Thursday 27 May
11am – Paul Menzies on MiddlesbroughPaul Menzies revives a lost world the country houses of south Middlesbrough.
Get involved: read the country houses of south Middlesbrough blog
2pm to 3pm – The River Tees crossings during the Bishops’ and Civil Wars, 1639-1644
Phil Philo of the Battlefield Trust considers the role played by the River Tees crossings – ‘the most directe and sure way and passage for the Kinge or Sovraigne Lordes armye and ordynance’ – during the Bishops’ and Civil Wars, 1639-1644.
Book: for more information and to book, visit the Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society website
4pm – War of the Three Kingdoms
Mark Turnbull talks about the inspiration for his book weaving fact with fiction in the turmoil of the Civil War.
Get involved: watch the video from Mark Turnbull
7pm – Teesside Rising interview: Geoff Taylor
Arts Council-funded Teesside Rising project talks to former Tees pilot Geoff Taylor, who has spent 15 years fighting to save Teesside’s industrial heritage.
Get involved: watch the interview with Geoff Taylor
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