Having revisited some of the rare books in the Birmingham and Midland Institute Library, we are excited to be able to present some of them to the public. This will be the first of a series of ‘Meet The Books’ events.

On 24th January, 2026, you are invited to book an hour’s session with the five volumes of contemporaneous reports of the English Civil War. These books are exceedingly rare, four volumes appear to be inaccessible anywhere else in the world.

Sessions will be at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3pm, and are available through the following Eventbrite link. Our librarians will be on hand to guide and assist.

This event has limited time slots available. £20 per ticket. Please follow the Eventbrite link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reports-of-the-english-civil-war-tickets-1954024884029?aff=oddtdtcreator