Events

Discovering the English Civil War

Saturday 31st March 2012

 

Set in the panelled Guesten Hall of Guildford's early 17th century Abbot’s Hospital, this fascinating afternoon of talks and presentations features:

* The life of the Civil War soldier by Alan Turton, author and former curator of Basing House.

* The Civil War in Surrey and NE Hants by Julian Humphrys, regular contributor to BBC History Magazine and Development Officer of the Battlefields Trust. 

* A question and answer session with Petersfield author Mike Arnold whose best-selling Stryker series is set in the Civil War.

 

A range of Civil War material will be on display and all three speakers will be signing copies of their books during the refreshment break.

 

 

Starts: 2.00pm, Abbot’s Hospital, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ.


Tickets: £12 Battlefields Trust members, £15 non-members (includes tea/coffee) available by sending cheque payable to the Battlefields Trust for the appropriate amount to Civil War Conference, 29 Wolseley Rd, Godalming, GU7 3EA.

Contact: Julian Humphrys 07930 432444

 

 

 

 
 

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