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Skirmish at Chewton Mendip. 12 June 1643
In thick fog near the village of Chewton Mendip the advance forces of the royalist and parliamentarian armies collided in a field lined with thick hedges. After a fierce see-saw battle, the royalists withdrew before continuing on to Bath.
ALT Chewton Mendip Image: "Chewton Mendip" by Sharon Loxton / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Battle of Tipton Green. 12 June 1644
Henry, Lord Wilmot, leading a force of cavalry to relieve Dudley Castle encounters a parliamentarian force under the Earl of Denbigh at Tipton Green. After an inconclusive engagement, Wilmot withdraws having accomplished his mission.
ALT Dudley Castle Image: Dudley Council / CC-SA-2.0
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Thursday 18th June 2026, 8pm.
Battlefields Trust Members Online Talk: The de Vere Earls of Oxford: the real survivors of the Wars of the Roses.
Further details at Events in our bio.
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Siege of Liverpool. 7-11 June 1644
On this day 1644. Prince Rupert stormed Liverpool.
Accounts state, 'the matter was disputed very hotly'. After fierce fighting by the outnumbered garrison, they evacuated the town on 11 June.
ALT Prince Rupert, the royalist commander © National Portrait Gallery
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10 June 1138. Battle of Clitheroe.
A Scottish army under magnate William fitz Duncan routs a heavily armoured English force near the river Ribble, in Lancashire. The victorious Scots march to join their main army under King David I near Northallerton.
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Saturday 11th July 2026, 1100 start, (please arrive a few minutes earlier).
Walk: The Pastons and the Wars of the Roses Siege of Caister Castle, Norfolk.
NB: Please advise attendance in advance. Further details at Events in our bio.
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Sunday 5th July 2026,10:30am
Siege of Chester 1645/46
A guided walk lasting about two hours led by Paul Wright looking at the 1645/1646 siege of Chester.
Further information at Events in our bio.
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Sunday 5th July 2026, 10am
Walk - King Alfred and the cakes - Athelney 678.
NB: Please notify attendance in advance. Further details at Events in our bio.
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Battle of Stokesay. 8 June 1645
Sir Michael Woodhouse, determined to recapture Stokesay Castle, assembles a small army and advances through Corvedale. He is brought to battle and defeated by the local parliamentarians. Although he escapes Sir William Croft is killed.
ALT View of Craven Arms to the north of Stokesay. The battle was fought in the fields from centre right to left. Image: Dpaajones CCA-SA 3.0
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Capture of Compton Wynyates. 7 June 1644
The royalist garrison at Compton Wynyates, after becoming a through nuisance to the local parliamentarians, was besieged by troops from the Warwick garrison. After bombarding the house for several days the garrison surrendered upon quarter
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Battle of Benburb. 5 June 1646
Pressured into gaining a victory over the Irish Confederate armies, Robert Munro led his army into Ulster. Caught and engaged by the Ulster Army at Benburb, Munro’s army was pinned against the Blackwater and destroyed by the victorious Irish.
ALT Benburb Battlefield Image: James O'Niell, CCA-SA-4.0
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2ndSiege of Basing. 4 June 1644
Col. Richard Horton begins a siege of Basing House. In early July, Colonel Morley arrives demanding the surrender of the house ‘to avoid the effusion of Christian blood.’ The Marquess of Winchester refused to surrender to Morley’s ‘crooked demand’.
ALT Crane View of Basing House Image: © N J Turton
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Big Battlefield Walks Weekends 2026
12th -13th and 19th-20th September 2026
With the success of its 2025 free battlefield walks, designed to coincide with Heritage Open Days, the Trust has decided to run another programme in 2026.
N.B. Booking required. See Events in our bio.
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Friday 10th July 2026, 1:30pm
Battle of Northampton 1460 - commemoration event
The annual commemoration of the battle of Northampton run by the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society.
Further information and contact details at Events in our bio.
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Saturday 4 July 2026, 10am-4pm.
Battle of Northampton 1460 - Battle Day
Northamptonshire Battlefields Society will be running walks of the battlefield and displaying a model of the battle at Delapre Abbey.
Further information and contact details at Events in our bio.
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Battle of Maidstone. 1 June 1648
Sir Thomas Fairfax being sent to quell the royalist uprising in Kent arrives before Maidstone. The royalists, seeking to hold back the parliamentarians, erect defences throughout the town. After some desperate fighting they are forced to surrender
ALT The memorial plaque of the last stand of the royalists Image: © The Battlefields Trust
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Saturday 25th July 2026, 10:45 or 11am (Meeting at 2 locations)
'Lechland Fight' 1645 - a Trisoc event
Where Legend Meets Primary Sources - A Battlefield Tour with Dr. Chris Scott
NB: Advance booking reqd. Full details at Events in our bio
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Sunday 28th June 2026, 2:30pm
The Military and Aviation history of Hounslow Heath
A 2 hour circular walk around Hounslow Heath, which explores the fascinating history of the small remaining segment in the midst of urban west London development
Further info at Events in our bio.
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29 May 1405
On Shipton Moor near York Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland (pictured), tricked rebel leaders Richard Scrope Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, into disbanding their several thousand strong army, before taking them prisoner for King Henry IV
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Thursday 4th June 2026, 8pm.
Battlefields Trust Members Online Talk: Why no battlefield? The 'bloodless' revolution in England, 1688.
For further details see Events in our bio.
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