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The Chelsea Heritage Quarter, home of the Chelsea History Festival. Wednesday 24 – Sunday 28 September 2025 #ChelseaHistoryFest
Chelsea, London
Joined August 2020
Tickets for the Chelsea History Festival 2025 are now on sale! This years festival will run from 24-28 September. Explore the full line up and start planning your time with us at this year’s festival! . For more info and to book your tickets:
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‘What London Leaves Behind: Archaeology of a City’ brings together a panel to examine the objects and monuments left by Romans, Vikings, Tudors and many others, asking what these traces reveal about the people lived in the city before us. Book here:
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Our panel of archaeologists, historians and curators will discuss what we can learn from the things left behind in London.
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Professor Kate Loveman uncovers how this secret record of Restoration London — full of personal and political scandal — came to be published in 1825 and how it has shaped our understanding of history. Book here:
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Celebrating Austen’s 250th birthday, Todd shows how her fiction deepens our understanding of the world, our minds and bodies, and teaches us about patience, humour, beauty and the essence of home. Book here:
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Newly announced talk: ‘Transforming the World with Beauty: The Extraordinary Art and Work of William Morris’. Explore Morris’s life and career, with a particular focus on his floral art. Book now:
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Discover William Morris’s life and work, focusing on his revolutionary floral designs that transformed Victorian art, inspired by nature and rooted in craft, poetry, and socialism.
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Chelsea Physic Garden is hosting a hands-on workshop exploring the herbal remedies once used to ward off the plague and its symptoms. Learn about historic healing methods — and create your own plague-preventing concoction to take home. Book now:
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In his talk, Otto English seeks to separate fact from fiction, looking at how certain groups and individuals have been villainised through history, and why they continue to be demonised today. 'Notorious: The Truth Behind History’s Villains' book here:
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As part of the Chelsea History Festival, the Royal Hospital Chelsea invites you inside its rarely opened State Apartments. 📅 24 and 28 September,1-2pm 🎟️£20. Book here:
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Book a new guided walk, created especially for the Chelsea History Festival. It offers a rare chance to explore tucked-away placed of the Garden and learn about its history, connection to the River Thames and spaces that are often overlooked. Book via:
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In ‘Blood and Treasure’, Duncan Weldon dives into the economics of conflict, exploring how wealth and warfare have been intertwined for centuries from Viking raids to today's conflicts. Book now:
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Duncan Weldon explores the important role of economics in all aspects of warfare from the age of the Vikings to the present-day war in Ukraine.
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The exhibition ‘Lost & Found in Hong Kong: The Unsung Chinese Heroes at D-Day’ reveals how a forgotten diary uncovered in Hong Kong shines a light on the brave Chinese naval officers who took part in the D-Day landings 📖⚓. Book here :
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'The Price of Victory: Poland and the Second World War'. 🗓️ Thursday 25 September, 🕕 18:00 🎟️ £15.00. Join our specialist panel as they discuss the role of Polish troops in the Allied war effort. 🔗 Book here:
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Walking Tour: Chelsea and the River .📅 25 September 2025, 11.00am.🎟️ £20.00 .Join Iona Ball as she provides insight into how the River Thames has shaped the history and people of Chelsea. Book now
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See how the River Thames has shaped the history and people of Chelsea with expert tour guide Thomas Mcloughlin.
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We’re delighted to announce that we will now be joined by award-winning journalist and presenter @maitlis who will join Mark Gwynne to discuss memoirs and memories of the Second World War. Chelsea History Festival 24-28 September 2025, more info here:
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Victorian Soldier Spotlight .📅 Saturday 19 July, 10am-5pm.📍 National Army Museum . Pop along to the National Army Museum for a full day of talks and activities to celebrate the opening of their new exhibition. 🔗 Full schedule:
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RT @TuckerJones1944: Chelsea History Festival. I am delighted to announced I will be at the National Army Museum on 25 September, as part o….
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RT @RHChelsea: We are delighted to announce the headline speakers and events for the 2025 Chelsea History Festival, taking place from 24 to….
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Coming soon, Women's Health: Herbs and Antibiotics. 🌱.📆 Tues 8 July, 6pm-8pm. 📍 Chelsea Physic Garden . This lecture will cover:.🦠 Antibiotic Anxiety.🌸 Nature’s own antibiotics.🧬 Surprising research into hormonal health. More info:
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Opening Next week!.Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria.📅 1 Jul 2025 - 1 Nov 2026.🎟️ Free.📍 National Army Museum . Landmark exhibition showcasing over 100 rare artworks exploring how views of soldiers and the Army changed during Queen Victoria’s reign.
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We’ve got even more headliners to announce today! We’ll be hosting these speakers and many others when the Chelsea History Festival returns 24-28 September. @authordlewis .@SocialHistoryOx .@hannaediamond .Dermot Turing.@simonjenkins4 . Book now:
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Have you explored the line up for this year’s Chelsea History Festival yet? We’re delighted to be joined by more of our headliners during the festival 24 – 28 September. @Otto_English .Paula Akpan .@NicolaTallis .@MarkUrban01.@arthistorynews . Book now:
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