Date/Time
Date(s) - 23/02/2019
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
The Old Baptist Chapel
Categories
From the Battle of Crecy to the Mary Rose – two hundred years of English Archery
A Museum talk by members of the Walsingham Pilgrims living history group
11am & again at 2pm
Discover all about the exciting though perilous life of an archer from 1350 to 1550 and including:
How Medieval and Tudor Armies were raised and how they fought.
The Hundred Years War and the bloody Battle of Crecy.
The Wars of the Roses and the slaughter at Towton Field.
The archer’s life on Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose and how an English local militia repelled an invading French army.
There will also be the opportunity to handle a war bow of the period.
Tickets
Tickets available on the door or in advance from the museum
Adults £6.00 / Seniors & Students £4.50 / Children £2
(Includes admission to the John Moore Museum & The Old Baptist Chapel).
Contact Information
Contact: Simon Lawton (Curator)
E-Mail: curator@johnmooremuseum.org
Telephone: 01684 297174
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