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Benjamin Woolley

Benjamin Woolley

History, scandal and screen-writing

History, scandal and screen-writing

16:00-17:00

16:00-17:00

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Ben Woolley is a historian and author of The King’s Assassin, the Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I, which was made into the sizzling 17th-century drama Mary and George, by Sky Atlantic and starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine.

Ben will be joined by Liza Marshall, the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated producer of Hamnet and Founder of Hera Pictures, along with writer and journalist Bee Rowlatt (One Woman Crime Wave), to discuss how historical drama (and sex scandal) can be transformed into a screen sensation.

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Patron: Lord Smith of Finsbury

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St Andrew's, Thornhill Square, London, N1

© 2026 The Barnsbury Book Festival. All rights reserved.

Designed and built by Mason ✦ Est. 2026

Patron: Lord Smith of Finsbury

info@barnsburybookfestival.org

St Andrew's, Thornhill Square, London, N1

© 2026 The Barnsbury Book Festival. All rights reserved.

Designed and built by Mason ✦ Est. 2026