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Naseby 1645 Naseby 1645 (the Naseby Battlefield Project) aims to enhance visitor facilities at Naseby battlefield. You can help by becoming a Friend or Benefactor

The vision of the Trustees is that the Naseby Battlefield Visitor Centre will be an information resource about the Battle itself, the Civil War, the political and social history of the era, the rural environment in the 1600s and what life was like at the time. It will place the English Civil War in its proper context in the evolution of
modern parliamentary democracy and by doing so put Naseby alongside
Hastings, Bosworth and Culloden in contemporary thinking.

🍁 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 - 𝑂𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚🛡️ 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 - 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟳 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢...
19/10/2026

🍁 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 - 𝑂𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚

🛡️ 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 - 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟳 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 ⚔️
🎨 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗨𝗠 – with our friends from Naseby 1645

Join us during the October Half Term at Daventry Museum for an extra-special FREE family craft session! ✂️

✨ Get creative with Battle of Naseby–themed crafts while discovering the incredible story of the most decisive battle of the English Civil War, fought just a few miles from Daventry.

********* 𝗜𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗷𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 **********

📅 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿
🕙 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟮𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺, 𝟯 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗡𝗡𝟭𝟭 𝟰𝗕𝗧

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome (children must be accompanied by a grown-up)
✅ No booking needed – just drop in!
🔗 𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://fb.me/e/7MRES7AmB

Naseby 1645 is coming to Melton Museum!Special Event!!!Meet a Musketeer, listen to some stories and much more. Friday 2...
19/10/2026

Naseby 1645 is coming to Melton Museum!

Special Event!!!

Meet a Musketeer, listen to some stories and much more.

Friday 23 October.

FREE 10.30am - 12.30pm

No need to book - just drop in.

Thank you, Northants Scouts! ⚜️Our Chair of Trustees, Mark Linnell, and Education and Youth Engagement Officer, Julie Ba...
15/10/2026

Thank you, Northants Scouts! ⚜️

Our Chair of Trustees, Mark Linnell, and Education and Youth Engagement Officer, Julie Ball, were delighted to be invited to the Northants Scouts AGM on 3 October 2026.

The invitation was a lovely thank you for our visits to Scout groups across the county as part of the Battle of Naseby’s 380th anniversary programme, alongside the anniversary activities on 14 June 2025.

We’re grateful to the Scouts for their warm welcome, enthusiasm and continued support of the Naseby Battlefield Project. It has been a real pleasure sharing the story of Naseby with young people across Northamptonshire and helping them discover the history on their doorstep.

Thank you for being part of it! 💚

On this day 14th October 1645 – Siege of Basing House On the 14th of October 1645, Basing House fell under siege to the ...
14/10/2026

On this day 14th October 1645 – Siege of Basing House

On the 14th of October 1645, Basing House fell under siege to the Parliamentarians. The house, under the command of John Paulet 5th Marquess of Wi******er on behalf of the King, had been under multiple sieges since 1643. Basing House fell on its third siege, due to the arrival of Oliver Cromwell with a siege train. These superior weapons ensured the success of the Parliamentarians. After a summons to surrender was ignored on the 11th, Cromwell launched an attack on the 14th which quickly overwhelmed the city walls. After the walls has been breached, Basing House was subject to pillaging and slaughter.
Basing House had been a prominent symbol of Royalist loyalty, and so when it did finally fall, it was another heavy blow to the morale of the Cavaliers. John Paulet (1598–1675), Fifth Marquis of Wi******er, Defender of Basing
unknown artist
Guildhall Wi******er
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John Paulet (1598–1675), Fifth Marquis of Wi******er, Defender of Basing | Art UK.

Come and join the fun as the Naseby crew make Battlefield Bats and Spooky Lanterns! We look forward to seeing you on Tu...
13/10/2026

Come and join the fun as the Naseby crew make Battlefield Bats and Spooky Lanterns! We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 27th October at Daventry Museum!

🗓️ ON THIS DAY 1645, LONDON.The House of Commons pushed the Lords to discuss the impeachment of the Earl of Stamford. P...
13/10/2026

🗓️ ON THIS DAY 1645, LONDON.
The House of Commons pushed the Lords to discuss the impeachment of the Earl of Stamford. Peers had been delaying the matter, seeing it as a breach of their privileges.
The issue stemmed from events on 20 May 1645. The earl and two of his servants were on the road to Clerkenwell when they came across Sir Arthur Haselrigg MP, who was heading home to Islington.
According to Haselrigg, the earl and his men - without provocation - set about him with a sword and other weapons, one even throwing a stone.
The matter was eventually dropped, coming as it did at the height of tensions between both houses over the Self Denying Ordinance. Thank you to for allowing us to share his post. Please check out his page :)

The school autumn term has gone off with a bang as we have found ourselves busy visiting schools, colleges and youth gro...
09/10/2026

The school autumn term has gone off with a bang as we have found ourselves busy visiting schools, colleges and youth groups from near and far. With the help from the players of the National Lottery, it gives us immense pleasure to share the history of this most important place. Here are just a few words that one school said about our visit to them this week: "Roundheads and Cavaliers have descended on Princethorpe today to take our Year 8 pupils back to 1645. The Naseby Battlefield Project's expert re-enactors are bringing the English Civil War vividly to life, in three workshops, sharing the events leading up to the decisive Battle of Naseby and the key figures whose decisions shaped the fate of King Charles I and the course of British history. Through presentations and hands-on activities, pupils are gaining a deeper understanding of the conflict and its lasting impact.
The interactive workshop is giving pupils the opportunity to handle replica weapons and discover the vital roles played by pike men, musketeers and drummers on the battlefield. One pupil even dressed in Civil War armour, while others practised military manoeuvres with pikes and learnt the importance of battlefield drumming in coordinating troops.
Pupils are also discovering more about Princethorpe's connections to the Civil War, as well as nearby historical locations including Daventry, where King Charles I's troops were based before the Battle of Naseby, and Edge Hill, the site of the first major Civil War battle.
Year 8 have approached the activities with enthusiasm and a real willingness to engage with the past. By stepping into the shoes of soldiers and their commanders, they are developing a better understanding of the challenges and battle strategies that faced this important period in British history.
A huge thank you to the Naseby Battlefield Project team for delivering such informative, engaging and memorable learning. They are really bringing the Civil War alive." We give thanks to the continued support of our volunteers who help to make this possible. To book your visit email [email protected]

Back on a sunny day in September, we had the absolute pleasure of inviting the Teamwork Trust to the Battlefield to expe...
09/10/2026

Back on a sunny day in September, we had the absolute pleasure of inviting the Teamwork Trust to the Battlefield to experience first hand what happened in this important place. Here is what they said about their visit: 381 years after the Battle of Naseby, members from our Wellingborough and Corby centres stood where the armies lined up.

Our timetables are shaped with our members, and history is a subject lots of them care about, so it has its place in the schedule alongside sessions like cooking, horticulture, music and art.

For the past few months that’s meant learning about Naseby, and we rounded it off with a tour of the battlefield itself.

We met Julie Ball from the Naseby Battlefield Project in the village, then drove in convoy to the viewpoints where each army gathered before the fighting began.

Our last stop was the monument overlooking the battlefield.

Julie talked us through the day step by step, from the first movements of each army to the part every key figure played in how it unfolded.

Everyone found it really interesting, and we learned a lot from Julie’s knowledge of the people and events on the day.

A huge thank you to Julie and her team for the tour, and to the weather for such a beautiful sunny September afternoon ☀️💙

Thank you to one guests for his kind words about his tour last weekend: "The most important place you’ve heard of, but n...
09/10/2026

Thank you to one guests for his kind words about his tour last weekend: "The most important place you’ve heard of, but never actually visited? The location of a truly pivotal moment in British and world history just 20 minutes down the road? The decisive battle that meant that Britain would forever after be a Parliamentary democracy?
I had the privilege last Saturday to join a Naseby Battlefield Tour with the lovely people at Naseby 1645. It was truly excellent! I thoroughly recommend it. Our brilliant guide escorted us to all the main viewpoints overlooking the site as well as to walk the main battlefield itself. Re-enactors dressed in period costume brought to life what it would have been like to be there on 14 June 1645. And the tactics, key moments, clashing personalities and pivotal decisions were all clearly described and explained.
This monumental clash involving a staggering 25,000 troops and some 11,000 horses took place between Sibbertoft, Clipston and Naseby. 381 years ago the landscape didn’t have the extensive hedgerows and wooded copses it does today, but was largely extensive open grass and crop land. Lasting just two hours on a sunny, clear Saturday morning it wasn’t the biggest or bloodiest of the Civil War battles, but it was the most decisive resulting in the complete destruction of the main Royalist army. All the main protagonists were there including Sir Thomas Fairfax, Henry Ireton and Prince Rupert and at moments King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell were just a few hundred yards apart.
Had the Royalists won, Parliament’s New Model Army would have been smashed. The victorious King would then likely have dispensed with parliaments altogether and developed authoritarian monarchist rule along the lines of absolutist France, Spain and Russia. As it was the King’s defeat meant that this country would ever after have a developing Parliamentary democracy that would be copied round the world."

On this Day – 24th of September 1645: Battle of Rowton HeathOn the 24th of September 1645, the Royalist forces suffered ...
24/09/2026

On this Day – 24th of September 1645: Battle of Rowton Heath

On the 24th of September 1645, the Royalist forces suffered another major loss against the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Rowton Heath. King Charles I had intended to meet with the Marquess of Montrose, unaware of his recent loss at Philiphaugh, but rerouted to Chester after hearing the city was under siege. As the last remaining Royalist port, it was crucial the city didn’t fall to the Parliamentarians. The Royalist plan was for Charles I to take some troops into the city, while Langdale leads the rest to pincer the Parliamentarian forces. This plan didn’t account for Poyntz’s Parliamentarian troops, who attacked Langdale before he could move against Chester. While initially Langdale pushed back the Parliamentarians, Poyntz was able to get reinforcements and cut off Langdale’s own, which led to the overall Parliamentarian victory.
Charles I apparently watched the defeat from a tower on Chester’s walls, and the loss did great damage to what was left of the Royalist forces. Charles withdrew from Chester soon after, and without the support of reinforcements Chester would fall on the 3rd of February 1646.
Portrait of Charles I
Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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