Tours
Julian is an experienced and popular tour guide and lecturer. He leads a wide variety of historical tours across Britain and beyond. Here’s a guide to his forthcoming tours. Follow the links for more information or to book a place.
​​​​10th - 14th March 2025
William the Conqueror and Medieval Normandy:
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Visits include the spectacular Mont St Michel, a day in Bayeux with its famous Tapestry and Cathedral, a trip to William the Conqueror’s birthplace at Falaise, and an afternoon in Caen with its two abbeys and castle.
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2nd - 4th April 2025
Roundheads and Cavaliers: Oxford, the Cotswolds and the English Civil War:
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Travel Editions tour based in historic Oxford. Visits include trips to Edgehill Battlefield, Broughton Castle and the pictureseque towms of Burford and Stow.
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7th - 9th April 2025
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Two-night Travel Editions tour exploring ancient Winchester, St Cross, Romsey Abbey and Old Southampton.
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25th - 28th April 2025
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Starting in London, we visit Wellington’s home at Apsley House before travelling to Brussels which will be our base for visits to the Wellington Museum, the Farm of Mont St Jean and all the key sites of one of the most famous battles in history.
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30th April - 9th May 2025
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Julian will be one of the full-time historians on this exciting exploration of the ancient kingdom of Northumbria based in historic York and then at Northumberland's spectacular Matfen Hall.
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6th - 8th June 2025
Richard III: The Last English King to Die in Battle:
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This Travel Editions tour will trace Richard's trail back from his car park burial site through Leicester to Bosworth Field before looking at Fotheringhay, where he was born.
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9th - 11th June 2025
The Wars of the Roses in Yorkshire:
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Visits to Sandal Castle, the Royal Armouries at Leeds, Towton Battlefield, St Mary’s Church at Lead, and Middleham Castle plus a walking tour of York and a visit to York Minster.
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​15th - 18th June 2025
Castles, Abbeys and Battlefields of Shropshire:
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Based in lovely Ludlow at the atmospheric Feathers Hotel, this tour includes some of Shropshire’s most interesting sights including four castles, two historic towns with walking tours, an abbey, a priory, two churches and a battlefield.
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​23rd - 26th June 2025
Northumberland: Castles, Coast and Country Houses:
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Spectacular Travel Editions tour exploring Holy Island, Etal, Alnwick, Bamburgh and Warkworth Castles plus William Armstrong's remarkable Cragside, Lady Waterford's Hall and the Battlefield of Flodden.
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1st - 3rd July 2025
King On The Run: The Escape of Charles II After the Battle of Worcester:
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Discover some remarkable hiding places as we follow in the footsteps of king Charles II as he tried to avoid capture after the battle of Worcester.
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9th - 11th July 2025
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Travel Editions tour visiting Rye, Winchelsea, Sandwich, New Romney and the mighty Dover Castle.
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25th - 28th July 2025
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Durham-based tour including a visit to its mighty cathedral plus trips to Auckland Castle, once residence of the Prince Bishops of Durham, Richmond and Barnard Castles and the spectacular Bowes Museum.
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4th - 6th August 2025
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Two-night tour for Travel Editions exploring medieval Lincoln, its cathedral and castle, Elizabethan Donnington Hall and Gainsborough Old Hall, one of the finest medieval houses in the country.
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20th - 22nd August 2025
The Story of Cambridge's Colleges:
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Based in historic Christ's College, highlights include dinner in hall, aa visit to King's and an in-depth look round my old college, Emmanuel.
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Northumberland: Castles, Coast and Country Houses:
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Spectacular Travel Editions tour exploring Holy Island, Etal, Alnwick, Bamburgh and Warkworth Castles plus William Armstrong's remarkable Cragside, Lady Waterford's Hall and the Battlefield of Flodden.
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​17th - 26th September 2025
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Julian will be one of the full-time historians on this exciting exploration of the ancient kingdom of Northumbria based in historic York and then at Northumberland's spectacular Matfen Hall.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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14th - 18th October 2025
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Superb Travel Editions tour. Visits include the castle building project at Guedelon, the Romanesque basilica at Vezelay and the stunning Fontenay Abbey.
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