Events

Monuments and memorials relating to the battles of Towton, Northampton, Mortimer's Cross and Wakefield

Joint Battlefields Trust and Richard III Society Study Day: Where They Fought II - 'Winter is Coming'

Saturday 11th March 2023

A Wars of the Roses study day examining the battles fought between 1459-1461.  Talks include:

  • Battle of Northampton 10th July 1460 by Phil Steele, Northampton Battlefield Society

  • Battle of Towton 29th March 1461 by Chris Berendt, Chairman of the Towton Battlefield Society

  • Battle of Mortimer’s Cross 2nd February 1461 by Ian Maddox, Chairman of the Mortimer’s Cross Project

  • Battle of Blore Heath 23rd September 1459 by Mike Elliott, The Battlefields Trust

  • Battle of Wakefield 30th December 1460 by Chris Berendt

Tickets are £25 (Lunch not included).

Venue: The Blake Studio, The Norwich School, The Close, Norwich, NR1 4EH

To book a place, please contact Annmarie Hayek, 20 Rowington Road, Norwich, NR1 3RR. Email: annmarielouise04@gmail.com.Tel: 01603 664021

 
 

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