Friday 1 November, 8pm
Please note, this event's date and time was changed (on 25 July 2024) from originally advertised due to a change in Bettany's schedule.

Augustine Hall

Tickets £14 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee)

The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today.

In a thrilling, colourful talk enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes guides us through the landscapes of both ancient and modern time. This is a journey whose purpose is to ask why we wonder, why we create and why we choose to remember the wonder of others? She explores traces of the Wonders themselves, and the traces they have left in history. With her signature knack for storytelling, Bettany reminds her audiences of the exciting and nourishing notion that humans can make the impossible happen.

Talks will last approximately one hour followed by a Q&A.

Books will be sold at the Talks and online by The Bookshop at Canterbury Christ Church University. For more information visit bookshop.canterbury.ac.uk/canterbury-festival-2024