A series in which a historian and a professor of the history of war visit the scenes of five battles and a siege to describe the events of three centuries ago on the sites where they took place.
Speakers:
C. V. Wedgwood and N. H. Gibbs
6-Naseby, June 1645
In spite of Prince Rupert's successful cavalry charge and the stubborn resistance of their infantry the Royalists were defeated beyond hope of recovery at Naseby, where they were outnumbered by two to one. The speakers describe the battle and discuss Cromwell's tactics and the first appearance of the New Model Army.
(The recorded broadcast of July 15 in Network Three)
A twenty-four-page pamphlet, written by C. V. Wedgwood and containing maps and other illustrations, can be obtained, price Is. 3d., through newsagents and book-sellers or by sending a crossed postal order for Is. 3d. (not stamps, please) to [address removed]