17th Century Almanac for July – free quarter & contribution
The ‘hungry month’, campaigning armies, taxation and St Swithin.
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17th Century & The General Crisis
The 17th Century and The General Crisis – age of climate change, conflict, famine and war
Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk
Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – the King’s decisive victory The Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – an English Civil War battle involving four armies and a navy, fought across ten square
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Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk
Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk The Siege of Devizes 1643 – the Devizes Arts Festival 2025 walk. Author Charles Cordell will lead a guided battlefield walk
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17th Century Almanac for January – age of change & crisis
Age of change & upheaval – of art & science, of persecution & war.
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17th Century Historical Fiction – real, relatable & relevant
Europe’s ‘Golden Age’ of war, persecution, famine and plague.
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Cornwall in the English Civil War – Truro Museum author talk
Cornwall in the English Civil War – a Royal Cornwall Museum lunchtime talk. Author Charles Cordell will talk about The General Crisis of the 17th Century and the collapse into
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