Thursday 28 January 2016 – Talk by Mathew Morris, the archaeologist who led the search to find Richard III’s grave. Thursday 25 Feb 2016 – Talk by Richard Brooks Simon de Montfort – Martyr or Mountebank?
Richard Brooks is a freelance military historian with a particular interest in the intersection of naval and military history, and the use of hitherto untapped sources to develop fresh insights into past campaigns. Richard is the author of “Lewes and Evesham 1264-65: Simon de Montfort and the Barons’ War” and “The Knight Who Saved England: William Marshal and the French Invasion, 1217” both for Osprey. Previous books for Osprey include Solferino 1859 and Walcheren 1944. He was also Consultant Editor for The Times History of War.
Free to full members, otherwise £5.00 on the door.
All 7:30pm start at the Marriott Hotel, Eagle Drive, Northampton. NN4 7HW
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Northamptonshire Battlefields Society 