‘The Social History of the English Civil War Soldier’ by Alan Turton
Heath End Hall – 8pm 12th October
Alan is a military historian, who specialises in the English Civil War and the period up to the mid-18th century. From 1987-2011 he was the curator of the English Civil War site of Basing House (once the largest private house in Tudor England), which underwent the longest siege of the English Civil War.
Drawing on many decades of both re-enactment, living history and original research, Alan’s talk will give the background to the life of the ordinary English Civil War Soldier, both Royalist and Parliamentarian, using real and reproduction artifacts and clothing.
Alan will show the audience how the soldier was dressed, from the inside out, how he was armed, fed and paid.
Anyone with British ancestry will have in their family tree at least one person who served for one side or the other, or sometimes both. This tragic period is sometimes called the war without an enemy yet resulted in the proportional loss of more souls than in the First World War.
TADS recently published the illustrated foldout leaflet HISTORIC TADLEY,
which was made available at Tadley Library and other local outlets.
Here is a link to a four page pdf version in A4 format.
HISTORIC TADLEY leaflet – click here
With the current interest in the proposed housing development in south Tadley,
here is a link to the recent TADS Paper on the Portway Roman road which runs close to the development.
The Portway and other Roman Roads in the Tadley area
And here is a link to a short video produced by TADS on the Portway’s route in south Tadley:
TADS’s Portway video
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