Circus thrills and spills versus fights to death at the Colosseum
This summer the city’s museums will be looking at entertainment past and present.
Gloucester City Museum is celebrating the summer with Romans and gladiators in the ‘Colosseum’ exhibition. Discover the truth about the lives of the gladiators and the Roman crowds they entertained. (more…)
Tours of the best preserved Dominican Priory in England
On Sunday 5th July and every Sunday throughout the summer an experienced Gloucester Civic Trust guide will conduct a tour of the Blackfriars Priory in Ladybellegate Street. The Priory, parts of which date back to 1240AD, is considered to be the best example of its type remaining and includes a “Scriptorium” which is Britain’s oldest library. (more…)
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