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The speakers at the 2018 Helion conference offer a variety of
insights into the depth and direction of research into the Thirty
Years' War, with particular reference to the war's effect on the
British Isles, the careers of the officers from its shores who
participated in the conflict, and the 'trickle-down' effect of the
war into the military thinking and technology of those isles.
Keynote speaker Professor Steve Murdoch examines the changes in
understanding of British military participation in the Thirty
Years' War from a once unsophisticated and dismissive approach to a
more enriched and interesting field of study. Keith Dowen examines
the work of Catholic Irish colonel Gerat Barry, which has been
largely overlooked. Michal Paradowski looks into the careers of
three officers from the British Isles who fought abroad - Arthur
Aston Jr, James Butler and Scotsman James Murray. Arran Johnston
considers the importance of General Alexander Leslie and his
officer corps, and the importance of their overseas service in the
Thirty Years' War as the basis for the effectiveness of the
Scottish army in the Bishops' Wars. Prof. Martyn Bennett explores
the process of appointment of the rival command structures in 1642,
at the start of the English Civil Wars. David Flintham considers
the foreign, especially Dutch, influence on English fortification
during the period, the methods employed and those who practised
them. Stephen Ede-Borrett examines contemporary vexillology, and
how much the Thirty Years' War influenced the military flags used
by the English Armies from 1639 to 1651.
The theme of the 2016 Conference was 'Professionalism'. War
quickens the pace of military and technological change, and the
increasing pace and scope of European warfare during the 16th and
17th centuries prepared the ground for the professional military
forces we are familiar with today. The speakers at Helion&
Company's second annual English Civil War Conference examined a
broad range of subjects relating to the increasing
professionalisation of military bodies and their personnel
throughout the 17th century. Using the Royalist colonel Sir George
Lisle as a case study, Serena Jones addresses the concept of a
'professional officer' - exploring whether such a figure existed in
the mid-17th century and whether the term itself can be
legitimately applied to Lisle and his contemporaries. Stephen
Ede-Borrett uses soldiers' personal information found in late-17th
century 'Deserters' Notices' in The London Gazette to offer
insights into the composition of England's early standing army.
Professor Malcolm Wanklyn looks towards the Restoration and
examines how the internal dynamics of the New Model Army during the
Commonwealth period may have contributed to its failure to prevent
the return of the monarchy in 1660. John Barratt focuses on the
Royalist 'Northern Horse' during the first English Civil War and
assesses how the personal qualities and characteristics of its
officers and men contributed to its effectiveness in the field.
Andrew Robertshaw examines how the pre-Civil War military
experience of the officers of Marmaduke Rawdon's 'London Regiment'
contributed to its performance at Basing House and Faringdon
Garrison. Dr Jonathan Worton uses the Battle of Montgomery in 1644
to consider the structures and effectiveness of contemporary High
Command on both sides. Peter Leadbetter looks back to the early
part of the century to examine the men who comprised the pre-Civil
War county-trained bands and if (or how) they later participated in
the Civil Wars. Finally, Simon Marsh examines the career of James
Wemyss and demonstrates how his experiments in artillery technology
extended far further than creating the leather guns for which he is
best known.
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