Great Gloucestershire Women', with Janina Ramirez, Mark Cummings & Helen Timlin

From warrior queens to literary legends, reformers to record-breakers, discover the women who shaped Gloucestershire and helped change the world.

From AngloSaxon warrior Queen thelfld, ruling from Gloucester, to Beatrix Potter, inspired to write The Tailor of Gloucester, from suffragette pioneer Dorothea Beale to national treasure Jilly Cooper, our panel tonight debates their lives and legacies.

Join historians Janina Ramirez, Mark Cummings and Helen Timlin to hear about their Gloucestershire heroines and then cast your vote! Chaired by Jo Durrant.Purchase the brand new range of Gloucester History Festival merchandise when ordering your tickets and receive FREE postage and packing (valid until 12th April 2026).Accessibility Notice: All seats in rows Q-Y are tiered seating and are accessible only via stairs.