Events Marking the 500 th Anniversary of the Birth of Henry VIII
- Tower of London - Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill ( until 17 th January 2010)
Displays the most complete collection of the king’s personal arms and armour ever assembled (except perhaps when he was still alive!). See the Tower of London website for more information.
- British Library - Henry VIII: Man and Monach ( until 6 th September 2009)
Displays documents from the collection of the British Library and is intended to outline the revolutionary change in ideas that took place during the reign of Henry VIII
- Hampton Court Palace – Henry’s Women (until 2 nd August 2009)
Displays portraits and artefacts relating to Henry VIII’s six wives.
- Windsor Castle – Henry VIII: A 500th Anniversary Exhibition (until 18 th April 2010)
Displays treasures surviving from the King’s reign, including a suit of armour made for him in 1540.
Croydon, London – Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose (until 7 th August 2009)
This exhibition is running at the Whitgift Conference Centre. It displays artefacts from the Mary Rose, many of which have never been seen in public before. For more information see www.maryrosehiddentreasures.org .
Pembroke Castle – Re-enactment Events
25 th/26 th July – Marcher Stuarts – a living history experience of the life of 17 th century soldiers and civilians.
8 th/9 th August – Sealed Knot – including skirmish
 National Army Museum, London – Roundheads and Cavaliers
This event occurs on the weekend of 5 th/6 th September 2009 and consists of activities primarily aimed at children.
Harley Gallery , Welbeck, Nottinghamshire – Passions and Defeats (until February 2010)
This exhibition explores the life of William Cavendish, 1 st Duke of Newcastle. See www.harleygallery.co.uk.
Richard III Foundation – Richard III: A Man and His Times (3 rd October 2009)
This will be held at the Dixie Grammar School, Market Bosworth and include the following speakers:
Dr Peter Jones |
Dr John Argentine (c1443-1508), royal physician and provost of King’s Collage, Cambridge |
David Baldwin |
Richard III and Elizabeth Woodville |
Dr David Hipshon |
Richard III and the Stanley-Harrington Feud |
Dr John Ashdown-Hill |
Beloved Cousyn – John Howard and the House of York |
John Fox |
This is the House that Jack Built: John Warenne’s Sandel |
For further details please contact: The Richard III Foundation, Hlaf Moon House, 32 Church Lane, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2NB.
Wallenstein Festival in Germany
This is in Altdorf. Altdorf was a Protestant university town up to the Thirty Years War. Its alumni played a major role in the early stages of the conflict when a number of the German princes sought to help the Bohemian rebels and then to oppose the Emperor. The Wallenstein connection is that he was a student there in 1599, one of nearly 500 Bohemian students at the time who were educated outside their homeland in radical Protestant
universities. Others included Basle, Jena, Heidelberg and Geneva, where they, in the words of the Emperor Ferdinand II, ‘in their youth, imbibed the spirit of rebellion and opposition to lawful authority’. A dozen of them served in the rebel government of Bohemia after the defenestration (Geoffrey Parker, Thirty Years War, p45).
Altdorf is accessible via Nuremburg from the United Kingdom as direct flights are available from some UK airports. It is on the S-Bahn transport network of that city. The journey takes around 40 minutes.
The Festival runs at the weekends between 27 th June and 26 th July 2009. It promises musicians and magicians entertaining the crowd on the market place, where groups of Altdorf inhabitants dressed as soldiers from the Thirty Years War will sell food and beverages. The main event is a "Lange Nacht" (‘Long Night’) taking place on Saturday 11 th July 2009.
There will be theatre performances of two plays on each weekend. These are the whole 150 minutes of Schiller’s Wallenstein trilogy and Franz Dittmar’s ‘Wallenstein in Altdorf’. The latter is about his student days and a duel over a young lady: before he was a Catholic convert and Imperialist general, the young Wallenstein was ‘educated as a Lutheran at the celebrated school of Altdorf until the authorities requested his removal, not without cause, since he had once taken part in a murderous brawl, and once nearly killed one of his servants’ (CV Wedgwood, Thirty Years War, p170). Both plays are in the Wichernhaushof, an open air, old Renaissance courtyard.
If anyone is interested, this is the link: www.wallensteinfestspiele.de
Please note that, if you are trying to buy tickets, credit cards are not accepted and payment will need to be in Euros.
Battlefields Archaeology – Uncovering Marston Moor (Friday 24 th July, 11pm-1pm)
Run by York Archaeological Trust as part of 2009 Festival of British Archaeology. Meet at the War Memorial, Marston Moor.
Battlefields Trust Events
- Battle of Marston Moor 1644 ( Wednesday 1 st July) The Towton Battlefield Society are visiting this battlefield meeting at Marston Moor at 7pm. (Graham Daryshire 01977 683825).
- Battle of Towton 1461 ( Sunday 5 th July 2009) Walk commences at 2pm from the Rockingham arms in Towton (Lancastrian side of the battlefield). (Graham Darbyshire 01977 683825).
 Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 ( Sunday July 12 th 2009) The Fair. A walk around part of the battlefield as part of the Medieval Festival. About 2 hours walking and talking. Donations to the Festival.. Meet at the Information Tent for 11.30 am start. (Steve Goodchild 01684 294939). In addition the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society do regular monthly Tewkesbury battlefield walks. From October to May these are at 2.30pm on the first Sunday of the month and from June to September at 7.30 pm on the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place is The Crescent (near Tewkesbury Abbey). (Steve Goodchild 01684 294939). - Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644 ( Sunday 12 th July 2009) Meet at the Brasenose pub in Cropredy village at 1.30pm. (Harvey Watson 01494 726673)
- English Civil War Festival York 2009 ( Saturday 22 nd to Monday 31 st August 2009). This will include a guided walk around the battlefield of Marston Moor on either Saturday 22 nd or Wednesday 26 th.
- 'Civil War Day' - Worcester Guildhall ( Thursday 3 rd September 2009). Discover History is holding its annual 'Civil War Day' at Worcester's Guildhall. This will be a day of exhibitors connected with the English Civil Wars. Examples will include Spetchley gardens, Hartlebury Castle and the County Archeological department. The event is free of charge and held on a High street location. The date is Thursday the 3rd September 2009 and it runs from 09.30- 16.30.
- Three Battles Festival ( Saturday 12 th September 2009). The Battle of Worcester Society, the Battle of Tewkesbury Society, Simon de Montfort Society and Richard III Society will be promoting the three Battles of Evesham 1265, Tewkesbury 1471 and Worcester 1651 at Worcester Cathedral. (Brian Bullock, wrbrian@yahoo.co.uk)
- Walk on a section of the Battlefields Trail ( Sunday 13 th September 2009). The Battlefields Trail was opened by the Battlefields Trust in 2006, as a public footpath linking the battlefields of Edgehill, Cropredy Bridge and and Edgcote. Today we will be walking from the village of Wardington to the village of Warmington. (Details from Harvey Watson 01494 726673 or DESDII-EL4c@mod.uk
- Edgehill Memorial Service ( Sunday 25 th October 2009). Date and other details to be confirmed.
- Second Newbury Battlefield Walk ( Sunday 25 th October 2009). Details to be confirmed ( Mercia / London branch).
Top image by Iain Stanford from the Society's recreation of the battle of Blenheim at Colours 2004. Coat of Arms from the
Richard III Foundation. Bavarian Drummer from Anton Hoffmann's the Army of the Blue King, 1905.
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