Mark Turnbull

After a visit to Helmsley Castle at the age of 10, Mark Turnbull bought a pack of ‘top trump’ cards featuring the monarchs of England. The card portraying King Charles I fascinated him. Van Dyck’s regal portrait of the King and the fact that he was executed by his own people were the beginnings of Mark's passionate interest in the English Civil War that has lasted ever since.

He thoroughly enjoys bringing this period to life through writing, having written articles for magazines, local newspapers and online educational sites, and used to re-enact battles with The Sealed Knot.

Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He also produces a War of the Three Kingdoms podcast called 'CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words'. This was the first (and is is the longest running) podcast solely dedicated to the civil wars. It explores a variety of topics with leading historians and authors.

He is one of the co-founders (with Dr Erica Canela and Andrea Zuvich) of the Stuart History Festival, the world's first-ever festival dedicated to Stuart history.