Southwark Cathedral History Festival 2025

Fellows Auctioneers is delighted to sponsor this year's Southwark Cathedral History Festival. The two-day festival is a celebration of history hosted at the iconic cathedral at London Bridge.

This year's festival will see over 25 events spanning Roman Britain to the modern day. There will be a host of fantastic speakers including Kate Williams, Greg Jenner, Alison Weir and more. Other highlights include panel discussions on Wolf Hall, family-friendly sessions, and deep dives into royal intrigue, mudlarking, manuscripts and more.

With tickets starting from just £7, join us for an unforgettable weekend of live talks and expert insight in a historic surrounding.

Fellows is also delighted to be able to offer a pair of free tickets to the talk of your choice (subject to availability). All you need to do is enter the giveaway via the ticketing menu below.

Dates: Friday 18th & Saturday 19th July
Times: Friday 10am - 7pm and Saturday 10am - 7:30pm
Location: Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London, SE1 9DA

If you are unsuccessful in the giveaway then tickets can be bought for the talks via the button below. We are also able to offer the discount code FELLOWS5 so you can recieve 5% off.

Friday 18th July

The Cathedral Nave

11am: Kate Williams | The Royal Palaces: Secrets and Scandals

1.30pm: Helen Carr | Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century

3.30pm: Clare Mulley | Agent Zo

5.30pm: Dr Marc Morris | Anglo-Saxons: Myth and Reality |

7.30pm: Sam Dalrymple | Shattered Lands

The Cathedral Library

10am: Dr Mike Jones | The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior

12pm : Dr Jonathan Healey | The Blood in Winter: A Nation Descends, 1642

2pm: Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle | Cats in Medieval Manuscripts

4pm: Luke Pepera | Motherland: A Journey through 500,000 years of African Culture

6pm: Iain MacGregor | The Hiroshima Men

Saturday 19th July

The Cathedral Nave

10.30am: Greg Jenner | Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy!

12.30pm: Lara Maiklem | A Mudlarking Year: Finding Treasure in Every Season

2.30pm: Helen Castor | The Eagle and the Hart

5.30pm: Dr Alison Weir | The Cardinal: The Secret Life of Thomas Wolsey

7.30pm: Panel Event | Wolf Hall: Fact and Fiction

The Cathedral Libray

10am: Dr Emily Hauser | Mythica

12pm : Daisy Dunn | The Missing Thread

2pm: Gareth Russell | Queen James: The Lives and Loves of Britain's First King

4pm: Nathen Amin | Jasper Tudor

6pm: Panel Event | How to not be a Medieval King

The JTW Room

3pm : The Interpretations and Perceptions of the Tower of London | Alfred Hawkins