The Century of the Soldier Conference 2016
Saturday, 10th September 2016
9AM-4PM
Rowley's House, Shrewsbury
Shropshire
The 2nd Helion Century of the Soldier conference is just a few weeks a way now, with still some tickets available.
This year's conference will be run in partnership with the Pike and Shot Society, and will take place in the historic Rowley's House, home to University Centre Shrewsbury.
Ticket price includes entry, tea, coffee and cold drinks available all day, along with a delicious buffet lunch.
We will also be offering a free guided walk of the Civil War sites of Shrewsbury, to take place at the end of the conference.
The theme of this year's conference will be 'Military Professionalism'.
We shall be hosting eight delegates, who represent the current standard of research into 17th Century warfare in the U.K.
Paper Synopses
- Prof. Malcolm Wanklyn – The New Model Army and Politics 1659-60
- Serena Jones – A 'Professional Officer'? Colonel George Lisle and professional reputations in the English Civil Wars, 1642-48
- Andrew Robertshaw – Cavaliers on the field of Mars: The Honourable Artillery Company and Trained Bands as the training ground for the officers of the 'London Regiment' in the Royalist Army 1643-46'
- Peter Leadbetter – 'Organising the Perfect Militia. The Leicestershire Trained Bands prior to the Civil Wars'
- Stephen Ede Borrett – "The Rank and File of the British Army 1667 to 1699 from the Deserters' Notices in the London Gazette"
- Dr Jonathan Worton – "The advantage of cooperation and conjunction of forces": The battle of Montgomery and High Command during the First English Civil War.
- Simon Marsh – 'A Case of Drakes' – James Wemyss and Artillery Innovation in the Civil War
- John Barrett – "A Rabble of Gentility?" The Northern Horse, 1644-45
Tickets are available from the Helion website.
For further information, please contact series editor Charles Singleton.
We shall also have short presentations by a number of related interest groups. The Pike and Shot Society, the Battlefields Trust, and the Helion and Company trade stand will be in attendance.
