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Thursday, September 18

George Villiers - Darling of the Stuart Court

By Culture Leicestershire

Join us for a day of talks from leading authors and academics to discuss the eventful life, looks and portraiture of George Villiers.

Date and time

Location

Melton Carnegie Museum

Thorpe End Melton Mowbray LE13 1RB United Kingdom

Agenda

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Pick up from Leicester Railway Station at 11.30am

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch (provided) and time to look around Melton Carnegie Museum

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Lucy Hughes-Hallett – The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke

Lucy Hughes-Hallett, prize-winning biographer, cultural historian and novelist and author of The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham.

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Dr Megan Shaw, University of Auckland – Katherine Villiers

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Jon Sleigh and Alison Clague - Connecting with new communities.

Jon Sleigh, Learning Curator and author & Alison Clague, Senior Curator, Culture Leicestershire - Villiers Revealed – connecting with new audiences and communities

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Comfort Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Karen Hearn - The early images of George Villiers

Karen Hearn, FSA, Honorary Professor, University College London; previously Curator of 16th & 17th Century British Art at Tate 'The early images of George Villiers - and how the Melton portrait dropp...

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Professor Maria Hayward - Dressing as a royal favourite.

Professor Maria Hayward, University of Southampton ‘ ‘Dressing as a royal favourite: The clothes of George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham, in the context of the Jacobean court’ Drawing on court rec...

4:45 PM

Coach to Brooksby Hall and Tour of Hall and Church

A tour of Brooksby Hall and Church, the birthplace of George Villiers which is about 15 minutes from Melton (transport to be provided).

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Coach to Leicester Railway Station

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Highlights

6 hours
In person
Doors at 12:30 PM

About this event

Arts • Painting

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham was one of the most famous figures of early 17th century Europe. Born at Brooksby Hall in Leicestershire, he became the ‘favourite’ of King James VI/I.

‘The handsomest-bodied man of England; his limbs so well compacted and his conversation so pleasing and of so sweet a disposition.’ - Bishop Goodman

This event follows on from our exhibition Villiers Revealed – Darling of the Stuart Court, inspired by our 1619 portrait of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, attributed to Paul van Somer.

TICKET PRICE IS £40.00 (This includes lunch and coach transport)

Culture Leicestershire will be offering a coach transfer from Leicester Railway Station to Melton Mowbray at 11.30am. The coach will later take you to Brooksby Hall and then return to Leicester Station for 7.30pm

To book your place and to purchase tickets, please contact Melton Museum on 0116 3053860 or email meltonmuseum@leics.gov.uk

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