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SATURDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2026

Mortimers Cross Battlefield Project 

[ZOOM PRESENTATION - start at 14:15 for 14:30] tickets on sale from Christmas 2026

talk by Martin Hackett & Ian Maddox of the Mortimers Cross Battlefield Project

SATURDAY 7th MARCH 2026

Ham Green Pottery and Dundry Stone: North Somerset Medieval maritime trade 1150-1250

A fascinating fusion of archaeology and history provides a holistic approach into understanding aspects of the medieval mind, belief, business, trade, politics, war and cultural shift in the Bristol Channel region around 1200 A.D

talk by Philip Ashford

SATURDAY 4th APRIL 2026

Battle of Tewkesbury Revisted

talk by Steve Goodchild, Tewkesbury Battlesfield Society

MAY 2026

possible field visit - TBC

SATURDAY 13 JUNE 2026

JOINT STUDY DAY WITH SOMERSET BRANCH: Disappearing Kings : Death or Deposition? 

Manvers Street Baptist Church, Manvers Street, Bath  BA1 1JW

*  Professor Nigel Saul

*  Matt Lewis

*  Stephen David

*  Philippa Langley

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY mid JULY 2026

Tewkesbury Medieval Festival  TBC

We may once again be sharing the main Society stand at this superb annual event hosted by the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society. 

JULY 2026

possible field visit - TBC

SATURDAY 1st AUGUST 2026

Mancini

Illustrated talk by Annette Carson

[ZOOM PRESENTATION - start at 14:15 for 14:30] tickets on sale from June 2026

SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2026

Plans for a live meeting in Cheltenham - speaker TBC

SEPTEMBER 2026

possible field visit - TBC

SATURDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2026

Plans for a live meeting in Cheltenham - speaker TBC

WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2026 

BRANCH AGM

[ZOOM  - start at 19:15 for 19:30]

There is no talk planned at this short meeting but branch member participation is essential for quoracy to approve any changes to branch arrangements. 

SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2026 

Good Men and True or a World of Misplaced Men

Who were the participants in the Simnel and Warbeck Rebellions and what does it tell us?

Illustrated talk by Steve David

SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER 2026

Tapestries of Court & City

[ZOOM PRESENTATION - start at 14:15 for 14:30] tickets on sale from October 2026

Examining the growth in complexity of crafts and craftwork in Medieval Europe, through analysis and reflection on crafts people, the structures of associations such as guilds, and craftwork itself.

illustrated talk by Professor Katherine Wilson, University of Chester 

PLEASE NOTE : ALL LIVE MEETINGS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, WILL BE HELD AT THE EMMANUEL HALL, FAIRFIELD PARADE, LECKHAMPTON, GL53 7PJ

Meetings (Zoom and live) commence at 2:30 pm with the exception of field visits which are by arrangement. Any change to this time will be highlighted. 

For meetings where there is an outside speaker a charge of £6 will be made to offset costs [£7.50 for non-Branch members]. When there is no visiting speaker fee there will be a general charge of £1 per person, again, to offset cost.

Zoom charges are £6.00pp for members and guests alike. Links to Zoom presentation ticket sales will be posted here on the programme as they become available. They can also be booked offline via our branch Treasurer. 

programme page updated 29 August 2025