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Dr Andrew Hooper is organising a conference on new approaches to the Battle of Naseby at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire, on Sunday 29 June 2008. Sir Thomas Fairfax was commander of the Parliamentarian Army in this major Battle of the British Civil Wars so there is clearly considerable Fairfax interest in this event.
New Approaches to the Battle of Naseby
A day conference organised by the Centre for English Local History
University of Leicester
Kelmarsh Hall, Sunday 29 June 2008
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Programme
09.30 – 09.50 Registration and Coffee
9.50 – 10.00 Dr Andrew Hopper (Leicester) Welcome
10.00 – 11.00 Prof. Martyn Bennett (Nottingham Trent), ‘ "…None are to share with Him": Cromwell, Naseby and God’
11.00 – 12.00 Dr Jason Peacey (UCL), ‘Opening the King’s Cabinet: Propaganda and
Public Opinion after Naseby’
12.00 – 12.15 Coffee
12.15 – 13.15 Glenn Foard (Project Officer, Battlefields Trust), ‘Recent Advances in Battlefield Archaeology: the Implications for Naseby’
13.15 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.30 Martin Marix Evans (Chairman, Naseby Battlefield Project) ‘Battlefield Tour: Interpreting the Landscape of the Battle of Naseby’
16.30 – 17.00 Afternoon Tea
17.00 – 18.00 Closing Lecture: Prof. Ian Gentles (Tyndale University College, Toronto), ‘The Legacy of Naseby’
Conference Details
This conference will investigate the past, present and future of Naseby. It will link the recent successful approaches to the battle by academic historians, archaeologists and landscape analysts, encouraging them to engage with a public audience. It will celebrate and look to build upon the exciting developments made in recent years by the Naseby Battlefield Project: http://www.naseby.com/
Registration
To register for the day please send your name, address, email and contact details in an envelope marked ‘Naseby day Conference’ to the Centre for English Local History, no later than 1 June 2008. Please enclose a cheque payable to ‘The University of Leicester’ for £29.50 per person. This will cover admission to Kelmarsh, buffet lunch, refreshments and the battlefield tour. Please bring waterproofs and sturdy footwear in case of poor weather.
Ms Lucy Byrne
Centre for English Local History
Marc Fitch Historical Institute
5 Salisbury Road
Leicester, LE1 7QR
Please refer any queries to the conference organiser, Dr Andrew Hopper:
Directions to Kelmarsh
Kelmarsh Hall is 5 miles south of Market Harborough’s railway station. The journey time from London St Pancras is just 75 minutes. The Hall is easy to reach by road. Exit the A14 at J2 and head north on the A508 towards Market Harborough. The Hall’s entrance gates are on the Kelmarsh crossroads, just 500m north of the A14. Naseby battlefield lies just 3 miles west of Kelmarsh Hall. http://www.kelmarsh.com/
Accommodation
Northamptonshire holds proof that there is more to a good night’s sleep than just a roof over your head. Visit www.explorenorthamptonshire.co.uk for special offers and discounts at a full range of accommodation in the county, some with online booking.
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