Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court

Name: Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court
Start: 2026-01-08T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-08T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Suffolk Archives

Schedule

Thu Jan 08 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Suffolk Archives | Ipswich, EN

Join author Deborah Spring for a fascinating talk about her latest book, followed by a Q&A and signing.
Lady Anne Bacon (1528-1610) was one of five scholarly sisters. A woman of incisive intelligence, courage and tenacity.
She was present and influential at key moments in history. These include the accession crisis of 1553 after the death of Edward VI. Although an ardent Protestant, Anne joined the inner circle of attendants to the Catholic princess Mary after her flight to East Anglia and played a dramatic and crucial part in events as Mary resisted the imposition of Lady Jane Grey as queen.
Marrying lawyer Nicholas Bacon, who rose from humble beginnings as the son of a Suffolk sheep-reeve, she became mistress of Redgrave Hall near Diss.
Suitable for ages 12+.