Evening Dinner and Lecture 2026
Wednesday 14 June, 6.30pm for 7pm
‘The Battlefields of Northamptonshire’
Northamptonshire Heritage Forum, in conjunction with the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society and Delaprè Abbey, presents a wonderful opportunity to get together with likeminded people in a historic setting to enjoy a sumptuous meal followed by a captivating lecture.
The lecture
Why do so many people want to fight in Northamptonshire? For an apparently peaceful county an awful lot of armies have marched through the county, and many of them have ended up fighting here. From the (supposed) 200,000 in Boudicca’s army to the 1,000 or so followers of Captain Pouch, all the major wars in England left their mark on the county. With battlefields under threat like never before, now is a good time to reflect upon what they have meant to us and remember their stories.
Speaker
Graham Evans is the Chair of the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society. He studied Modern and Medieval History at the University of Sheffield and followed a successful career in Financial Services before retiring to spend more time with his books. He is author of “The Battle of Edgcote – 1469”, which won the Northamptonshire Heritage Forum Awards 2019 – Hindsight Award for the Best Published Work.
Dinner
A two-course dinner will be served at 7pm. The Bar will be available to purchase drinks - and the lecture will follow afterwards.
If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please do tell us about these and Delapre Abbey will aim to cater for you accordingly.
How to book
Two options: you can either complete the online form on this page OR download the printed form below it. The cost is £25 per person and includes a two-course dinner. If there are any special dietary requirements, it is important to list these against the member’s name on the form where indicated. You can include up to two attendees on the form but only one contact address is required. Admission tickets will be sent out from in early June - a stamped, addressed envelope needs to be provided for this purpose or you will need to collect them on the day.
Closing date: Monday 5 June 2026.
If you prefer, you can download a printed form and send it to the Forum by post, along with a stamped, addressed envelope for your tickets. You can include a cheque or pay by bank transfer, as above.
The Northamptonshire Heritage Forum gives formal notice that it makes arrangements for this event as Agents on behalf of each member attending and no liability can be accepted by the Forum for any injury, loss or inconvenience caused by any person in consequence of the event.