Putting On A Progress – Events

Elizabethan Window Wanderland at Melford Hall

Melford Hall Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Craft activity making vibrant, Elizabethan-inspired windows! In 1578 Queen Elizabeth I and over 200 courtiers travelled into unknown lands on her annual progress. Join us to create vibrantly illuminated window displays celebrating the joy of exploration, curiosity, and Elizabeth I’s visit to East Anglia. People in the places visited by the 1578 Progress are beingContinue reading "Elizabethan Window Wanderland at Melford Hall"

Evening at the Archives

Suffolk Archives 77 Raingate St, Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom

Join us after-hours for a rare opportunity to see some of the Tudor treasures from our collections, including royal documents of Edward VI and Elizabeth I, and John Foxe’s gruesome Book of Martyrs. Find out how these documents were actually written with Jorge Kelman, who will be demonstrating period-authentic materials and techniques and try outContinue reading "Evening at the Archives"

Window Wanderalnd – Costessey Hunting Party 1578

Costessey Library 40 Breckland Road, Norwich, Norfolk

Curious Spark is delighted to be bringing this fantastic event to Costessey in Norwich! With your help, we will transform the streets into a magical outdoor Elizabethan gallery for all to enjoy! Fancy taking part? Taking part as a Windowmaker is FREE, and everyone’s welcome. You can make a display in the windows of your flat, house,Continue reading "Window Wanderalnd – Costessey Hunting Party 1578"

Window Wanderland – The Thetford Progress 1578

Thetford Library Raymond Street, Thetford, Norfolk

Curious Spark is delighted to be bringing this fantastic event to Thetford! With your help, we will transform the streets into a magical outdoor Elizabethan gallery for all to enjoy! Fancy taking part? Taking part as a Windowmaker is FREE, and everyone’s welcome. You can make a display in the windows of your flat, house,Continue reading "Window Wanderland – The Thetford Progress 1578"

The Return Progress 1578 – Wymondham

Wymondham Library Back Lane, Wymondham, Norfolk

Curious Spark is delighted to be bringing this fantastic event to Wymondham Norfolk! With your help, we will transform the streets into a magical outdoor Elizabethan gallery for all to enjoy! Fancy taking part? Taking part as a Windowmaker is FREE, and everyone’s welcome. You can make a display in the windows of your flat, house, business,Continue reading "The Return Progress 1578 – Wymondham"

Great Yarmouth – Party Like it’s 1578

Great Yarmouth Library Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Curious Spark is delighted to be bringing this fantastic event to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk! With your help, we will transform the streets into a magical outdoor Elizabethan gallery for all to enjoy! Fancy taking part? Taking part as a Windowmaker is FREE, and everyone’s welcome. You can make a display in the windows of your flat,Continue reading "Great Yarmouth – Party Like it’s 1578"

Window Wanderland Cathedral Quarter Trail

Cathedral Quarter

Curious Spark is delighted to be bringing this fantastic event to the Cathedral Quarter in Norwich! With your help, we will transform the streets into a magical outdoor Elizabethan gallery for all to enjoy! Fancy taking part? You can walk our Cathedral Quarter trail from 24 February – 19 March, illuminated from 6 – 8pm every night (scroll downContinue reading "Window Wanderland Cathedral Quarter Trail"

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Window Wanderland – Norwich Library

Millennium Library The Forum, Norwich, Norfolk

Curious Spark is delighted to be bringing this fantastic event to the neighbourhood around The Millennium Library, Norwich! With your help, we will transform the streets into a magical outdoor Elizabethan gallery for all to enjoy! Fancy taking part? Taking part as a Windowmaker is FREE, and everyone’s welcome. You can make a display in theContinue reading "Window Wanderland – Norwich Library"

Window Wanderland Crafting at the Forum

The Forum The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Create a coloured 'window' to take home. Join the team from the Elizabethan Window Wanderland event for some free crafting sessions, and make a 'window' to put in your own home. All materials are provided and this is a great way for families to get artistic together. Perhaps you'll take inspiration from the enormous mural onContinue reading "Window Wanderland Crafting at the Forum"

Fictional echoes of Tudor pageantry: a creative writing session

Norfolk Record Office Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich, Norwich

A creative writing workshop focusing on the life of a Tudor person. As part of the Putting on Progress project we are running a creative writing workshop focusing on the life of a Tudor person. Find out what it was like to entertain during the second half of the 1500s, learn how the wealthy likedContinue reading "Fictional echoes of Tudor pageantry: a creative writing session"