AThousandYearsofBritishHistory2019HopeVereHeritageTours 1

Q:WherecanyoufindthefirstexampleofwritingbyawomaninBritain?

A:AtthearcheologicalexcavationsattheVindolandaFortonHadrian’sWall

AThousandYearsofBritishHistory HopeVereHeritageToursMay14-May24,2019(11days:$5,875*)

HostedbyHopeVereAnderson,BaronofBannockburn

Hadrian’sRomanWallNote:Itinerariesaresubjecttochangeaccordingto“conditionsontheground”andopportunitiesthatmayarise.GuidedbyHopeVereAnderson,thesearetrulylikeprivatevisits.Sometourparticipantsarenowontheir3rdor4thtourwithHopeVere!NoteonMeals:Allbreakfastsareprovidedbythehotelswherewestayandareincluded.Lunchesareonyourown.Forlunchwewilloftenjuststopandpurchasesnacksorsandwichesfromalocalplaceandeattherequicklyor“on-the-go.”Thisgivesusmoretimefortouring.Mostdinnersareonyourown.Fordinnerwewillusuallystopatanicehotelrestaurantorpubandtakeourtimerelivingtheday’sevents.Hopewillhavesuggestionsforwheretohavelunchordinner.WeprovideaWelcomeDinnereitherthedaywearriveorthedayafter,thenanearlyFarewellDinnerthenightbeforeweleavefortheairportsothatyouwillhavetimetopackandprepare.Hotelnights(seeseparatelistforaddressesandphonenumbersofhotels):May14:overnightflighttoNewcastle(BritishAirwayshasfrequentflightsfromHeathrowLHRtoNewcastle)May15:PremierInn,NewcastleonTyneMay16:PremierInn,NewcastleonTyneMay17:UpperHouseHotel,StokeonTrentMay18:MacdonaldBathSpa,BathMay19:MacdonaldBathSpa,BathMay20:MacdonaldBathSpa,BathMay21:McDonaldBear,WoodstockMay22:McDonaldBear,WoodstockMay23:PremierInn,nearHeathrowMay24:DepartingfromHeathrow(LHR)

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*Seethelastpageofthisitineraryforpaymentdetails.Day1,Monday,May14:DepartUS,orearlieratyourchoice.YourarrivaldestinationisNewcastleuponTyneviaHeathrow.TherearemultipledirectflightsdailytoNewcastle(NCL)fromLondonHeathrow(LHR).Day2,Tuesday,May15:ArriveNewcastleonTyneUponarrival,youwilltaxitoyourhotelroomandHopeVerewillplantomeetyouforanearlyWelcomeReception.Thefinalarrangementswillbesenttoyouclosertothetourdates.NewcastleisstillalittlechillyinMay,withtheaveragehighbeing59degrees,sochecktheweatherbeforepackingtobesuretodressappropriately.Overnight:PremierInn,NewcastleonTyneDay3:Wednesday,May16:WashingtonOldHall&Hadrian’sWallNewcastleisavibrantcitywithmanyhistoriesandtransformations.LocatedonthebanksoftheRiverTyne,itbeganlifeasaRomanfortonHadrian’sWallin122AD,knownasPonsAelius.ItwasthenrenamedMonkchester,andwaspartofthepowerfulAnglo-SaxonKingdomofNorthumbria.Itwasagainrenamedafterthecastlebuiltin1080byRobertCurthose,WilliamtheConqueror'seldestson.TheNewcastleCastleKeepistheoldestremainingstructureinthecity.IttookamajorroleduringthelongBorderWarswithScotlandandwassuccessfullydefendedagainsttheScotsthreetimesduringthe14thcentury.Duringthatperioditgrewasacenterforthewooltradeandthenforcoalmining.Itsportdevelopedinthe16thc.anditbecameashipbuildingcenter.Itwashithardbytheplaqueinthe1630s.ItisestimatedwithevidenceheldbytheSocietyofAntiquariesthatin1636,47%ofthepopulationdiedfromtheplague,perhapsthemostdevastatinglossinanyBritishcityinthisperiod.ANoteonSpecialDialectoftheArea:ThedialectofNewcastleisknownasGeordie,andcontainsalargeamountofvocabularyanddistinctivewordsandpronunciationsnotusedinotherpartsoftheUnitedKingdom.TheGeordiedialecthasmuchofitsoriginsinthelanguagespokenbytheAnglo-SaxonpopulationswhomigratedtoandconqueredmuchofEnglandaftertheendofRomanImperialrule.TheAngloSaxonlanguagewastheforerunnerofModernEnglishandtheGeordiedialectretainsmanyelementsoftheoldlanguage.Forexample,"dead,""cow,""house,"and"strong"arepronounced"deed","coo,""hoos"and"strang.”OtherGeordiewordswithAnglo-Saxonoriginsinclude:"larn"(fromtheAnglo-Saxon"laeran",meaning"teach"),and"burn"("stream").

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Inthe1830’sthedeveloperRichardGraingerandarchitectJohnDobsonredevelopedthecitycentrewiththehelpofothernotablearchitectstoincludemuchoftheneoclassicalarchitecturewhichisstillevidentinthecitytoday.ItssightsincludethestunningnewTyneBridge,aninternationaliconandthebasisforAustralia’sSydneyHarbourBridgewhichopenedfiveyearslater.TheTheatreRoyalwasdesignedbylocalarchitectsJohnandBenjaminGreenaspartofRichardGrainger'sgranddesignforthecentreofNewcastle,andwasopenedon20February1837withaperformanceofTheMerchantofVenice.Ahugefiredestroyedtheinteriorofthebuildingin1899.Ithaditsinteriorredesignedandreopenedon31December1901.NotfarfromNewcastleisWashingtonOldHall,thefamilyhomeoftheWashingtonfamily,whosedescendantwasournation’sFirstPresident.ThepropertyisnowmanagedbytheNationalTrustandwewillmakesuretovisitthere.WewillreturntoNewcastleonTynefordinnerandovernight.Overnight:PremierInnNewcastleonTyneDay4:Thursday,May17:Hadrian’sWall,TheLakeDistrictandBeatrixPotterWehaveallheardofHadrian’sWall,builtbytheRomansbeginninginAD122inordertokeepthewarlikeScotsatbay.ItranfromthebanksoftheRiverTyneneartheNorthSeatotheSolwayFirthontheIrishSea,andwasthenorthernlimitoftheRomanEmpire,immediatelynorthofwhichwerethelandsofthenorthernAncientBritons,includingthePicts.For73miles,theRomanWallundulatesacrosstheIslandofBritainatthenarrowestspotwaveringbetweenScotlandandEngland.Alongthewallarespecialsiteswheremucharcheologicalworkhasbeendone.Wewillvisitoneofthese,theVindolandaFort.VindolandafeaturesawonderfulmuseumandisthesitewheretheearliestwritingbyawomanwasdiscoveredintheBritishIsleshasbeenunearthed.ItisbyaRomanwomanandisanexcitingfindindeed.TheLakeDistrictisfamousforitslakes,forestsandmountains(orfells)anditsassociationswiththeearly19thcenturywritingsofWilliamWordsworthandtheotherLakePoets,BeatrixPotter,authorofPeterRabbit,andthecriticJohnRuskinwhoinfluencedthetastesofageneration.ANationalParkwasestablishedherein1951.ItwasdesignatedasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2017.

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InthelateafternoonwewilldrivetoStoke-on-Trentarrivingintimetocheckintoourhotel.Overnight:UpperHouseHotel,Stoke-on-TrentDay5:Friday,May18:StokeonTrent,StratforduponAvonBecauseofthelocalclaytobefoundinthearea,Stoke-on-TrentbecamethehomeofthepotteryindustryinEngland:RoyalDoulton,DudsonLtd,Spode(foundedbyJosiahSpode),Wedgwood(foundedbyJosiahWedgwood),Minton(foundedbyThomasMinton)andBaker&Co.(foundedbyWilliamBaker).WewillbesuretovisittheWedgewoodMuseum.Intheafternoonwe’lldrivetoStratford-upon-Avonforawalkingtour.StratfordwasthebirthplaceofWilliamShakespeare.Forcenturiesacountrymarkettown,itstandswhereaRomanroadfordedtheRiverAvon(UpperAvon),anda19th-centurybridgestillspanstheriveralongsidea15th-centuryarchedstonebridge.Thefirstroyalcharterwasgrantedin1553.Shakespearewasbornin1564inahalf-timberedhouseonHenleyStreet.HeattendedthelocalgrammarschooladjoiningtheMedievalChapeloftheGuildoftheHolyCross.In1597,ShakespearereturnedfromLondontothehouseknownasNewPlace,wherehediedin1616.HisgraveisintheparishchurchofHolyTrinity.Overnight:MacdonaldBathSpa,BathDay6:Saturday,May19:BathanditsRomanSightsWewillspendtheentiredaygloryinginthebeautifulsightsofBath,withaprivateguidedtourofthecityinthemorning.BathwasnamedaWorldHeritageSitein1987.ItbecameaspawiththeLatinnameAquaeSulis("thewatersofSulis")around60AD,whentheRomansbuiltbathsandatempleinthevalleyoftheRiverAvon.BathAbbeywasfoundedinthe7thcenturyandbecameareligiouscentre;thebuildingwasrebuiltinthe12thand16thcenturies.Inthe17thcentury,claimsweremadeforthecurativepropertiesofwaterfromthesprings,andBathbecamepopularasaspatownintheGeorgianera,asweallknowfromourreadingoftheJaneAustennovels.Aftertheguidedtourtherestofthedaywillbeonourowntoexploreandgoshopping.

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Overnight:MacdonaldBathSpa,Bath

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Day7:Sunday,May20:HeverCastleandChartwell

InthemorningwewillvisitHeverCastle,famousforitsassociationswithHenryVIIIandAnneBoleyn.Spanningmorethan700years,thehistoryofHeverCastlebeginswiththeoriginalmedievaldefensivecastle,withitsgatehouseandwalledbailey,builtin1270.Inthe15thand16thcenturiesitwasthehomeofoneofthemostpowerfulfamiliesinthecountry,theBoleyns,whoaddedtheTudordwellingwithinthewalls.HeverwasthechildhoodhomeofAnneBoleyn,HenryVIII’ssecondwife.ThecastlelaterpassedintotheownershipofanotherofHenryVIII’swives,AnneofCleves,andfrom1557onwardsitwasownedbyanumberoffamilies.

GraduallyHeverfellintodecline,butthenWilliamWaldorfAstorinvestedtime,moneyandimaginationinrestoringtheCastle.Hecommissionedthe“TudorVillage,”nowcalledthe“AstorWing”andalsothemagnificentgardensandlake.AtHever,Astor’swealthandvisionenabledhimtocreatealavishfamilyhomethatalsoindulgedhispassionforhistory.

Afterlunch,wewilldrivetoChartwell,WinstonChurchill’sprivatehomeandestatefrom1922untiltheendofhislife,theplacefromwhichSr.Winstondrewinspiration.Theroomsremainmuchastheywerewhenhelivedhere,withpictures,booksandpersonalmementoesevokingthecareerandwide-ranginginterestsofagreatstatesman,writer,painterandfamilyman.ThehillsidegardensreflectSirWinston’sloveofthelandscapeandnature.Theyincludethelakeshecreated,thekitchengardenandtheMarycot,aplayhousedesignedforhisyoungestdaughterMary.

Overnight:MacdonaldBathSpa,BathDay8:Monday,May21:BerkeleyCastleWewillhaveabitofadrivetoarriveatBerkeleyCastlebutitwillbeworthit.TheoriginsofBerkeleyCastle(pronouncedBarkley;historicallysometimesspeltBerkleyCastleorBarkleyCastle)datebacktothe11thcentury.ThecastlehasremainedwithintheBerkeleyfamilysincetheyreconstructeditinthe12thcentury,exceptforaperiodofroyalownershipbytheTudors.ItistraditionallybelievedtobethesceneofthemurderofKingEdwardIIin1327.WewillenjoyapersonaltourbyCharlesBerkeley.Ifthereistime,selectedsightseeingwillbeenjoyedeitherbeforeorafterourvisittoBerkeley.

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Overnight:McDonaldBear,Woodstock,nearBlenheimDay9:Tuesday,May22:BlenheimPalaceandChesterThismorningwewillhaveaprivatetouratthemagnificentBlenheimPalace,amonumentalEnglishcountryhousesituatedinWoodstock,Oxfordshire.ItistheprincipalresidenceoftheDukesofMarlborough,andtheonlynon-royalnon-episcopalcountryhouseinEnglandtoholdthetitleofpalace.Thepalace,oneofEngland'slargesthouses,wasbuiltbetween1705andcirca1722.Designedintherare,andshort-lived,EnglishBaroquestyle,itisuniqueinitscombineduseasafamilyhome,mausoleumandnationalmonument.ThepalaceisnotableasthebirthplaceandancestralhomeofSirWinstonChurchill.Followingthepalace'scompletion,itbecamethehomeoftheChurchill,laterSpencer-Churchill,familyforthenext300years,andvariousmembersofthefamilyhavewroughtchangestotheinteriors,parkandgardens.Attheendofthe19thcentury,thepalacewassavedfromruinbyfundsgainedfromthe9thDukeofMarlborough'smarriagetoAmericanrailroadheiressConsueloVanderbilt.BlenheimwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1987.WewillalsotaketimetovisitChurchill’sGraveandthatofConsueloVanderbilt’s,hismother.IntheafternoonwecaneitherexplorethebeautifulandexpansivegardensatBlenheim,exploreWoodstockinmoredetail,orgointoOxfordforsightseeingandshopping.Wewilldecideatthetimeaccordingtothewishesofthetourparticipants.lOvernight:McDonaldBear,Woodstock,nearBlenheimDay10:Wednesday,May23:OxfordandacountrydriveintheCotswoldsThislastday’sdrivetakesusthroughthebeautifulCotswoldsandOxford,siteofthefamousOxfordUniversity.ThiswillbeadayoftouringOxford,aswellascharmingCotswoldvillages,likeChippingNorton.Thepopular“MissMarple”and“FatherBrown”mysteriesaresetintheCotswolds,andtheareaisfamousforitslovelycreambuildingstone.ItisthequintessentialEnglishCountryside.IntheafternoonwewillenjoyaFarwellAfternoonTeainsomequaintlocation.

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Aftertea,inthelateafternoon,we’lldrivetothePremierInninnearHeathrowAirportoutsideofLondon,topackandbereadyforthereturnflightthenextday. Overnight:PremierInn,nearHeathrowAirportDay11:Thursday,May24DepartfromHeathrowforreturnflightTravelNote:Oftentourparticipantselecttocomeinadayortwoearlyorleaveadaylater.Inthiscase,somemaywishtotourLondonontheirown.Participantsareresponsiblefortheirownhotelreservations,butHopeVereHeritagetourswillassistintheprocessaspossible.

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May14-28,2019$5,875(doubleoccupancy:twotoaroom)Ifyouhaveasingleroom,thesinglesupplementisanadditional$1,250.The“EarlyBird”discountforthosepayinginfullbyDecember15,is$300.Thedepositof$1,000isdueJanuary31st,2019.ThefullpaymentorbalanceisdueMarch15,2019,orapproximately60dayspriortodeparture.PaymentMethodsThereare3convenientwaystopay:1.CheckmadeouttoHopeVereHeritageTours&senttoPOBox1577,MurfreesboroTN37133(e-mailsenttoHopeandtoMarthatoalertthemthatcheckhasbeenmailed)2.WiretransfertoHope’sbank(e-mailHopewithyourtelephonenumberandhewillcallyouwithinstructions)3.CreditCard,whichincludesa3%servicecharge(e-mailHopewithyourtelephonenumberandhewilltakeyourcreditcarddetailsoverthetelephone)Pleasenotethatoption3.willnotbeavailableuntilNovember1st,2018.PaymentContactInformationHopeVereAndersonhopevereanderson@btinternet.comContactforInformationabouttheTours:MarthaHartzogm.hartzog@mail.utexas.edu512/431-2682