Herefordshire Histories Festival

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

MORTIMER HISTORY SOCIETY

MHS Autumn Conference 2026: The Bayeux Tapestry – Ther story of a conquest:
The conference will feature Dr Marc Morris – 1066: Why Did it Matter?
Dr Dave Musgrove – The Bayeux Tapestry: A Medieval Embroidery with Superpowers
Dr Rebecca Thomas: Wales and the Welsh on the Eve of 1066
Professor David D’Avray: The Conquest and the Structures of Government
Dr Katharine Keats-Rohan: Wallingford – Turning point 1066

Saturday 10 October 10am – 4.45pm at the Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow SY8 1AZ

Cost: £30 in person or £17 online – MHS website
The Real Mortimer History Society

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ROSS CIVIC SOCIETY

Railways of Herefordshire and the Southern Marches with Heather Hurley, author of a recently published book on the subject

Wednesday 14 October at The Larruperz Centre, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7QD

Cost: £5

04/10/2026

GOLDEN VALLEY HISTORY GROUP

Discovering Georgian and Victorian Herefordshire and Britain through 10 Objects: With Katherine Miller, Collection and Engagement Curator of Archaeology, Hereford Museum

Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm at Dorstone Village Hall, Dorstone HR3 6AN

Email [email protected]
Golden Valley History

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Last walk this year on Saturday 26th September.

15/09/2026

EVENTS | Saints & Pilgrimage Tour at Hereford Cathedral

▪️ Wednesday 23 September, 1.30 pm

Step into the world of medieval saints, relics, and pilgrimage as you explore how faith, healing, and devotion shaped the Cathedral and drew pilgrims from across England for centuries.

From the shrine of St Ethelbert to St Thomas Cantilupe, discover the people, stories, and traditions that made Hereford one of England’s great pilgrimage destinations.

Tickets cost £10 (students £8) and are available to purchase online or from the ticket desk in person or by telephone (01432 374 202)

Details - https://www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/saints-pilgrimage-tour-september?fbclid=IwY2xjawUQwoZwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUt5TVhFa1NBRGJUeG1UV21zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0gQtEevG6jCBRrpJnrw6t1P4k5swNk3yeJQzv4OYt6VVjnz9WgD2RPkRzZ8_aem_ZgO2GLTPtMhF7sMXQX5Zug

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15/09/2026

⏳ Only One Week to Go!
Our Mosaic Makeover Volunteer Day is coming up on 19 September! 🧱✨

Come roll up your sleeves and help bring our Roman mosaic back to its full glory. No experience needed — we’ll provide all the materials and guidance. It’s fun, hands-on, and perfect for the whole family!

📍 Where: History Store, Hereford
🕒 When: 19 September
☕ Plus, enjoy some light refreshments

Don’t miss out — sign up today join our waitlist 👉 Contact [email protected] for more details

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Pop along and let us know what you think!

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Knowing Eyes👀

She lost her father as a toddler. Her mother remarried to the elderly Earl of Exeter and was accused of being an adulteress and a witch. The King himself presided over her trial in the “star chamber” at Westminster.

Long after she was cleared, there were still echoes of the scandal.
In the turbulent 1600s, Margaret Smith rode successive waves of social triumph and disgrace. She first married Sir Thomas Carey, groom of the bedchamber to Charles I, only to become a widow five years later. Her second husband, Sir Edward Herbert, was the King’s Attorney General, and ended up impeached and imprisoned and exiled. Margaret came home to England after his death and never again remarried.

Anthony Van Dyck’s portrait of her is one of Hellens most cherished paintings.

Her knowing eyes seem to have cast a spell on everyone who beholds her. They seem to say: If we could tell you what we have seen!

Book one of our public tour, meet her face to face and treat yourself to the charm of Hellens and its remarkable hidden treasures. You will want to come back!