The Civil Wars in 100 Objects with Professor Andrew Hopper

The civil wars between 1638 and 1651 were the most destabilising conflicts that the British and Irish peoples have ever endured.

During these turbulent times ordinary people experienced a dizzying world of change.

This book brings a history of objects approach to access this world of impoverishment, bereavement and suffering alongside exciting changes in religion, science, and politics.

From propaganda newsbooks to household goods, through the personal possessions and weapons of the famous, to the architecture that defined religious and military change, these objects offer intimate connections with the past and shed new light on these tumultuous times.Professor Andrew Hopper is a historian of religion, politics and society in early modern England with research expertise on the British and Irish Civil Wars.Book your place below.

If youd like to look around The Commandery, you can get half-price general admission from the shop on the day of the workshop.This talk is part of a commemorative programme of events for the 375th anniversary of the Battle of Worcester, 1651.