In the mid-1600s the English navy went from being a small fleet supplemented by merchant vessels to the largest and most powerful navy in the world, a professional navy with proper administration, rules, and training.

Discover how this happened thanks to the influence of a small group of men, many of whom attended Huntingdon Grammar School!

Speaker Stuart Orme, curator of the Cromwell Museum

Free talk. Adults only. Advance booking essential.

For information and booking please ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk