Conference
Waterloo Association Autumn Lecture Weekend – Peterborough
Friday 9th October to Sunday 11th October 2026
Bull Hotel, Westgate, Peterborough, PE1 1RX
This weekend will feature the world of 1806; 220 years on!
It will include a range of talks including:
Nelson’s Naval Career; An Overview (John Morewood)
Villeneuve: The Inconvenient Admiral (Paul Chamberlain)
Napoleon Conquers Prussia 1806: The battles of Jena & Auerstadt (Andrew Field)
(The Julian Spilsbury Memorial Lecture)
A Poisoned Chalice – General Junot as ‘King of Portugal’. The First Invasion of Portugal (David Buttery)
Saturday afternoon: Edward Jenner, Napoleon and Blossom the Cow, Jenner’s smallpox vaccine and how this influenced the Napoleonic Wars. (Paul Chamberlain)
The Naval War of 1812 (John Morewood)
The Marshal who would be King – Marshal Soult and the Second Invasion of Portugal (David Buttery)
The Pursuit of the Prussians: Lubeck & Magdeburg (Andrew Field)
Our venue, The Bull Hotel, is Peterborough’s premier hotel, and is the only AA recognised four star hotel in the city centre.
Originally dating back to the 17th century, this grade two listed building has, over the years, been carefully restored and refurbished.
The hotel is a ten minute walk from Peterborough railway station and offers free parking to hotel residents.
The cost includes full board, with two nights’ accommodation with breakfast, wine with dinner on the Friday and Saturday evenings, buffet lunches on Saturday and Sunday. The cost is based on a minimum attendance of 30 persons, with the estimated cost at £450 per single attendee, and £725 for two people sharing. Single non-residential £272 (includes all meals).
A deposit of £50 per person is required at time of booking with balance payable by the 11th of September 2026.
Expressions of interest and bookings should be sent to Steve Wright at: wa1815.sjw@gmail.com
Payments should be made to The Waterloo Association, Lloyds Bank, Sort Code 309829, Account No.01053522; or sent by cheque to the Treasurer at 6 Rhiwederyn Close, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff CF5 4TR.