Events


What's on

The Cromwell Museum has a wide variety of temporary exhibitions, events, talks and tours throughout the year to appeal to a range of interests. The entries below are our current programme for the next few months.

Cromwell Museum Spring Online Lecture Series

06-04-22 - 27-04-22
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
A four part lecture series on aspects of the life and times of Oliver Cromwell and the 17th Century by top experts in their field.
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‘’Faithful Fortress’: Newark in the Civil Wars’: a talk by Kevin Winter, National Civil War Centre

06-04-22 - 06-04-22
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
How did Newark, ‘Key to the North’, become a Royalist stronghold? This talk will look at the personalities, sieges and life in the town.
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‘A Beginner’s Guide to the Thirty Years’ War’: a talk by Prof Steve Murdoch

13-04-22 - 13-04-22
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Between 1618 and 1648 Europe was torn apart by this horrific conflict. What happened, why and how did it impact events in Britain?
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‘The Restless Republic: Life in the Republic of Britain’ : a talk by Anna Keay

20-04-22 - 20-04-22
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
What was life like in under the Commonwealth & Protectorate? Discover the character and contradictions of this unique period in our history.
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‘I thank God I can give you a Good Account of Basing’: a talk by Jessie Childs

27-04-22 - 27-04-22
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
The story of Basing House, the largest house in England, symbol of Royalist defiance, besieged repeatedly until it fell to Cromwell in 1645.
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Cromwell's Navy and the London

06-03-22 - 06-03-22
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A study day on the development of the navy in the 1600s and the amazing recent discoveries on the wreck of the 17th century warship 'London'
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