Events

CANCELLED -A Military Miscellany

Saturday 28th March 2026

Unfortunately this event has had to be cancelled. A refund will be arranged for anyone who has booked and prepaid.

A Joint Battlefields Trust/Richard III Society Study Day

At the Blake Suite, Alexander Fleming Building, Norwich School, The Close, Norwich. NR1 4EH

Price £28

                                                                                                                                                              

0925     Welcome

0930     Boudica by Duncan Mackay OR The Czars British Squadron by Tony Hawkins t.b.c

1030     Coffee

1100     A Family at War: what the Paston letters tell us about the experience of war and battle during the Wars of the Roses by Dr.David Grummitt, The Open University/ Richard 111 Society

1200     Lunch (not included in the price – make your own arrangements)

1330     The impact of Major General Sir Philip Skippon and Lord Jacob Astley on the outcome of the battle of Naseby by Mark Linnell, Chair, The Naseby Battlefield Project

1430     The Many Facets of T.E. Lawrence by Kevin Winter, The Battlefields Trust. Chair, The T.E. Lawrence Society

1530     Tea

1600      ‘A Tank called Elvis’ by Major Tom Mouat MBE, Defence Academy, Shrivenham.

1700     Vote of thanks and close

                                                                                                                                                              

To book a place, please contact Annmarie Hayek by phone 01603 664021 or email annmarielouise04@gmail.com and provide:

- Name of Event – ‘A Military Miscellany’

- Name of person booking

- Email for replies/acknowledgement

- Number of places to be booked

- Total Cost

- Confirmation of Bank Transfer Quote reference: "Military"

Emailed bookings will be acknowledged.

Please make your payment via bank transfer into this account:

A/c Name:   Norfolk Branch of the Richard III Society 

Sort Code:  30-98-97 

A/c No:        73798662 

 
 
 

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