John Stubbs talks about Reprobates

John Stubbs talks about his book Reprobates: The Cavaliers of the English Civil War in a short BBC clip - click here to watch (from 00.45).

The work has been widely praised, though the title is slightly misleading, focusing as it does on the formative lives of the 'Cavalier poets' rather than their exploits during the war itself ...

Turncoats and Renegadoes: a lecture

Dr Andrew Hopper from the University of Leicester recently delivered a talk at the National Army Museum titled 'Turncoats and Renegadoes: Treachery and Traitors during the English Civil Wars'.

In the lecture Dr Hopper explains the surprising frequency with which Cavalier and Roundhead would switch allegiance ...