With the snap election coming up, Brexit negotiations looming and the political landscape of Britain about to change forever why not head over to St Peters Church in Budleigh Salterton and find out how diplomacy used to work?
If like me, most of what you remember of Elizabethan history has become muddled with quotes from classic comedy Blackadder, then this might just be the event for you.
Award-winning historian, archaeologist and broadcaster Dr Sam Wills, in conjunction with the Budleigh Literary Festival will host an evening recounting the campaign battle between the Spanish Armarda and the Royal Navy in 1588.
Learn about the battles, the logistics and the resources of both fleets and sail away into an era that formed relations between England and Spain for years to come on what promises to be an interesting and informative evening.
The talk takes place on the 12th May at St Peters church at 7pm, book in advance at the Budleigh Literary Festival website.
Oh, and you can also have a glass of wine! What more could you want?