Events in the Final Years of the English Civil Wars 1646 Conference – May 2026.

On Saturday, May 9 from 10:00AM to 5:00PM at the National Civil War Centre-Newark Museum, The Battlefields Trust East Midlands Region and the Friends of the National Civil War Centre will be holding their annual conference looking at events during the final year of the British Civil Wars in 1646.

Programme

• 10.00 – 10.30 Registration and tea/coffee
• 10.30 – 10.40 Welcome; Housekeeping; Friends and BT – aims & benefits of membership.
• 10.40 – 11.00 Where 1645 Part 2 Ended, presented by Don Smith
• 11.00 – 12.00 The Battle of Torrington and the demise of the royalist Western Army, presented by Terry Keefe
• 12.00 – 13.00 The Midlands and the surrender of Oxford, presented by Gregg Archer
• 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
• 14.00 – 15.00 Stow on the Wold 1646: the battle and its location, presented by Simon Marsh
• 15.00 – 16.00 The final siege and surrender of Newark & the King’s march north with the Scots, presented by Kevin Winter
• 16.00 – 16.10 Closing Remarks and Plans for Next Year

Costs and Booking

• The cost including a buffet lunch is £45.
• For members of the Battlefields Trust or Friends of the National Civil War Centre there is a reduced cost of £30.
• Non-members who join the Friends on the day and pay by standing order will be given a refund and pay only the reduced amount.

The easiest way to book a place at the Conference is via Eventbrite.