1645 - The Siege of Leicester by Mathew Morris.

Name: 1645 - The Siege of Leicester by Mathew Morris.
Start: 2026-05-26T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-26T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Leicester Guildhall

Schedule

Tue May 26 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Leicester Guildhall | Leicester, EN

In a bloody eight days in May 1645 the Royalist army commanded by King Charles I attacked and brutally sacked Leicester.
The siege, compared by contemporaries to the sack of Magdeburg, had a lasting impact on the town, outraged the nation, and contributed significantly to Charles I's downfall and eventual execution.
Now, archaeological evidence from excavations in Leicester is helping us to re-evaluate what happened.
Join archaeologist Mathew Morris to find out more about the fascinating and bloody story of the siege of Leicester.
Prebook:
https://www.leicestermuseums.org/whats-on/?museum=Leicester+Guildhall