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Delight in your stay at Windsor’s iconic Castle Hotel
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Savour High Tea at the splendid Cliveden House
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Experience at day at the Windsor Race Track
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Get inspired by thoughtful discussions with author Bryn Turnbull
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Explore London of the 1930s in a guided walking tour

Windsors, Vanderbilts, and 1930s England

May 06-12, 2024

7 days | England | Literary Adventures

Readings:
The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull
Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh
 
 
On this new tour, step back into the elegant drawing rooms and picturesque castles of 1930s England with bestselling author Bryn Turnbull. Our tour will explore the world of Thelma Morgan Furness, protagonist of Bryn’s novel The Woman Before Wallis. Wife of a viscount, lover of Edward VIII and twin sister to Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, Thelma was part of a transatlantic high society where the martinis flowed and the scandals were even more plentiful.

As much as these scandals were fodder for party gossip, they expose deeper issues for us to explore. Edward’s relationship with Thelma’s friend Wallis Simpson and Gloria’s custody battle for her young daughter raised questions about social and political power, sexuality, and expectations for women. Edward VIII’s affairs were not just a family scandal, they had real political ramifications.

Through our discussions, excursions and walking tours, gain a deeper understanding of 1930s England in all its complexity — the glamorous hotels and clubs; innovations in literature, architecture and music; scandals and power struggles in the royal family; political unrest and the looming shadow of WWII.
 
Literary Adventures Worldwide Explorers Club
Tour Cost (per person):
US$4995 including all taxes and gratuities.
Group Size:
14 - 16 participants

What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; ground transportation by private coach for four days; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; entrance fees to all sites visited with the group; services of English-speaking specialized guides; meals as specified in itinerary; gratuities for guides, driver, and included meals; all taxes; services of your discussion Leader Bryn Turnbull; fully escorted by our Tour Director Melanie Blake

Itinerary at a Glance

DayActivity
1Meet in Windsor
2Windsor Castle and Windsor Great Park
3Excursion to London
4Races at the Royal Windsor Racecourse
5Excursion to Oxford
6Cliveden House
7Depart Windsor
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Your Tour Leaders

Bryn Turnbull is a bestselling author of historical fiction. Her debut novel, The Woman Before Wallis, is at the centre of our tour. She wrote about imperial Russia in her second novel, The Last Grand Duchess and she has a new novel, The Paris Deception, out now.

Melanie Blake is the executive director of Classical Pursuits and organizer of the annual Toronto Pursuits cultural salon. She studied English and French at Fordham University and the Université de Montpellier, and has an MA in literature and linguistics from the University of Nottingham. She loves languages, cocktails, and the unexpected.

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Literary Adventures Worldwide Explorers Club
Tour Cost (per person):
US$4995 including all taxes and gratuities.
Group Size:
14 - 16 participants

What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; ground transportation by private coach for four days; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; entrance fees to all sites visited with the group; services of English-speaking specialized guides; meals as specified in itinerary; gratuities for guides, driver, and included meals; all taxes; services of your discussion Leader Bryn Turnbull; fully escorted by our Tour Director Melanie Blake

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