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The Storming of Basing House (courtesy of Hampshire Cultural Trust)

Civil War Conference - 1645 Part 2

Saturday 10th May 2025

1645 (Part Two)

0930 – 1000    Registration and tea/coffee

1000 – 1010    Welcome; Housekeeping; Friends and BT – aims & benefits of membership.

1010 – 1030    Where 164 5 Part 1 Ended – Don Smith

1030 – 1130    The South West: Battle of Langport & the Siege of Bristol – John Dixon

1130 – 1230    Chester's role in the civil war: the endgame, the battle of Rowton Moor and the closing stages of the siege– Professor Peter Gaunt

1230 – 1330    Lunch

1330 - 1430     The South: Siege of Winchester and the taking of Basing House – Alan Turton

1430 - 1510     The Midlands: The final siege of Newark – Kevin Winter

1510 – 1600    Civil War Massacres including Shelford – Dr Dave Appleby

1600 - 1650     The Brutish General and the Year of Victories: Sir Thomas Fairfax 1645-46 – Professor Andrew Hopper

1650                Closing Remarks and Plans for Next Year

Costs and Booking

.For members of the Battlefields Trust or Friends of the National Civil War Centre the cost is £30, including a buffet lunch.

For Non-members the cost including a buffet lunch is £45. Non-members who join the Friends on the day and pay by standing order will be given a refund and pay only the reduced amount.

The easiest way to book a place at the Conference is via Eventbrite:

Members: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1645-part-two-members-tickets-1221233234479?aff=oddtdtcreator

Non Members: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1645-part-two-non-members-tickets-1237736405909?aff=oddtdtcreator

If anyone does requore a booking form please contact Kevin Winter at winterkevin28@yahoo,co.uk

 

 
 

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