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If you have a field or a mystery that you would like us to investigate please contact us: field.detectives@gmail.com
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Investigation Invitation
The Field Detectives is a group of historians that seek opportunities to survey fields that can tell us more about how our historic landscapes evolved. By sharing the findings from our field surveys, we help to inform and re-engage people with their local heritage. One of our favourite sayings is “Every field tells a story”.
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Tickets are on Sale - The Trial of Colonel Francis Hacker
Sunday 1 June 2025 at 3.00 pm
The Guildhall, Leicester, LE1 5FQ
Following the success of The Field Detectives' premier performance of the re-enactment of Colonel Francis Hacker's trial at Stathern, we are proud to announce a second performance at The Guildhall, Leicester. Soak up the atmosphere of the building in which Francis would have walked, talked and worked during the Civil War, then let your imaginations take you to The Sessions House, London, on 15 October 1660, where Francis is on trial as a regicide for the part he played in the execution of King Charles I in 1649.
Hear his story and the evidence presented at his trial, then cast your vote –
GUILTY or NOT GUILTY, what will your verdict be?
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TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW - £8 at Event Details – Leicester Museums
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Money raised from ticket sales will be used to fund further Field Detective's Investigations
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Colonel Francis Hacker
Field Survey Calendar
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Hoveringham Hall Grounds
Priests Field Survey
Sunday 11th May 2025 – 10:30 am
Part of the broader Hoveringham Historic Landscape Study
Hoveringham Hall Close Investigation
Looking for the home of Sir Robert Goushill
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March to November 2025​​
The Field Detectives Talks Calendar