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What events are happening in St Neots in September?

There will be lots to learn about Tudor history at the event. <i>(Image: PETER HAGGER)</i>

There will be lots to learn about Tudor history at the event. (Image: PETER HAGGER)

You can discover 2,000 years of history at an event in St Neots next weekend.

A Living History Festival will take place on the town's Market Square on September, from 11am till 4pm.

During the event, which has been organised by St Neots Museum, you can meet the A14 archaeologists and also archaeologists from the Museum of London who were part of the team A14 team.

There is also an opportunity to meet characters from the past including: 'Queen Victoria'; 'Anglo-Saxon' and 'Viking' warriors; a 'Roman housewife' and 'Victorian seamstress' and the famus 'Eynesbury Giant'!

There will also be World War One soldiers and 'Sir Isaac Newton' who is happy to talk about how he discovered gravity.

Visitors can also learn how to fight like a Saxon or a Viking.

Festival organiser, Liz Davies said: “The festival is a fun way to find out about people from the past, with local information, experts to talk to, food to try and - have your photograph taken in period costume."