The Fascinating World of
Playing cards
Nearly 400 years of Playing Card Making
Monday 16th May 2016
St. John’s Gate, St. John’s Lane, Clerkenwell,
EC1M 4DA. A few minutes’ walk from Farringdon
A Livery-wide Lecture on the story and fascination of Playing Cards
Join us in the spectacular St. John’s Gate, Clerkenwell. Dated 1504
6:00pm Reception in the Museum:
Drinks and Canapés
6:35pm St. John’s Gate History by
Museum Director Tom Foakes
7:00pm Illustrated Lecture in the
Chapter Hall by P/M Yasha Beresiner
Followed by Questions
8:30pm Conclusion
‘The Cardsharps’ painting attributed to Caravaggio.
This event is organised by the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.
To book please complete and return the attached form…………..
The Clerkenwell Priory
In the 1140s the Priory in Clerkenwell
was set up as the English headquarters
of the Order. When King Henry VIII
split from the Catholic Church and
established a new Anglican Church,
the Order in England was dissolved
and all its lands and wealth were
seized by the Crown. The Order was
restored briefly by Henry’s Catholic
daughter, Queen Mary, who granted it
a Royal Charter. However, on the
accession of her Protestant sister,
Queen Elizabeth I, the Order in
England was dissolved for good.
The buildings in Clerkenwell were put
to different uses in the years that
followed. During the sixteenth
century, they were used as the offices
of the Master of the Revels. Thirty of
Shakespeare’s plays were licensed
here.
Reception and Lecture Tickets are £37.50 each including Drinks and Canapés.
The Lecture is open to all Members of the Livery, Ward Clubs, other City
Institutions and Playing Card Societies with an interest in Playing Cards.
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