The Royal Palace of Clarendon and the City of Salisbury

Dr Cindy Wood is giving a talk on the Royal Palace of Clarendon and the city of Salisbury at The Salisbury Museum on Thursday 18 March. It's held in the Museum Hall, so it's right in the heart of the city. The talk looks at the palace just outside the city, and how it developed and why it mattered both before and after the city charter of 1227.

If you've never heard of Clarendon Palace, it's worth getting the scale of it. In the thirteenth century, it was the third most important medieval royal site in England, only behind Windsor and Westminster. Every medieval king was a visitor there, and it stayed in royal hands right through to the reign of Charles II. It's a huge part of the area's history that doesn't always get the spotlight it deserves, so it's a good chance to hear the full story told by someone who knows it inside out.

Dr Wood is the Chair of the Friends of Clarendon Palace and a retired lecturer in Medieval history at the University of Winchester, so she's coming at this from both a local and an academic angle. The talk will trace the palace's rise and its relationship with the city, with that 1227 charter as a key point of reference.

Tickets are £12 for members and £15 for non-members. Access to the Museum Hall is by lift or stairs, so you can get up there however suits you best. It's on Thursday 18 March at The Salisbury Museum.