LCT Lectures
2025-26 Winter Lecture Series
Each year, Linlithgow Civic Trust organises a series of lectures, presented over the autumn and winter.
The 2025-26 season is now almost complete. The last lecture in this series is Jon Cooper’s Survivors’ Guide to 16th Century Battle, which is free but ticketed, to control numbers.
- Survivors’ Guide to 16th Century Battle
Jon Cooper
Thursday 19th March at 7:30pm
Queen Margaret Hall, 53 Blackness Road, Linlithgow EH49 7JA
Jon Cooper We have had the history lesson about the lead up to the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge, with all the characters and episodes that could make a great six-part Netflix series… but what was it like to live through the years of conflict in the early 16th Century, both at home as a civilian onlooker or as a soldier in the ranks of the opposing armies?
Dr Jon Cooper takes us through the basic guide to survival in a world of chaos and battle across Scotland and Europe. He will discuss the process of enlistment, the type of warfare you would be expected to participate in, the enemy you may be asked to confront and the consequences of surviving the conflict … or not.
Be warned – it’s a gruesome subject, but only when you understand the nature of warfare can you really appreciate what played out along the banks of the River Avon in September 1526.
As numbers may be large and space is limited, this is a FREE ticketed event. Click here for Free Tickets. A voluntary donation can be made at the event.
