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 ...

Video: War Walks: Naseby (1997)

Click above to watch the late Professor Richard Holmes tell the story of the Battle of Naseby (1645).

The half-hour programme formed part of the second series of Holmes' excellent War Walks (1997).

The Campaigns of Montrose 1644 - 50

I was aware of James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, as a romantic character, the upholder of the Royalist cause in Scotland, though knew little of the detail of the campaign he waged north of the border.

As I read more I plotted Montrose's story, from raising his standard in August 1644 to his betrayal and execution in 1650, on the interactive map above.

Click on the icon to the top-right to see the map in a larger screen ...

English Civil War events this half-term

Ashby Castle, Leics - a Royalist stronghold until 1646, when it was finally captured and slighted. Photo:  © Copyright Trevor Rickard (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Ashby Castle, Leicestershire - Sat 11th February to Sun 19th February
Note: NOT OPEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 14th and 15th. All other days from 10am to 4pm. Take a step back in time to the English Civil War, find the clues, then discover the facts before deciding which side you support!

http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/whats_on/2012/02/11/ashby_castle_roundheads_and_cavaliers

Worcester - Sat 18th February

Re-enactors present their now annual Living History event, this year at two venues, The Guildhall on the High street and Tudor House Heritage Centre in Friar Street. English Civil War re-enactment events at The Guildhall, while The Tudor House will become a 17C Tavern – The Cross Keys Inn, set during the period of the occupation of Worcester just before the Battle - 3rd September 1651.

http://www.visitworcester.com/moreinfo.asp?type=whats&id=2827

Wind turbines to blight Naseby landscape

They don't look happy either. Photo: Dirk Ingo Franke (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A wind farm will be built near Naseby battlefield, despite fierce opposition.

Energy company Eon won their appeal to erect six 400ft turbines on the Kelmarsh Estate after local residents, Daventry Council, English Heritage and the Battlefield Trust had all warned that views of the battlefield site will be severely compromised ...

'St Martin's Sconce' confirmed in Worcester

Photo: Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service / Arial-Cam

Excavations on a development site close to Worcester city centre have confirmed English Civil War remains first suggested in earlier evaluations.

'St Martin's Sconce' was a bastion constructed as part of the city's defences, and saw action in both the siege of 1646 and the battle of 1651 ...

Royal College of Physicians exhibition

The Royal College of Physicians, London

An exhibition detailing the exploits of fellows of the Royal College of Physicians during the Civil War is currently running in London ...

Naseby vistor centre wins approval

The Naseby Battlefield Memorial

A permanent education centre near to the site of the Battle of Naseby has come a step closer, after plans to build a visitor centre were approved ...

A trip to Ripple Field

Old Nan's Hill, Ripple, where Waller and his men arrayed before the battle

A recent trip to the Forest of Dean afforded the opportunity to visit a number of Civil War landmarks.

Following Prince Maurice's stalking of Waller near to the Welsh border my trip took me through the villages of Little Dean and Highnam before arriving at the village of Ripple in Gloucestershire - the site of the Prince's  first telling blow against his nemesis ...

Mystery leaflet claims threat to Nantwich battle site

The mystery leaflet ...

Guerrilla English Civil War enthusiast fights to save battlefield ...

Maybe. But who else might be behind the anonymous leaflet heralding the 'Second Battle of Nantwich', which recently fell through local residents' letterboxes? ...