Malmesbury, Wiltshire Future Events 2nd April 20242nd April 2024 3-5 May 2024 In 1644 Colonel Nicholas Devereux and his Regiment garrisoned Malmesbury for two years after it wasseized for the last time by the Parliamentarians. The current Colonel NicholasDevereux’s Regiment of Foot from the English Civil War Society is celebrating its50th anniversary in 2024 and will be arriving in Malmesbury
Family Fun Day: Pikemen & Musketeers! Uncategorised 24th March 202424th March 2024 Go back in time to the 1600s! See the campsite of Civil War soldiers as they complete their musket shooting drills and do hand-to-hand combat demonstrations. Try on armour and have a go. Visit our Civil War campsite and meet soldiers and civillians! Activities• Watch displays of shooting drills by the Musketeers•
The Civil Wars in Oxfordshire Background research English civil war History News 22nd January 202422nd January 2024 The Civil Wars in Oxfordshire Live and online talk with Professor Andrew Hopper Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum The first of 2024's online talk series with Andrew Hopper exploring people's experience of the Civil Wars in the city of Oxford and the county of Oxfordshire. Drawn from the recently completed Civil War Petitions Project, you'll
Want to Know How to Find a Major Muster? News 29th November 202129th November 2021 To help ECWS members find possible sites and Clients for Major Musters there is a Muster Marketing Pack. Please contact the Company Secretary (Mary MacDonald Watson) if you would like a copy. Email Mary.Macdonald-Watson@ecws.org.uk
The Exchequer Background research 6th November 20196th November 2019 A new educational handout This new ECWS educational handout describes the evolution of the Exchequer department of government, with particular emphasis on the seventeenth century. The term 'exchequer' comes from the squared coloured cloth or painted table on which the Exchequer officials used counters called 'jettons' to count income and expenditure
The Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern European Biographical Database Background research 9th November 2018 This may be a little specialist for most of us but for some it will be an invaluable resource. To quote from their website: The Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern European (SSNE) database comprises of information relating to c.8000 individuals from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales who migrated to or worked in
“the most excellent painter that England hath yet bred” News 28th October 20189th November 2018 There is an exhibition of the work of William Dobson at Tate Britain this winter. Following the death of Van Dyke in 1641, Dobson became a painter at the court of Charles I. He moved with the court to Oxford during the war and his paintings give us a unique perspective on
The Siege of Gloucester – some background Past Event News 14th July 20189th November 2018 The last of this year's English Civil War Society major events is based around the siege of Gloucester in 1643 and takes place over the weekend of 15th and 16th September. We shall be recreating the siege lines and parts of the battle. There will be a battle re-enactment in
1st Battle Of Newbury – More Feedback Uncategorised 3rd July 2018 Dear Ian Thank you very much for the invitation to the 375th anniversary of the First Battle of Newbury. I was very pleased to be able to represent the Lord Lieutenant. I was also delighted to find what an astonishing event you had put on to commemorate the battle. I was most