Living History Tours

Are you a seeker of knowledge, have you ever wondered what it would have felt like to have lived during the Renaissance, or are you just wondering why Quavo the Master Slaver carries around that large stick with feathers on it?  To find some answers and maybe even some more questions, let our Guild of Guides take you on one of our Living History Tours.  No matter what the reason for your quest of knowledge, when you join a tour you will be completely immersed in the Canterbury shire of the late 16^th century… 

Good Morrow gentle folk, and welcome to my home town of Canterbury.  There are many things I wish to share with you this day!  Whether you are Pilgrim, Visigoth, Journeyman, or even Privateer…you should find yourself welcome within our walls.  We shall often begin our journey by bearing witness to a strange but wonderful physical anomaly, the living, breathing personage of Leonardo DaVinci (reported dead more than 50 years).  Come and see for yourself, allowing your own faculties the opportunity to determine whether it is the divine or the fraudulent and vile that allows for this seeming miracle.

 After challenging our wits with this conundrum, we shall continue on to elaborate on the wondrous talents of the Blacksmith.  This guild of uncommonly talented smiths will show us every step of the art, as they open their forge and their stores of knowledge to our eager senses. 

With our resolve now hardened and our extremities blackened, we make way for the softer side of life, and expand our experiences by soliciting the seamstresses, weavers, and lacers for enlightenment of their crafts.  The seamstress with demonstrate the culture of costuming.  The lacers will teach us of life at court and the finer things of noble people, and the weavers will show us an art that is as old as ancient Egypt.

Even yet, this is not the end of our day together.  We plan to further your entertainment by arranging private access to the yeomen of the Queen’s own royal body guard! 

 Much time will be spent in journey and celebration of Canterbury.  Even more than I have shared awaits you on our Tour.  As guides, it is our mandate to provide you with an unrivaled view of the finest and the most memorable in our City.

Regards,

John Lyly  

Our Living History Tours are available daily from 10am – 6pm. Tours leave every half hour, and reservations are required, so register early to assure your group’s place on the tour schedule.

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