PRESS RELEASE 2 February 2026
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Dr Tracy Borman Appointed Honorary Festival Patron
Warwick Words History Festival has announced Dr Tracy Borman OBE as its Honorary Festival Patron, as the Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Since the first Warwick Words History Festival in 2016, the Festival has welcomed hundreds of historians, authors, and speakers to Warwick, with Tracy Borman proving a regular sell-out favourite. Her generous support has been a distinguished part of the Festival’s success, and in her new role she will help Warwick Words continue its mission to celebrate, explore, and share history with the local community.
Tracy will open the Festival’s tenth-anniversary celebrations with an exclusive event introducing her new novel, The House of Boleyn, on Wednesday 29 April at 7.30pm at Warwick Hall. Tickets are available at www.warwickwords.co.uk.
Dr Tracy Borman said:
I’m absolutely thrilled to be the Honorary Festival Patron in this, the tenth anniversary year of the Warwick Words History Festival. It has been a joy to be part of the Festival since its inception. Warwick is steeped in history, and I’m always given such a warm welcome by the Festival and everyone who comes along to my talks. I think the tenth year will be the best yet.
Helen Meeke, Executive Director, said:
We are delighted that Tracy that has accepted our invitation to be our Patron The Festival exists to celebrate, explore, and share our history with a wide audience, and the involvement of a Patron like Tracy plays a vital role in helping us achieve that mission. Tracy’s involvement will strengthen the Festival’s profile both nationally and within our community.
Notes to Editors
Dr Tracy Borman OBE is Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces. A historian, writer, broadcaster, and public speaker, Tracy regularly appears on Channel 5’s Inside the Tower of London and has fronted several Channel 5 documentaries, including Princes in the Tower and Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn: The Prisoner Queens.
She is the author of several highly acclaimed non-fiction books, including Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him (2019), Crown and Sceptre (2021), Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I (2023), and The Stolen Crown (2025).
Tickets for Tracy’s event are available online at www.warwickwords.co.uk
Box Office 01926 33 44 18
The full History Festival 2026 programme will be available in July.
To join the Warwick Words History Festival mailing list please go to: www.warwickwords.co.uk
Contact: Festival Executive Director Helen Meeke
07944 768607
Pics attached – Tracy Borman © Sophia Spring, The House of Boleyn
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