This year is the 760th anniversary of the Battle of Evesham so the normal Battle Festival will be extended to provide a range of activities over 3 days (1 – 3 August) starting with:
Day 1/Friday when jousting and tournaments will be held on Crown Meadow
Days 2 and 3 will cover our award winning Medieval Festival and Battle Re-enactments in the meadows in Evesham
In addition, there will our first War Game Festival in Evesham: “Baron’s War 2025” in Wallace House, Oat Street, Evesham
The founding story of the Abbey of St Mary and St Ecgwine (Evesham Abbey) centres on a personal appearance by the Virgin Mary. The Abbey's continuing prosperity had much to do with the popularity of the cult of the Virgin...
Evesham's first Wargames Convention to help commemorate the 760th anniversary of the Battle of Evesham. Demonstration and participation games from Ancients to the Age of Napoleon, and more, with a Bring & Buy Sale, refreshments and a chance to meet...
King Henry V and Agincourt - was Agincourt England's finest 3 hours? Complete with armour, maille and weapons of the period! "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers ..." Come to hear about the greatest battle of England's most famous warrior King! A...
This is the Simon de Montfort Society's annual popular one-day Day School which features a number of lectures by leading academics, living history and re-enactment. More details will be posted later. The fee includes refreshments and lunch.
The Battle of Shrewsbury was waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on...
A Zoom only meeting featuring an examination of the contrast between life in the medieval hall and the chivalry ideal of life. Most of the Society's lectures are in person but because of the likely inclement weather at this time of...
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