The World Turned Upside Down: the Experience of the British Civil Wars, a talk by Stuart Orme

We tend to think of the English Civil Wars as being rather romantic – with dashing stories of cavaliers and roundheads, but what was it really like for those who lived through this turbulent period? This talk looks at the experience of ordinary people, soldiers, and civilians, of one of the bloodiest and most important times in our history, including the real birth of ‘fake news’ and the origins of some of our modern sayings. Stuart has been the Curator of the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon since February 2018. He is a graduate historian with postgraduate qualifications in Education and Museum Studies, who has worked in Museums and Heritage in East Anglia for over 20 years. He has a passion for history, which he enjoys sharing with people through his work, as well as writing books and articles, delivering talks and through regular broadcasts on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.