Events

Civil War Conference - 1646

Saturday 9th May 2026

Battlefields Trust & Friends of the National Civil War Centre

Civil War Conference 1646, Newark, Saturday 9th May 2026

1000 – 1030    Registration and tea/coffee

1030 – 1040    Welcome; Housekeeping; Friends and BT – aims & benefits of membership.

1040 – 1100    Where 1645 Part 2 Ended – Don Smith

1100 – 1200    The Battle of Torrington and the demise of the royalist Western Army – Terry Keefe

1200 – 1300    The Midlands and the surrender of Oxford– Gregg Archer

1300 – 1400    Lunch

1400 - 1500     Stow on the Wold 1646: the battle and its location– Simon Marsh

1500 - 1600     The final siege and surrender of Newark & the King’s march north with the Scots – Kevin Winter

1600 - 1610     Closing Remarks and Plans for Next Year

Costs and Booking

The cost including a buffet lunch is £45.

For members of the Battlefields Trust or Friends of the National Civil War Centre there is a reduced cost of £30.

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/1646-members-tickets-1982118221959?aff=oddtdtcreator

Non Members: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1646-non-members-tickets-1981707213622?aff=oddtdtcreator

Alternatively please complete the form below and either:

For further information.

• Contact name : Kevin Winter
• Contact email : eastmidlands@battlefieldstrust.com
• Contact phone : 07748577506