The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester

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The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester

Join Miles Mason, a bricklayer from the year 1603, on a walking tour of Chester. Place of birth: Pepper Street, Chester.

Name: Myles Mason
Occupation: Brickman of the Chester Bricklayer's Company
Status: Married
Date of birth: 05/02/1571, fourth son. Parents: Robert Mason & Lettice Timmerman
Religion: Protestant
Spouse: Elizabeth Mason (nee Taylor)
Children: Five
Current residence: Unknown.

12/08/2025

Who will you join, team bricklayer or team gladiator this Wednesday 13th August? Tudor bricklayer Myles Mason or Roman gladiator Carpophorus? They may look and sound similar (they're related) but they're honestly very different people? The Chester Family Tour is a 60-minute tour through two thousand years of history, with interactive activities designed for kids and ideal for those wanting a general history tour of Chester at 10am & 11am. The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester is a 90-minute tour of early modern Chester: a tour of dissolution, pestilence and even civil war at 1.30pm & 3.30pm. Get your tickets at the Visitor Information Centre (where both tours begin) or online through the website www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past with Live History! Chester Standard English Heritage VisitEngland Tudor History Lovers Tudor Society Historic Royal Palaces historygossip Historic Houses

08/08/2025

Join Tudor stonemason, Myles Mason, this Saturday 9th August at 11:30am and Wednesday 13th August at 1:30pm & 3:30pm outside the Visitor Information Centre for a journey back to 1603 - a tour of dissolution, pestilence and even civil war! Get your tickets at the Visitor Information Centre or online through the website www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past with Live History!

24/07/2025

For the second year in a row, the Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester has been awarded a Travellers' Choice Award. Why not get a ticket for it via the Visitor Information Centre or else through our website www.livehistory.co.uk? Whether you want a public tour, private tour, local historical talk...let Myles Mason know!

17/07/2025

We may not do public tours every day but we do private tours any time and any day. Just book through our website www.livehistory.co.uk for a costumed tour around Lancaster or Chester, complete with visual aids and replica, historical items. We can extend or shorten the tour route, have alternative routes for those with mobility issues and even do discounted rates for larger groups. Experience the past with Live History!

09/07/2025

Why not do a Tudor & Stuart of Chester this Saturday at 11:30am as we introduce additional tour dates this summer! Join our costumed guide, Myles Mason on a journey back to Chester in the year 1603...discover dissolution, pestilence and even civil war through the eyes of our local bricklayer. View historic images and handle replicas. Tickets can be purchased through our website www.livehistory.co.uk Experience the past with Live History!

03/07/2025

Myles Mason comes from a long line, going back centuries. Why not ask him about his daily life? We at Live History use in-character role play to immerse customers and engage with them on a different level, priding ourselves on being the only local tour company to do so. Come on tour with us on select days or book privately through our website www.livehistory.co.uk Chat with a Tudor bricklayer!

30/06/2025

Myles Mason returns for Tudor & Stuart Tours of Chester on Saturday 12th July at 11:30am & 1.30pm...however, due to the summer holidays, there will also be additional tours on Saturday 26th July. book your tickets now at the Visitor Information Centre or online through www.livehistory.co.uk Explore a city living through pestilence, dissolution and even civil war!

19/06/2025

Ever wonder why we wear weird clothes? To create immersion that helps transport customers to another time. Live History is the only group in Chester where its guides have their own, detailed character backstories that blend theatre with real history. Robert, Myles and Hobbes Mason may be fictitious but there were real people living and working in Chester five centuries ago with the surname Mason that appear in parish registers. Find out more about what we do by visiting our website www.livehistory.co.uk and experience the past!

13/06/2025

Myles Mason returns on Saturday 14th June in Town Hall Square, Chester at 11:30am & 1:30pm. Travel back to the Chester of 1603 on a tour of pestilence, dissolution and even civil war. Get your tickets now directly from the Visitor Information Centre or online at www.livehistory.co.uk

06/06/2025

Join Johnny Eccleston for the Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster tomorrow on Saturday 7th June at 10:30am & 12:30pm, leaving from Market Square - tickets can be purchased online here https://www.wtm360.co.uk/historiographers-heritage-1643659215-the-georgian-regency-tour-of-lancaster.html or in cash face-to-face. If you'd prefer to meet his ancestor Myles Mason next on Saturday 14th June for a Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester, tours leave from Town Hall Square at 11:30am & 1:30pm - tickets can be purchased online here https://www.wtm360.co.uk/historiographers-heritage-1643659215-the-tudor-stuart-tour-of-chester.html or through Chester's Visitor Information Centre. If neither suits, we also take private bookings at your convenience. Experience the past with Live History!

21/05/2025

Did you know that local businesses in Chester can get 25% off Tudor & Stuart Tours, as can visitors who have done The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster. All you need to do is inform the guide and/or bring a receipt from before. Otherwise, just look out for the purple stamp on one of our flyers to save money and get a ninety-minute tour for just £7.50, instead of £10! That's one way to experience the past if on a budget. To book a Tudor & Stuart or Georgian & Regency Tour, please visit our website www.livehistory.co.uk

09/05/2025

Who's up for a Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester Tour tomorrow? Join brickman Myles Mason as he transport you back to 1603 (sort of) for a story of dissolution, pestilence and even civil war! Tours begin at 11:30am & 1:30pm outside the Visitor Information Centre, where you can book tickets, in Town Hall Square, Northgate Street, Chester. To find out more about this tour and others that we do, please visit our website: https://livehistory.co.uk/chester-walking-tour/ Experience the past! Chester Events Page Chester Town Hall Chester Cathedral Tudors, Stuarts & More: The Late Medieval and Early Modern Eras Chester BID Chester History and Heritage Centre Chester Medieval Tours Cheshire Live Chester Standard Chester's Dee Radio Chester Racecourse

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CH12HQ

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10:00 - 11:30

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http://www.livehistory.co.uk/

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