Sunday 5th February 2012
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Sunday 5th February 2012
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
A 2-hour guided walk around the battlefield organised by our partners, the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society.
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Sunday 19th February 2012
2nd St Albans 1461
Sunday 19th February 2012
2nd St Albans 1461.
A walk over the site of one of the most dramatic battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Sunday 26th February 2012
Battlefields Trust 2012 AGM
The 2012 AGM of the Battlefields Trust will be held at 1145am on Sunday 26th February in the Education Department, Waterloo Block, HM Tower of London.
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Sunday 4th March 2012
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Sunday 4th March 2012
A 2-hour guided walk around the battlefield organised by our partners, the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society.
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Sunday 4th March 2012
Air Raids on London Walk
Sunday 4th March 2012
David Warren will be leading a 4 mile walk, (with frequent stops), telling the story of German air raids on London in both the First and Second World Wars.
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Sunday 8th April 2012
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Sunday 8th April 2012
A 2-hour guided walk around the battlefield organised by our partners, the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society.
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Saturday 14th April 2012
Lecture by Martin Bell OBE
Saturday 14th April 2012
Lecture by Martin Bell OBE
The East Anglia Region presents ‘Adventures in war and peace’ by a former Corporal of the Suffolk Regiment. A lecture by former BBC Correspondent and Independent MP, Martin Bell
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Sunday 29th April
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Sunday 29th April
The Tewkesbury Battlefield Society are organising a 2 hour walk from Tredington and back. Meet at 11.00 at Queen Margaret’s camp.
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Sunday 6th May 2012
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Sunday 6th May 2012
The Tewkesbury Battlefield Society are organising an in depth talk and walk on one of the most famous and dramatic battles of the Wars of the Roses. Meet at 2.00 pm at the museum.
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Sunday 20th May 2012
Siege of Bedford Castle 1244
Sunday 20th May 2012
Siege of Bedford Castle was the last great siege of the First Baron's War. In 1244, its custodian Fawkes de Breaute abducted one of the King's justiciars and held him prisoner. King Henry III was outraged and laid siege to the castle in June. In the siege which lasted eight weeks, every technique of medieval siege warfare was used yet it still took three assaults to break into the castle.
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Saturday 30 June -Sunday 1 July 2012
The Fairfax anniversary conference
30 June – 1 July 2012
The Fairfax 400th Anniversary Conference.
A two day inter-disciplinary conference to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax.
Marc Fitch House, 5 Salisbury Rd, University of Leicester,
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Sunday 8th July 2012
Battle of Northampton 1460
Sunday 8th July 2012
The Battle of Northampton took place on 10 July 1460. It marked the return of the Calais Lords after Ludford Bridge, and resulted in the capture of King Henry VI and the deaths of many Lancastrian lords. It also sparked a campaign that ended in the Battle of Towton.
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Sunday 16th September 2012
Faringdon and The Battle of Radcot Bridge 1387
Sunday 16th September 2012
This vital crossing point on the Thames has seen much fighting both during the middle ages and during the Civil War. There will be a walk around Folly Hill and Faringdon of 2 miles followed by a 12 mile drive calling at Radcot and Bampton, and to Newbridge for lunch (optional).
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