How a small field in North Lynn is changing our understanding of the English Civil War
During the summer of 1643 after a short siege, Parliament recaptured King’s Lynn. Refortified to a design seldom seen anywhere else in the country, the town became the principal supply base for Parliament’s armies operating in the east and northeast of England.
380 years later, King’s Lynn is home to King’s Lynn under Siege (KLuS) a ground-breaking archaeological project, investigating the town during the ‘English’ Civil Wars, and uncovering traces of the town’s fortifications. This talk will include the project’s excavations in 2021 (featured in Channel 4’s Great British Dig series), and in 2022, and its investigations in 2023.
The project is providing a rare insight into the design and construction of Civil War earthwork fortifications.
Speaker: David Flintham
David is the co-founder and project director of the King’s Lynn under Siege community archaeology project. He is the author of four books, and more than 60 other papers, essays, and articles on 17th century fortress warfare. David is also part of a research project ‘re-discovering’ London’s ECW fortifications, and has recently created the Civil War Fortifications Register, a database identifying every place that was fortified across the British Isles during the Civil Wars. A long-time member of the Fortress Study Group, he now serves on its committee.
FREE for FRAG Members
Non-members welcome – £5 cash, payable on the night
(card payment not currently possible)
The Venue for FRAG Talks has changed for Autumn 2026:
Flag Fen Archaeology Park
The Droveway
Northey Road
Peterborough PE6 7QJ
There is on-site parking available.
The talk will take place in the visitor centre.
