New artefacts at Battle of Edgehill exhibition for 375th anniversary
St Peter’s Church in Radway will be open from 11am to 3pm on Saturday and Sunday for anyone to see the materials and finds relating to the first pitched battle of the English Civil War on October 23, 1642.
In addition to the normal material on display, there will be additional artefacts, provided by Jon Mann, including a framed document signed by King Charles 1st, a Battle of Edgehill Medal, and a 1643 Medal celebrating King Charles and Queen Henrietta Maria’s visit to the Edgehill Battlefield.
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Hide AdThe winners of the special poetry competition commemorating the anniversaries will be announced at 3pm on Saturday.
The competition has been judged by Clare Mulley, a Yorkshire-born poet, journalist and teacher who is Poet in Residence at the Battlefields Trust.
Clare will be present to comment on the poems and to announce the winners and present the prizes.
The exhibition was recently awarded the Battlefields Trust President’s Award for an outstanding contribution to the cause of battlefield preservation and interpretation.
For more information, visit www.battleofedgehillexhibitionradway.org.uk.