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About the English Civil War Society

The main aim of the English Civil War Society is to stimulate interest in the authentic re-creation of seventeenth century military life in Britain, and in so doing we endeavour to entertain and instruct our own members and the visitors to our events. We do this by continually striving for historical authenticity in our clothing, artifacts, methods, weapons and tactics.

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The Fairfax 400th Anniversary Conference E-mail

images/stories/thomas_fairfax_01.jpgA two day inter-disciplinary conference to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax will be held at the University of Leicester from 30 June to 1 July 2012. This conference will investigate the impact of Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671) upon his time and contemporaries. It will combine the approaches of historians and literary scholars to examine afresh his multiple roles as a general, politician, landowner, husband and literary figure. His memory, image and reputation in art, literature, media and film will also be assessed. Download the conference leaflet by clicking here.

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