List of History Links

[title] The Swing Riots and the Battle of Bossenden Wood – Mary Sullivan
[description] General account which contextualises the Bossenden battle with respect to the Swing Riots.
[url] https://whitstableviews.com/2020/07/03/the-swing-riots-and-the-battle-of-bossenden-wood/

[title] The Battle of Bossenden Wood 1838: Madman or Messiah? – Posy Gentles
[description] Contextualises the background of Courtenay, the local environment, the battle and briefly the aftermath.
[url] https://favershamlife.org/the-battle-of-bossenden-wood-1838/

[title] Welcome to Courtenay Country: A place where history is not quite what it seems – Geoffrey Crothall
[description] Brief general account with some photographs.
[url] https://geoffreycrothall.com/584.html

[title] Wikipedia entry: Battle of Bossenden Wood
[description] Background to the battle and its aftermath.
[url] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bossenden_Wood

[title] Wikipedia entry: John Nichols Thom
[description] Outlining John Toms life, death, aftermath and legacy.
[url] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nichols_Thom

[title] South-East History Boards: The Battle of Bossenden Wood, 1838
[description] Description of the events in May 1838 and Bennett’s memorial in Canterbury Cathedral.
[url] https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=5143.0

[title] Hail the Messiah: ​Bossenden Wood, Kent, 1838: Lieutenant Boswell Bennett, 45th Foot
[description] Description of the events in May 1838 and Bennett’s memorial in Canterbury Cathedral.
[url] http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/hail-the-messiah-the-battle-of-bossenden-wood-england-1837.html