Welcome to our new Patron – Dr Helen Castor
We are pleased to announce that Dr Helen Castor has accepted our invitation to become the Patron of the Towton Battlefield Society. I am sure that most of you will be aware of her contribution to the understanding of the medieval period, her many books, her TV and Radio work and some may have met [...]
The TBS shop re-opens with new lines and designes
We are pleased to announce that we have opened a new shop at Redbubble.com. Redbubble has a wide range of products, from mugs to phone cases to T shirts to notebooks, they even do tank tops and babygrows ! (and more). You can choose your Towton logo and select which product you would like it [...]
The TBS on Facebook and Twitter !
This website is a good place to look up information, times and dates. However if you like conversation with like minded Towton Battlefield enthusiasts or have on the fly questions you may like to visit our Facebook and Twitter sites. Link: TBS on Facebook Link: TBS on Twitter Link: TBS Tapestry Group on Facebook
Steve Hines RIP
We were saddened to hear of the death of Steve Hines in December . Steve was an active and influential member of the TBS. He was the man responsible for the memorial to the dead of Towton which was erected at Saxton Church in 2004. He had the idea, he created the design , he [...]
Roger Keech, film maker. RIP
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Roger Keech. Roger, of RKP productions was a great friend of the society, maker of the promotional video with Robert Hardy, a BBC documentary on Towton and our Towton DVD. He was generous to us with many of his resources, films and images [...]
On the sad news on the death of our Patron Robert Hardy CBE
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of our patron , Robert Hardy CBE . From the beginning he was the patron and great supporter of our society. He had kept close, attending our events and promoting our work. The most publicly notable being to attend our commemoration day and present [...]
Archaeological Report on the Old London Road, Towton
In 2016, Tim Sutherland as part of the Towton Battlefield Archaeology Project, with the help of volunteers from the TBS undertook an archaeological survey on a part of what is known as “The Old London Road” at Towton. What is now a bridleway on the edge of the battlefield has been in use as a [...]
Celebration as Historic England extend the Registered Battlefield Boundary for Towton ! :) :)
This is the cause for celebration , after many years of campaigning, meetings , endless phone calls and hard work we have finally won a significant extension of the Battlefield boundary at Towton. This is the first time since the creation of the register that a battlefield boundary has been altered so significantly. This extension [...]
Our new Visitor Information Centre is ready !
As you know we have purchased a new cabin for our “VIC” at the Crooked Billet Pub. We have had to vacate the Rockingham Arms after many happy years due to the rooms being re-used, and we used this as a opportunity to refresh our old cabin at the Crooked Billet. We are glad to [...]
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