West Chiltington WI ‘Anne of Cleves’, the Lady behind the Portrait (Helen Poole, Speaker)

We welcome new and current members on the 2nd Thursday of each month (excl Aug) and have a variety of interesting speakers. No charge for the first three meetings.

For further information about membership and current programme, please see our website: https://westchiltingtonwi.com

Helen Poole trained as a museum curator, working in Sussex museums and heritage sites since 1991. She shares her enthusiasm for history and archeology through talks and books. One of these sites, Anne of Cleves House in Lewes has enabled her to pursue her interest in the Tudor period.

After an extraordinary six months of marriage to Henry VIII, this German princess preferred to live a quiet life, earning part of her income from her Sussex manors. She continued to have connections with some major figures of the time, so the talk aims to see her in the context of a very vibrant and interesting period.

NEXT MONTH – A talk on The Wholesome Warehouse, our local food bank.