Guest blog: Marston Moor - the 375th Anniversary (Mark Turnbull, author)

Preparing for the service of remembrance for the fallen at Marston Moor on the 375th anniversary.

The 2nd of July 2019 marked the 375th anniversary of the Battle of Marston Moor. In this guest article, author Mark Turnbull tells the story of the battle and more about his novel Allegiance of Blood, due out later this year ...

Blickling, the Hobarts and Norfolk

The south front door at Blickling Hall.

Below are some photos taken recently in the snow at Blickling Hall, Norfolk.

Little is written about the largely 17th century house during the English Civil War, though the affiliation of the owning family is suggested through a number of sources, including a letter penned by Cromwell: the first letter to be published in a contemporary newsbook ...

York skeletons confirmed as English Civil War dead

Google map of the excavation site on the junction of Fawcett Street/Kent Street, York, prior to re-development. View larger map
113 skeletons found in York have been proven to be from the English Civil War siege of 1644.

Scientists from BBC History Cold Case conducted a series of tests on the bones, which were found at the junction of Fishergate and Kent Street after a routine rescue excavation in 2007-8 ...