b'THE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS FREDERICK THE GREAT Scan hereScan here BIBLE IN ONE HAND, PISTOL IN THE OTHER for the fullPRUSSIAS MILITARY GENIUS for the full itinerary itinerary1623 August 2025 Historical Background 31 July8 August 2025 Historical Background8 days The English Civil Wars (1642-51) comprised the deadliest conflict ever fought9 days The influence of Frederick the Great in military thinking is incalculable. The Expert Historians: on British soil. Although much historical attention has focused on the eventsExpert Historian: Emperor Napoleon was a great student of his campaigns and applied many Dr David Appleby in England and the key battles of Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby, thisof the lessons learned to his own brand of military genius. His ability to turn was a conflict that engulfed the entirety of the Three Stuart Kingdoms,Professor Matthias Strohn surprise to his own tactical advantage depended not only upon his own Activity Level: 2 led to a trial and execution of the King, the establishment of a Republic,Activity Level: 2 quick thinking but upon the quality of the superbly trained Prussian Army, and profoundly shaped the history of Britain and Ireland. Churchill, in hisits able commanders and their ability to make rapid decisions. As the great This eight-day tour of England takes us toHistory of the English-Speaking Peoples, wrote of the English Civil War thatman wrote in his instructions, the primary maxim for an offensive war is underlying the apparently clear-cut constitutional issue was a religious andThis wide-ranging tour of the battles andto formulate ambitious plans.hit the enemy hard and do not be content the scenes of all the major battles: Edgehill,class conflict. Suggesting that one of the main drivers was based on classsieges of the War of Austrian Succession Marston Moor and Naseby; the Kings capitaland Seven Years War in Europe takes usto harass him on his frontiers.[and] devise every conceivable means of of Oxford; the wonderful cities of York andand material considerations is both misleading and unhelpful; yet this visionconcealing your intentions.of the wars as David (in the guise of the Parliamentarians) rising up againstto some of the most evocative locations Worcester; key fortresses and houses; andGoliath (the Royalists) pervades. This was simply not the case. In the Englishin the life of Frederick the Great and what the sites of many other the key battles andCivil War brother fought against brother,we consider the best battlefield sites in the sieges. We start in Oxford and finish in theand father against son and nothingdevelopment of this consummate military northern city of York, both with their rich Civilhas imprinted itself so deeply on thegenius. The trip includes the site of Rossbach, War histories, and nowadays with excellentnations memory as the national civilFredericks greatest victory, and Hochkirk, rail and air links. struggle of the mid-17th Century. one of his greatest blunders. And at Pirna we This tour will include a special visit to thehear about the remarkable story of defeated battlefield at Naseby guided by the NasebySaxon troops joining the great mans army. Battlefield Project and including access toAlongside the amazing battle sites we also areas not open to the public. visit fortresses such as Kodzko, successfully besieged and stormed by the Austrians in 1760, and Kostrzyn. The trip culminates in a visit to the Fredericks palace of Sanssouci where we see his grave. Travelling through beautiful rolling countryside we experience warm central European hospitality and visit some less well-known, little-disturbed battlefields and fortresses to provide an almost perfect platform from which to demonstrate Frederick the Greats tactical and strategical genius.Day 1 Oxford. Arrive at hotel midday, light lunch and introductory talk;Civil War walking tour. Hotel in Oxford - 2 nights. (L,D)Day 2 Battles of Newbury, Shaw House, siege of Basing House,Donnington Castle. (B,L,D)Day 3 Broughton Castle, Battles of Cropredy Bridge and Edgehill. Day 1 Fly London to Berlin or make your own arrangements to join the tour atHotel in Stratford-on-Avon - 2 nights. (B,L,D) the hotel. Drive to Osterfeld. Check into hotel1 night. Introductory talk before dinner. (D)Day 4 Battle of Worcester. Powick Bridge; Worcester tour to include the Day 2. Rossbach. Drive to Dresden - free time. Hotel in Dresden - 2 nights. (B,D)Commandery, Fort Royal Park, Cathedral; City Museum. (B,L)Day 5 Special full day visit to the battlefield of Naseby led by the Naseby Day 3. Hochkirch, Pirna (outside of fortress only), Knigstein Fortress.Battlefield Project. Hotel - I night. (B,L,D) Return to Dresden. (B,D)Day 6 . Siege of Newark and National Civil War Centre, Civil War walking tour ofDay 4. Drive to Prague via Lobositz. Free time. Hotel in Prague - 1 night. (B,D)Newark; Archbishops Palace Southwell. Hotel in York - 2 nights. (B,D)Day 5. Kolin, Soor, drive to Kodzko. Hotel1 night. (B,D)Day 7 Battle of Marston Moor, St James Church Bilborough; free time Day 6 . Kodzko (Glatz) Fortress, afternoon drive to Kostrzyn. Hotel - 2 nights. (B,D)in York. (B,L,D) Day 7 Zondorf, Kostrzyn Fortress and Museum. (B,D)ESSENTIALS Day 8 . York in the Civil War walking tour. Tour ends after lunch. York has ESSENTIALS Day 8 . Drive to Potsdam - Sanssouci Palace, on to Berlin - Charlottenburg Palace,excellent rail connections including regular trains to London. (B) evening stroll along den Linten. Hotel in Berlin1 night. (B,D)4-star hotels, meals as indicated,3-4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Day 9 . Free time in Berlin. Afternoon transfer to airport for flight to London or drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,perhaps extend your stay in Germany. (B)tour manager and expert historiantour manager and expert historian throughout, all internal travel. throughout, all internal travel,optional travel from UK.28 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 29'