Edgehill 1642 / 2009

Went to visit the battlefield of Edgehill the other day – there’s a great pub there with lots of pictures, armour, etc. representing the Civil War inside it. We walked down the ridge a bit and then drove alongside it towards Tysoe. It really helped bring it to life for me, especially as there was a hard frost the night of the battle too.

Where the Parlimentarian army would have stood at the bottom (facing camera)

Where the Royalists would have stood at the top (no cars and houses then!)

It's a hill. And an edge.

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