The Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology

Military historian Andrew Robertshaw provides a fascinating insight into the work of the Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology exploring historic soldiers’ day-to-day lives through practical experimentation.

The Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology is the home of historical experimentation, focused on military attack and defence over the ages, from the Roman period to the Second World War.

Working in collaboration with the University of Kent and Wessex Archaeology, it provides research and educational experiences for schools, army recruits and fellow historians.

Its first project was to build a replica First World War trench system based on Railway Wood, Ypres, which is currently open to the public at the Kent Showground.

About the speaker

Andrew Robertshaw is a freelance military historian, author and broadcaster who specialises in military history from the early 17th century to the modern day. He has written 14 books on military history and archaeology. He has also appeared on several TV shows - including ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, ‘Time Team’ and ‘The Trench Detectives’ - and has been a historical consultant on feature films such ‘War Horse’ and ‘1917’.