Edgehill – Newcastle's Foote

Erbert’s Edgehill

fish — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:04:37 +0000

In our final post for our series on Edgehill, Anne has once again written a great piece for our blog. This time though, Anne decided to take a look at things from a different angle and used her creative writing skills to write a piece on what it might have been like to be there that day… …

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#375Edgehill: The Battle of Edgehill, 23rd October 1642

fish — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:30:24 +0000

375 years ago today, the Battle of Edgehill took place just outside of Kineton, Warwickshire. It was the first of many pitched battles of the English Civil Wars that took place between 1642 and 1651. Regimental Member Anne has written a follow up to her piece about the road to rebellion that was published a couple of …

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The Road to Rebellion: Why did England go to war with itself?

fish — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 07:38:16 +0000

In just a couple of days time, it will be the 375th Anniversary of the Battle of Edgehill. This was the first pitched battle of the English Civil Wars that took place across the British Isles from 1642 to 1651. Although Edgehill is often considered the start of the wars, there was obviously a series …

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375 Edgehill, Warwickshire: 23rd & 24th September 2017

fish — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:12:22 +0000

Last weekend we all headed to the beautiful grounds of the Compton Verney Estate, just outside Kineton in Warwickshire for the first of our 375th Anniversary events, which you’ll see more and more of over the coming years. This weekend it was to re-enact the Battle of Edgehill which happened on the 23rd October 1642. …

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Battle of Edgehill, Warwickshire: 24th & 25th October 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:43:24 +0000

At the weekend, Newcastle’s regiment headed out for their final event of 2015 at Edgehill in Warwickshire. The event was held at Kineton Sports and Social Club, in the village of Kineton, just on the edge of the original battlefield. Having braved the rain on Saturday, glorious Autumn sunshine accompanied us on the memorial march …

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Upcoming Event: Battle of Edgehill – 24th & 25th October 2015.

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:32:37 +0000

This coming weekend is our last event of the season and much as we are sad to see the season drawing to an end, we’ll be enjoying this last event to the full. The Battle of Edgehill is widely regarded as the first pitched battle of the English Civil Wars and took place on the …

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