Arguably, the fate of Britain’s future hinged on the outcome of the bloody battle that took place at Winceby, near Horncastle, on 11 October 1643. As this talk explains, not only did Winceby mark an important turning point in the English Civil War, but it also came close to witnessing the death of a man who went on to become one of the most infamous characters in British history: Oliver Cromwell. The talk will also examine the impact of the battle on local memory and folklore from the seventeenth century down to the present day.

Dr Jon Fitzgibbons is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Lincoln. He is author of the book Cromwell’s Head and a member of the SLHA Executive Committee.

This talk is organised by the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA) and is open to all.