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Upcoming conferences
The Wars of the Roses: Society
at War in the 15th Century
26 March 2011 at Tower of London
This conference has now SOLD OUT.
‘I will stir up in England some black storm,
Shall blow ten thousand souls to heaven or hell’
(Richard, Duke of York, Henry VI Part 2, Act III Scene I)
Ever since William Shakespeare wrote his cycle of history
plays the characters and events of the Wars of the Roses
have gripped the popular imagination. This inter-disciplinary
conference commemorates the 550th anniversary of the
battle of Towton, the bloodiest and most violent encounter
between the opposing Lancastrian and Yorkist armies.
The conference will bring together some of the leading
historians of the later middle ages who will re-evaluate our
current thinking into different aspects of the conflict.
Interpreting Battlefield Finds:
Making the Most of Museums
11 June 2011 at Royal Armouries, Leeds. All day
Royal Armouries Conference in association with The
Battlefields Trust
Venue: Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
Date: Saturday 11 June 2011
Tickets: £35 (including lunch), £25 (without lunch)
Concessions: (60+ and students): £20 (including lunch), £10
(without lunch)
This interactive study day will examine the process of
interpreting pieces recovered from battlefield sites and
especially how to tap in to the wealth of expert knowledge in
the field of the study of arms and armour.
It will highlight the range of assistance that museum
curators and arms and armour specialists can offer
archaeologists, military historians and indeed anyone who
has an interest in interpreting material discovered through
battlefield excavations.
Archaeologists and historians eminent in the field of the
study of battlefields and related sites will discuss aspects of
the role which can be played by museum collections and
staff in helping interpret objects recovered from them. They
will tackle a wide variety of fascinating topics covering the
period from the Norman Conquest to World War One and
sites including the battles of Fulford (1066) and Towton
(1461), an Elizabethan wreck off Alderney and The Somme.
The conference will also offer a unique opportunity to
examine and discuss battlefield related pieces from the
Royal Armouries collections.
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registration form is available to download as a PDF or you
can book your place by telephoning 0113 220 1888.
Upcoming Seminars:
The Battle of Towton
News
Saturday 9 April
550 years ago, on 29 March 1461 the largest and bloodiest
battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought about 12 miles
southwest of York, between the villages of Towton and
Saxton. According to the chroniclers more than 50,000
soldiers from the Houses of York and Lancaster fought in
blizzard conditions on that Palm Sunday 550 years ago. Join
us for this anniversary History In Your Hands seminar to
learn more about the arms and armour of the period, find
out how the battle unfolded and handle contemporary
pieces from the Royal Armouries' collections.
Fakes, Forgeries and Replicas
Saturday 21 May
Arms and armour made to deceive, dupe and enjoy!
Ahlspeiss to Zahgnal
Saturday 25 June
An introduction to staff weapons from East and West.
For more details or to book please email us at
educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk
or telephone 0113 220 1888
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Britain’s oldest museum - visit: www.royalarmouries.org
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