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Find out what we’ve been up to this summer, including an updates on our programmes and summer events, and a highly successful 1815 Challenge!
The Battle of Waterloo had a huge influence on British history – and British pub names! There are dozens of pubs in the UK with names relating to the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington and Napoleon. Find your local with our new map.
Find out what we got up to in 2020 after the unfortunate cancellation of our 2020 excavation in Belgium due to COVID-19, and how our Virtual Programme provided a lifeline for Veterans and Serving Military Personnel during a difficult time. To help us continue our work, please consider making a donation.
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Julian and Ben Parker, a father and son duo on site have a very tangible link to the battle of Waterloo. Julian, an ex army captain grew up in the military, as his dad was a Colonel in the army as well. Ans it turned out, there were more military men in the family’s history. In 2015, Julian’s family discovered …
At Waterloo Uncovered, we often get visitors whose ancestors fought in the battle. Last Friday, we were visited by a group who toured the battlefield and came to see us at our dig at Hougoumont. Here are their stories: Francis Seymour is a descendant of Captain Horace Beauchamp Seymour, who was on Lord Uxbridge’s staff. Luke Ponsonby is descended from …
Sam Alexander Wilson (30) is a professional archaeologist from Basingstoke. He’s been part of the Waterloo Uncovered team right from the start, and has seen how much impact it can make a person -for the good. For Sam, it’s his fourth year on the dig as a supervisor. This year has been quite a different experience. “For the first time, we …
WU People: Sebastiaan Loche Sebastiaan Loche (43) from Zwolle in the Netherlands, is a veteran serving in the Dutch armed forces. He is part of a growing team of Dutch veterans taking part in Waterloo Uncovered. Their involvement reflects the increasing interest in battlefield archaeology in the Netherlands, and a curiosity to find out more about the important Dutch contribution …
