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Towton battlefield – the future

Sep 2, 2017

battles

archaeology, battle sites, Historic England, re-enactment, Tadcaster, Towton

As you can see from this post, the protected area near Tadcaster has now been extended by Historic England. This means that, every time it rains or snows near March 29, the annual re-enactment can be cancelled for health and safety reasons in the knowledge that it can go ahead on future occasions and that…
DIGGING FOR BRITAIN–NEW NEWS ON the BATTLE OF BARNET

Dec 18, 2016

archaeology, battles, television reviews

Barnet, battle sites, BBC4, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Tewkesbury, Wars of the Roses

Like Bosworth, the actual site of the Battle of Barnet has been the subject of much conjecture, especially as the area is heavily modernised. On the latest episode of DIGGING FOR BRITAIN, airing on BBC 4 on December 20 at 9 PM, experts take a new look at the site and believe they can now…
A strange correlation

May 2, 2015

battles

battle sites, rugby clubs, Wars of the Roses

Studying the locations of Premiership rugby teams the other day gave me an odd sense of deja vu with reference to “Roses” battles. Both feature a cluster in the midlands, one in the south-west, one in the north and one around the home counties. There are twelve of the former and about fifteen major battles,…