) - Chester Family Tour, 10am; Tudor & Stuart Tour, 11:30am
Tickets can be purchased through www.livehistory.co.uk or in cash from the guide in person

What would you like to do in Chester? Tudor and Stuart Tour Guided, themed, costumed tour. View Tour Family Tour Guided, themed, costumed tour. View Tour Romans to Knights Self-guided, downloadable tour. View Tour School Workshops Key Stages 1 & 2 workshop sessions, set within a real Tudor building....

05/09/2024

Who will be joining Myles Mason at 11:30am this Saturday morning for the Tudor & Stuart Tour?! We don't know how long you're visiting Chester for but we do know that you can get tickets from the Visitor Information Centre on Northgate Street (where we pick up) or online at www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past...and maybe visit Stanley Palace! Chester Standard Liverpool Echo News The Post-Star Manchester Evening News Lancashire Post

04/09/2024

On Monday 4th November 2024, there will be history talks between 1pm and 6pm. Tom will be giving a talk entitled 'Chester and the North West at War' at 5:30pm. Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased through the website: https://livehistory.co.uk/event/remember-remember-the-history-of-chester/

04/09/2024

Will you be joining Myles Mason for the Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester this Saturday? Meeting outside the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) on the Northgate Street in Chester at 11:30am. Tickets can be purchased in person from the VIC or else online through https://livehistory.co.uk/chester-walking-tour/ The Tudors Tudor History Lovers Queen Elizabeth I Women in Medieval and Early Modern History Chester Medieval Tours Chester Standard Chester Cathedral Chester History and Heritage Centre Cheshire Live Visit Chester and Cheshire