We’re thrilled that our Specialist Regimental Researcher, Steve Erskine, has been invited to a give a talk for the Richmond Walking and Book Festival in September!
Inspired by the novels of Jane Austen and intriguingly titled ‘Sighing for a Soldier: The Lure of the Scarlet Coatee’, Steve’s talk will explore the pleasures, opportunities and pitfalls of life in the North York Militia in the 1800s for young men from local families – a rather adventurous way of life that no doubt included the irresistible attentions of the local female population!
Find out more in What’s On: Sighing for a Soldier: The Lure of the Scarlet Coatee
Hosted in the stunning Normanby Room at The Green Howards Museum on 25th September at 1100hrs, tickets are £8 and you can buy tickets through the Richmond Walking and Book Festival.