Towton Battlefield Society http://www.towton.org.uk Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:24:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 BULLETS BOOTS AND BANDAGES – Episodes 2 and 3 http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/bullets-boots-and-bandages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bullets-boots-and-bandages http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/bullets-boots-and-bandages/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:01:22 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=1038 This is a series on BBC 4, beginning on Thursday 2nd February at 21:00.  The first programme features the Siege of Harfleur and both Tim Sutherland and Helen Cox have been involved in the making of the series.

The dates and times of Episodes 2 & 3 of’ Bullets, Boots & Bandages.’
9th February, 9pm, BBC4 – Stealing a March – Episode 2

16th February, 9pm, BBC4 – Raising Arms – Episode 3.

Episode 1 which transmitted on the 2nd February 9pm, BBC4 – Staying Alive is now on i-player to view.

 

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/bullets-boots-and-bandages/feed/ 0 TIM ON THE TELLY – Monday 6th February http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/tim-on-the-telly-monday-6th-february/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tim-on-the-telly-monday-6th-february http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/tim-on-the-telly-monday-6th-february/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:57:49 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=1032 BBC 1 will be featuring Lord Dacre’s Tomb and our
resident archaeologist Tim Sutherland on its “Inside Out” programme on Monday
6th Feb at 19.30. Using the latest techniques, Tim and his research team, aptly
titled the “Tomb Readers” by the Beeb, will be deciphering the words on this
important monument.  Produced by talented TBS supporter Roger
Keech, this rare insight into the message from the grave looks to be essential
viewing. So book your place in front of the telly or hit the record button, and
you are in for a treat. To see a picture click here: Dacres Tomb

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/tim-on-the-telly-monday-6th-february/feed/ 0 Sheriff Hutton ‘s Richard III Weekend, 20 21 October 2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/sheriff-hutton-%e2%80%98s-richard-iii-weekend-20-21-october-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sheriff-hutton-%25e2%2580%2598s-richard-iii-weekend-20-21-october-2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/sheriff-hutton-%e2%80%98s-richard-iii-weekend-20-21-october-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:23:28 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=1010 They say that some of the best things on life are a well-kept secret and perhaps this
applies to the St. Helen and the Holy Cross church at Sheriff Hutton.

Did you know that there is supposedly an effigy of Richard’s son, Edward Prince of Wales
there?  Not to mention medieval furniture and a chantry chapel
dedicated to the powerful Neville family. What’s more, Towton
Battlefield Society have the honour of leading the Ricardian
procession on Sunday afternoon, so please come along and show your
support.  If all of that’s not enough to grab your attention, then
please note that Helen Cox will be giving a talk entitled “Family
ties – Richard III and Sheriff Hutton”. Your attendance will
provide vital funds needed to restore the church’s magnificent
Georgian pews.

For more details please see: Sheriff Hutton Richard III weekend pdf

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/sheriff-hutton-%e2%80%98s-richard-iii-weekend-20-21-october-2012/feed/ 0 YOUR CHANCE TO SHINE http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/your-chance-to-shine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-chance-to-shine http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/your-chance-to-shine/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:16:36 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=1001 Was it Robert Genn that said “In life and art it’s better to be an
enthusiastic amateur than a jaded professional”?  Well, that should
be encouragement enough for talented TBS members to put pen to paper and enter
the Richard III Foundation’s John Davey Research Grant for
Medieval Studies. This research grant is specifically aimed at local
historians and independent researchers with their funding. There are enough of
you out there who have written books and delivered lectures so we know you have
what it takes to win. So, please do not let this opportunity pass you
by.

There is also another competition aimed at under-graduate, MA and PhD
students. If you know of anyone who is studying the medieval period, please pass
this on.  TBS Member David Santiuste is a past winner, so we have a
proud reputation to uphold.

For more details, please click on:Scholarship and GrantFlyer pdf

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2012/01/30/your-chance-to-shine/feed/ 0 XMAS entertainment http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/19/xmas-entertainment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xmas-entertainment http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/19/xmas-entertainment/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:54:27 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=973 The Website team showed their versatility this Christmas by scripting and staging two sketches for the TBS Christmas gathering.

Dave Skillen had the audience in stitches with the help of his wife, Lynn, Peter Algar and Mick Dogett with his take on a Monty Python Classic entitled The Four Yorkist Men.  Chris Murphy also helped with the script.

This was followed by Peter Algar’s narration of The Taming of the Towton Shrew, delivered in classic Shakespearean style and acted out by members of the Frei Compagnie.  Mick Doggett once again showed his flair for comic acting by taking on the main role of Simon the Shrew.

The Scripts are appended and may we wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas.

The Four Yorkist Men pdf

The Taming of the Towton Shrew

 

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/19/xmas-entertainment/feed/ 0 Palm Sunday 2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/05/volunteers-required/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=volunteers-required http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/05/volunteers-required/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:57:14 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=964 It’s not long to the event on Palm Sunday 2012, please see the attached flyer for more details.

Towton 2012 pdf

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/05/volunteers-required/feed/ 0 BATTLEFIELD WALKS IN 2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/05/battlefield-walks-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=battlefield-walks-in-2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/05/battlefield-walks-in-2012/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:53:38 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=957 These are the dates for our programme of regular Battlefield Walks for the first half of 2012 .

 

 

All walks begin at the Rockingham Arms in Towton at 10.30am and all are on a Sunday.  You do not have to be a member of the TBS to come along, we don’t make a charge but any donation you care to make would be gratefully received.

 

 

11th December- Graham Darbyshire

15th January- Mark Taylor

29th January -Graham Darbyshire

12th Febuary -Peter Algar

26th Febuary- Graham Darbyshire

11th March- Guide Peter Algar

8th April- Graham Darbyshire

22nd April- Chris Murphy

13th May- Dave and Lynn Skillen

27th May- Martin Tarpey

10th June – Dave and Lynn Skillen

24th June- Martin Tarpey.

 

 

 

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/12/05/battlefield-walks-in-2012/feed/ 1 THE FREI COMPAGNIE IN 2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/22/the-frei-compagnie-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-frei-compagnie-in-2012 http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/22/the-frei-compagnie-in-2012/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:12:10 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=941 Here is an early list of the events at which the Frei Compagnie will be appearing in 2012.

Sat 31st Dec: Sandal Castle show n’ tell, 1.30 – 3pm

1st April: Towton Palm Sunday event

Sun May 6th: Friends of Lead Church Open Day, Crooked Billet

Sat 19th May: Sherburn Gala

Sat 16th June: St Oswalds Open Day

Sun 24th June: Monk Fryston & Hillam Village Fayre

Sat 7th July: Kirkby Wharfe Gala

July/Aug (date to be confirmed) Fort Paull

26th – 27th August: Cawood Craft Festival

Sat 1st September: Ledsham Fayre

29th – 30th September: Bolling Hall

This information is also on their page in the main body of the site

]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/22/the-frei-compagnie-in-2012/feed/ 0 Desert Island Discs http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/21/desert-island-discs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=desert-island-discs http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/21/desert-island-discs/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:10:01 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=936 TBS Patron Robert Hardy starred on BBC Radio 4′s Desert Island Discs on 20/11/11
with Kirsty Young.

 

You can listen to it here and download it for keeps as part of the BBC’s
archive service:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b017c8gp

 

Not surprisingly, Mr. Hardy chose his tome on the Longbow, that he’d
co-authored with Professor Matthew Strickland, as the book he would take with
him to the island.

 

Make yourself a cup of tea, break open the hobnobs and sit back and enjoy a
very entertaining interview.
]]> http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/21/desert-island-discs/feed/ 0 Campaign for King Richard III http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/21/campaign-for-king-richard-iii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=campaign-for-king-richard-iii http://www.towton.org.uk/2011/11/21/campaign-for-king-richard-iii/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:06:52 +0000 admin http://www.towton.org.uk/?p=928 Please lend your support to a campaign to set the record straight for our
most maligned monarch, King Richard III.

 

 

If you go to our Events tab you will see that TBS supports the efforts of
the “Richard III Project” which is an initiative aimed at getting the media
moguls to produce a TV series, to give a more sympathetic understanding of this
iconic king.  Not surprisingly, the group want the actor Richard Armitage to
star in the role.  Many of you will remember him as the hearthrob in the TV
adaptation of Robin Hood, where he turned the tables on Robin of the Greenwood
and received widespread acclaim for playing the sinister Guy of Gisburn.
Incidentally, Armitage was named Richard by his father as he was born on 22nd
August, the day that King Richard died at Bosworth.

 

 

Please visit the Events tab, click on the link and register your vote.
Thank you.
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