The 2023 Century of the Soldier Conference was held at the University of Worcester on the banks of the River Severn in the historic city of Worcester. The theme of the conference was 'Novelty and Change' and had a range of papers covering a variety of topics. The conference focused on new research and ideas that in some cases might have been overlooked in the disruption caused by the global pandemic. Chapters included are: . Professor Peter Wilson - Key note speaker: Novelty and Continuity in European Warfare 1618-1721 . David Flintham - 'Seats of war': current investigations into Civil War fortifications . Simon Marsh and Sam Wilson - 'In a plain or common near Stow' - finding the battle of Stow on the Wold 1646 . Dr. Andrew Abram - 'Dragoon Warfare in the Welsh Borders during the British Civil Wars' . Dr. Pádraig Lenihan - 'Countermarches, Caracoles and Charges: Firearms against Shock in Ireland 1641-43.' . Dr. Ed Furgol - 'Montrose's Army 1644-1646' . Andrew Robertshaw - 'The Civil War Career of Marmaduke Rawdon 1643?46' 11 b/w illustrations, 14 b/w photos, 8 b/w maps, 7 graphs, 13 tables