Winners of the History Society quiz night last Friday, with an exceptionally high score, were Pru Pattison, Meg Burrell, Alison Johns, Pam Evans and Mel Phillips, who are pictured here with quizmaster Chris Lankshear.

Pembroke and Monkton History Society will commence their autumn programme with a Tudor Morning in Pembroke Town Hall on Saturday, October 1. Supported by Pembroke Town Council, the morning will begin at 10 am with a welcome and coffee.

Then chairman of the society, Linda Asman, will commence proceedings with an update on the Henry VII statue project which is progressing well thanks to the tremendous public response to Pembroke Town Council’s fundraising appeal.

There is a lot more in store for Tudor enthusiasts as two guest speakers have been invited to attend. First, Rev. Luke Holden will talk about herbs and healing in Tudor times. Luke, who lives in Llanelli, has a background in ancient and medieval history, art history and archaeology. As well as being a Greek Orthodox Priest, he has enjoyed a varied career which included teaching and running a farm small holding from which grew his interest in plants. Luke regularly takes part in Tudor re-enactments assuming the character of Welsh Tudor herbalist Luke ap Pagrig.

Second guest speaker is Tudor author Tony Riches, who took part in the Henry VII statue consultation last October and subsequently became involved in the statue committee. The first book of his Tudor Trilogy, OWEN, explored the life of Owen Tudor, grandfather of Henry, from whom the Tudor dynasty descended. It topped the Amazon historical fiction charts in the UK and US - and reached number one in Australia. Since then, JASPER has also become an international best-seller and Tony is now writing the final book, HENRY.

Tony’s illustrated talk will concentrate on Henry and Jasper Tudor’s escape to Brittany from Tenby, following their long years in exile, which ended with their return to Pembrokeshire with an army to win the crown: a not so well-known chapter in Henry’s story.

So an interesting morning in store and, as with all the events of Pembroke and Monkton Local History Society, entry will be free, with everyone welcome. All proceeds from the coffee morning, which accompanies the event, will go towards the statue appeal: the committee is busy studying Tudor recipes and, as a bonus, hopes to offer cakes, Tudor style, to enjoy with the coffee!

Any queries, please contact Linda Asman on 01646 622428 or email pembrokehistory@live.co.uk