The last weekend of September saw a massive turn out for the Hereford Military History Festival, welcoming over 50 speakers including some of the world’s best-known military historians, strategic minds and highly-distinguished veterans talking about the full spectrum of military history. Among them were the new Stirling Memorial Series, which covered some of the current important national and global issues.
Spread over 5 venues, the 2026 event embraced elements of Hereford’s history holistically into each part of the event. From hosting talks in Hereford Cathedral – home to the world’s largest library of chained books and to the c.1300 medieval map of the world, the Mappa Mundi – to the Pavilion at Castle Green – a Grade II listed Georgian building on Medieval foundations located on the site of the long-gone Norman Hereford Castle – and St Peter’s Church – founded in 1074 by Walter De Lacy, William the Conqueror’s second in command at the Battle of Hastings, one of Britain’s most defining battles to this day.
This year also saw prominence given to The Stirling Series, so named after Lieutenant Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE, founder of the SAS. This series including discussions and debates on some of the most important issues of our time, between some of the best minds and most interesting voices in Britain today, including ‘The SAS – Past, Present and Future’, ‘DEFCON1? – The current national and globel geopolitical landscape’ and ‘Epic Fury, The Impact and concequences of war in Iran’.
For 2027, they will continue to build a program of parallel events celebrating Herefordshire’s role in Britain’s military history including a display of historic vehicles, re-enactments throughout the key moments in military history, from the Vikings to the Victorians.
If exploring Britain’s military history is something that interests you or your friends and family, then Monnington House is perfectly placed for up to 24 people to come and share in our local, and nationwide history. Book now for September 2027.
