The Herring War between the Cinque Ports & Yarmouth Fair

The Cinque Ports were said to be noble and courageous and the monarchs of England relied on them for the defence of the south coast.

However, once the men of the Cinque Ports realised there were plenty of herring breeding in the silvery sandbanks off Great Yarmouth, their attention changed from defence to attack.

They were determined to control the North Sea fisheries come what may and used every tactic from fraudulent taxation to massacre to ensure that Cinque Ports men ruled Yarmouth Herring Fair.

Part of our regular History Hour programme, the talk will be given as usual by David EP Dennis and starts at 2pm. Tickets, priced at £8, can be pre-booked below or by phoning or visiting the museum (01424 222058). Alternatively email [email protected] with your request.