Battle of the beanfield

Battle of the Beanfield

An extract from Fierce Dancing: remembering the anniversary of an infamous day in British history.

The Battle of the Beanfield took place over several hours , 30 years ago today on the afternoom of Saturday 1 June 1985. When Wiltshire ...

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In Thatcher's Britain, riot police were unleashed on festival goers near Stonehenge. Six years later, the battered Peace Convoy won damages against police brutality.

On June 1st 1985, a convoy of new travellers, peace protestors, green activists and festival-goers set off from Savernake Forest in Wiltshire to establish the 12th annual free festival at Stonehenge. There were around 450 people in total, and they included a number of women and children. They never reached their destination. Eight miles from the Stones they were ambushed, assaulted and arrested with unprecedented brutality by a quasi-military police force.

Explore the WW1 Somme Battlefields on a 12 hour private tour from Paris by minibus or car.

This item has a Codex entry: Passchendaele Passchendaele is a map featured in the Battlefield 1: Apocalypse expansion.[1] The map is set during the infamous Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. The Third Battle of Ypres is launched by Britain to take control of positions south and east of the Belgium city Ypres. Fought in the completely obliterated village of Passchendaele, the battle is infamous for the dreadful combat conditions created by heavy rain and…