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Wednesday 29 May
- 14:00
- Kilts and Captivity
- 15:00
- Kilts and Captivity
McEwan Hall, Edinburgh
Free
This year's lecture is 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity', about the decline of violence in what are often perceived be highly violent times. Given by Prof Steven Pinker of Harvard University, who studies cognition and language.
- 19:00 – 21:00
- Cultural Forum 2013: Global Citizenship
Thursday 30 May
- 09:00 – 17:00
- Maws and Bairns: Maternal and Child Health in Tayside
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The Girdleness Outfall Scheme
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The Great Viking Quest!
- 10:00 – 19:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Kings and Queens Trail
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Knights Challenge for Kids
English Heritage: 1066 Battle Of Hastings, Abbey And Battlefield
£7.80 (£7; Children £4.70; Family £20.30)
0870 333 1181
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Medieval Castle Life - Family Fun Trail
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Red Road: Past, Present, Future
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Royal Trail
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Springtime Family Fun Trail
English Heritage: Goodrich Castle, Ross-on-Wye
£6.20 (£5.60; Children £3.70; Family £16.10)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Awesome Archaeology!
English Heritage: Wrest Park Gardens, Bedford
£8.80 (£7.90; Children £5.30; Family £22.90)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Brodsworth at War - Children's Home Front
English Heritage: Brodsworth Hall And Gardens, Doncaster
£9.60 (£8.60; Children £5.80)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Children's Gladiator School
English Heritage: Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham
£5.40 (£4.90; Children £3.20)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Children's Roman Soldier School
National Trust: Hadrian's Wall & Housesteads Fort, Hexham
£6.20 (£5.60; Children £3.70)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Crime and Punishment Week!
English Heritage: Belsay Hall And Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne
£7.90 (£7.10; Children £4.70; Family £20.50)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Fighting Knights!
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Kings and Queens Academy
English Heritage: Framlingham Castle, Woodbridge
£6.70 (£6; Children £4; Family £17.40)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Knights and Princess School
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Knights School
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Meet The Darwins!
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Roman Pottery School
English Heritage: Birdoswald Roman Fort, Gilsland, Brampton
£5.40 (£4.90; Children £3.20)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Spain Attacks!
English Heritage: Pendennis Castle, Falmouth
£8 (£7.20; Children £4.80; Member £1.30; Member Concession £1.20; Member Children £0.80)
0870 333 1181
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Victorian Fun and Games!
English Heritage: Audley End House And Gardens, Saffron Walden
£13.40 (£12.10; Children £8; Family £34.80)
0870 333 1181
- 11:15
- Pirates and Patriots
- 11:15
- The Rough Wooing
- 12:15
- Pirates and Patriots
- 12:15
- The Rough Wooing
- 13:00 – 14:00
- Langside Talks
Langside Library, Glasgow
Free
0141 276 0777
Today: 'The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society' by Stuart Robertson, who is the director of the society.
- 14:00
- Pirates and Patriots
- 14:00
- The Rough Wooing
Glasgow School of Art
£19.50 (Students and seniors £16; under 18s £9.75; under 5s free)
0141 353 4584
- 14:30 – 15:30
- Highlights Tours at Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
Free
0141 276 9300
Today: Highlights of the Transport and Technology Collection – Go on a journey through the history of transportation in Glasgow.
- 15:00
- Pirates and Patriots
- 15:00
- The Rough Wooing
- 19:00 – 21:00
- Cultural Forum 2013: Global Citizenship
- 19:30 – 21:30
- Stork's Beak: Historical Fencing
