The Battle of Worcester Society’s Civil War Night – 1st September English civil war History 24th July 201624th July 2016 The Battle of Worcester Society's Civil War Nights end on Thursday 1st September 7pm in The Great Hall at The Commandery Worcester when Canadian novelist will tell us about Captain James Hind The Royalist Highwayman who specialised in robbing Parliamentarians. He fought in the Royalist army at the battle of
Talk on women’s role during English Civil War being held at Worcester’s Commandery English civil war History 19th April 2016 A TALK on women's role during the English Civil War is being held at Worcester's Commandery this April. The Battle of Worcester Society is presenting the talk from University of Leicester student Hannah Wilson on Thursday, April 28. The talk is entitled Widows, Wives, Soldiers and Spies; the Lives of Women in
This Day in History: March 10th English civil war History 10th March 2016 Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland has been called England’s most ill-fated monarch. On March 10, 1629, he dissolved Parliament and had several members imprisoned, beginning the 11-year period known as the Personal Rule. This set into motion the events that led to the English Civil War and the death
Maureen Bell tells BBC Radio Nottingham how women made their mark in the British Civil Wars English civil war History 8th March 2016 Listen as Maureen Bell tells BBC Radio Nottingham how women made their mark in the British Civil Wars. A great taster for Maureen's talk at the National Civil War Centre this Saturday (12 March) from 2.30pm BBC Radio Nottingham
Images of the Regicide English civil war History 30th January 2016 A history blog called Mercurius Politicus produced an article relating to images of the regicide, the execution of Charles 1st back in 1999. A good read for those interested in this period of our history ..... With the 360th anniversary of the execution of Charles I coming up on Friday, I thought I
Women’s Work in Rural England, 1500-1700 English civil war History 24th January 20161st February 2016 Interesting new blog to follow researching women's work in rural England, 1500-1700 which may bring up some useful information for the civil war period. Welcome to the website for the project ‘Women’s Work in Rural England, 1500-1700: A New Methodological Approach’. Funded by the Leverhulme Trust and based at the University