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About Waterloo Uncovered

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="efda5c68-b09f-416a-8040-8b49b4ac693a" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" alt="About Waterloo Uncovered" title_text="About Waterloo Uncovered" background_image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/About-Header.jpg" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="8dea5759-788e-46f7-9e78-f368b11c5cac" text_font="|800|||||||" text_orientation="center" global_colors_info="{}"]ABOUT US Learn more about Waterloo Uncovered; who we are, what we do, and the people that make all of this possible.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=""||divi||400" icon_width="40px" url="#Explore" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_icon][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" module_id="Explore" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" background_color="#A51261" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" header_4_text_color="#87bbc3" header_4_font_size="26px" text_orientation="center" background_layout="dark" header_3_font_size_tablet="" header_3_font_size_phone="" header_3_font_size_last_edited="on|desktop" header_4_font_size_tablet="26px" header_4_font_size_phone="18px" header_4_font_size_last_edited="on|phone" global_colors_info="{}"]Waterloo Uncovered: Celebrating 10 Years of Recovery through Discovery In 2025, Waterloo Uncovered is celebrating our 10 year anniversary.  We are delighted to share our plans for the future, as we look forward to continuing our programmes in support of veteran and serving military personnel recovery and wellbeing as we make more discoveries about the Battle of Waterloo.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" max_width="700px" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_code _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" 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global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb title="PATRON" url="/about-waterloo-uncovered/patron/" use_icon="on" font_icon="&||divi||400" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="6bec05be-5db2-4353-a5ad-648b8789f704" body_font="|||on|||||" link_option_url="/about-waterloo-uncovered/patron/" global_colors_info="{}"]Meet our patron, Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_3" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][dipl_interactive_image_card title="TRUSTEES" image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Waterloo-Trustees.jpeg" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" module_alignment="center" max_height="610px" custom_padding="||||false|false" link_option_url="/about-waterloo-uncovered/trustees/" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb 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Programmes

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="efda5c68-b09f-416a-8040-8b49b4ac693a" background_image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Homepage2.jpg" custom_padding="150px||150px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="60px||||false|false" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="8dea5759-788e-46f7-9e78-f368b11c5cac" global_colors_info="{}"]PROGRAMMES All of the programmes at Waterloo Uncovered enable beneficiaries to engage with archaeology whilst supporting their wellbeing in a community setting. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=""||divi||400" icon_width="40px" url="#Explore" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_icon][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" module_id="Explore" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting expressions of interest for our Autumn 2025 programmes.  More details are in our attached Autumn 2025 programme prospectus.  Applications are open to UK veterans and serving military personnel who have not previously participated in a Waterloo Uncovered programme.   We currently have two programmes available:[/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title="Battlefields Uncovered" use_icon="on" font_icon="$||divi||400" icon_placement="left" content_max_width="625px" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" header_text_color="#582642" border_radii_image="on|50%|50%|50%|50%" border_width_all_image="1px" border_color_all_image="#582642" global_colors_info="{}"]Our virtual programme that supports veterans and serving personnel to learn and develop knowledge, reduce loneliness and isolation, improve mental health and wellbeing, and equip beneficiaries with transferable skills.  Starting in early December, the programme runs for 16 weeks and is online.  Take a look at our video highlights here. Contact: Vicki Haverkate, Head of Education, vicki@waterloouncovered.com[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title="Exhibition Programme" use_icon="on" font_icon="$||divi||400" icon_placement="left" content_max_width="625px" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" header_text_color="#582642" border_radii_image="on|50%|50%|50%|50%" border_width_all_image="1px" border_color_all_image="#582642" global_colors_info="{}"]A collaboration between Waterloo Uncovered and the Royal Hospital Chelsea, running from the end of October to early December.  Beneficiaries will curate an exhibition of objects from our collection, culminating in a small pop up exhibition at the Royal Hospital Chelsea which will be open to the public over the weekend of 29-30 November.   Contact: Liam Fitzgerald, Programmes & Impact Officer, l.fitzgerald@waterloouncovered.com[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]We are therefore requesting Expressions of Interest from individual beneficiaries and referral ...

Impact

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News

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Archaeology

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="efda5c68-b09f-416a-8040-8b49b4ac693a" background_image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/One-of-several-horse-skeletons-discovered-in-2022-and-excavated-in-2024-©Chris-van-Houts-1.jpg" custom_padding="150px||150px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="8dea5759-788e-46f7-9e78-f368b11c5cac" text_font="|800|||||||" max_width="550px" global_colors_info="{}"]ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeology is at the heart of Waterloo Uncovered as we uncover the objects through our excavations on the battlefield and discover their stories on our programmes. Find out more about the objects in the collection - from musket balls to skeletons - right here.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=""||divi||400" icon_width="40px" url="#Explore" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_icon][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" module_id="Explore" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" background_color="#A51261" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" text_font="|||on|||||" header_4_text_color="#87bbc3" header_4_font_size="26px" background_layout="dark" header_3_font_size_tablet="" header_3_font_size_phone="" header_3_font_size_last_edited="on|desktop" header_4_font_size_tablet="26px" header_4_font_size_phone="18px" header_4_font_size_last_edited="on|phone" global_colors_info="{}"]The Battle of Waterloo and Archaeology Get to grips with the basics of the Battle of Waterloo and archaeology before diving into our discoveries.   EXPLORE OUR CONTENT EXPLORE OUR VIDEOS, LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PODCAST EPISODES TO LEARN  ALL ABOUT THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BATTLEFIELD - AND MUCH, MUCH MORE![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure="1_4,1_4,1_2" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_module="23365899" saved_tabs="all" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="1_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][dipl_interactive_image_card title="View Video" image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Videos.jpg" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="||||false|false" global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb title="SEE OUR VIDEOS" url="/archaeology/archaeology-videos/" use_icon="on" font_icon="&||divi||400" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="492d3d59-8420-4764-a7b3-e2170979f983" link_option_url="/archaeology/archaeology-videos/" global_colors_info="{}"]A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS[/et_pb_blurb][dipl_interactive_image_card title="Get the basics" image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Battle.jpg" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="||||false|false" link_option_url="/archaeology/battle-of-waterloo/" global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb title="BATTLE OF WATERLOO" url="/archaeology/battle-of-waterloo/" use_icon="on" font_icon="&||divi||400" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="492d3d59-8420-4764-a7b3-e2170979f983" link_option_url="/archaeology/battle-of-waterloo/" global_colors_info="{}"]GET TO GRIPS WITH THE BASICS[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][dipl_interactive_image_card title="Listen Now" image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Podcast.jpg" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="||||false|false" global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb title="LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS" url="/archaeology/podcasts/" use_icon="on" font_icon="&||divi||400" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="492d3d59-8420-4764-a7b3-e2170979f983" link_option_url="/archaeology/podcasts/" global_colors_info="{}"]VISITING HISTORIANS[/et_pb_blurb][dipl_interactive_image_card title="View Article" image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Introduction.jpg" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="||||false|false" link_option_url="/archaeology/intro-to-archaeology/" global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb title="INTRO TO ARCHAELOGY" url="/archaeology/intro-to-archaeology/" use_icon="on" font_icon="&||divi||400" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="492d3d59-8420-4764-a7b3-e2170979f983" link_option_url="/archaeology/intro-to-archaeology/" global_colors_info="{}"]FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR WORK ON THE BATTLEFIELD.[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}"][dipl_interactive_image_card title="View Lectures" image="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lectures-e1740508443484.jpg" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" module_alignment="center" custom_padding="||||false|false" link_option_url="/archaeology/lectures/" global_colors_info="{}"][/dipl_interactive_image_card][et_pb_blurb ...

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Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, Glasgow University

The Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, Glasgow University, is a pioneer and world leader in the fields of battlefield and conflict archaeology and has carried out archaeological investigations on conflict sites ranging from the medieval to modern eras across the globe. The Centre provides Waterloo Uncovered with essential expertise, not least through the provision of its Director, Prof. Tony Pollard as one of our archaeological directors.

Donor Engagement Event

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The Midlands Finds Programme comes to Thoresby Hall

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="8b212cdd-83fb-4c10-9de1-1f66fbb79052" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"]In March 2025, we concluded our Midlands Finds Programme 2025 with an outreach heritage day at the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Hall. The event gave our beneficiaries the opportunity to share the archaeological knowledge they gained during the 7-week programme by presenting an “Object Biography”, based on a find of their choosing. It was a hugely successful event, allowing our veterans to confidently showcase their work while engaging with well over 200 members of the local public and heritage community.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src="https://www.waterloouncovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Midlands-Finds-Programme-1.jpg" alt="Midlands Finds Programme" title_text="Midlands Finds Programme" align="center" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

Battlefields Uncovered: Congratulations to our graduating class of 2025!

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Core Team

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Abbie Boyle

Abbie joined Waterloo Uncovered in early 2024, having spent over 20 years in the diplomatic service.  With a strong background in international relations, policy and programming, Abbie has completed overseas postings in - amongst others - Iraq, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Abbie is a veteran, as a former Royal Naval Reservist, and has a keen interest in supporting veterans, serving military personnel and their families.  Abbie has a broad range of experience in the charity sector, as a charity trustee and a former Director of Operations at The Poppy Factory.

Dr. Liam Fitzgerald

Liam joined the Waterloo Uncovered team in 2024 (having volunteered for six years) to help develop our support programmes and monitor their impact. Having completed his PhD on 18th and 19th-century prize medals at Kings College and the British Museum, Liam has a strong background in exhibition design. He has curated displays for the British Museum, the Hougoumont Farm Museum and various charitable campaigns

Vicki Haverkate

Vicki joined the Waterloo Uncovered team in 2019 (having volunteered since the first excavation) and is an experienced field archaeologist and educator. She worked for several years in commercial archaeology, in the UK, Europe and Africa, before discovering she also enjoyed teaching and moved into education and teaching at Utrecht University. Vicki brought students along to our excavation whose interaction with veterans and serving personnel inspired Waterloo Uncovered to expand our educational programming. Vicki continues to shape this process and our educational objectives and design.

Dr Euan Loarridge

Euan is a conflict history and archaeology researcher based in Scotland. He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow's Centre for Battlefield Archaeology and has volunteered as a Finds Officer for Waterloo Uncovered since 2016.  He joined the team in 2023 to assist in the design and delivery of our educational and outreach support programmes.

Rupert Barclay

Rupert comes from an archaeology background, having studied at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London alongside Waterloo Uncovered co-founders Mark Evans and Charlie Foinette.  In 2004, Rupert made a career change, moving from archaeology to working in TV, and has worked as a filmmaker ever since.  Rupert films a variety of pieces for Waterloo Uncovered including footage of the summer excavations and our programmes. His work can be difficult and fast-paced, particularly on site where there are many different discoveries needing to be filmed at all times, but Rupert finds it both challenging and rewarding.

Audrey Chavert

Audrey is a French archaeologist who studied History of Art and Archaeology at the University of Toulouse, and completed her Masters at the University of Lyon. Her research involved an analysis of quern stones in the Neolithic, a field in which she has continued to contribute.  Developing her career across the UK and France, Audrey has been involved in a range of sites, including Roman villa’s, numerous stratified urban sites in London across zone 1 and a WWI mass grave. Since working as a Project Officer in France, Audrey has continued her professional development, training in anthropology at the University of Bordeaux in 2014. Audrey is currently working as a Finds Officer for MOLA, and is responsible for Waterloo Uncovered's 6500+ finds from the Waterloo battlefield.

Trustees

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Brigadier Greville Bibby (retd) CBE

Greville has been Chairman of Trustees of Waterloo Uncovered from the formation of the Charity in 2016. He enjoyed a full career in the Army, initially with the Grenadier Guards and latterly the Coldstream Guards. He experienced operational service in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan and peacetime service in Germany and throughout the UK which included ceremonial duties in London. He is passionate about providing opportunities that support the recovery of serving military personnel and veterans adversely affected by their military service.

George Waters

George joined as a Trustee in 2025.  He served in the British Army for 25 years, culminating with a tour as Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards on operations in Afghanistan in 2007/8.  Hence a passion for veterans welfare and an enduring interest in Waterloo – and especially Hougoumont Farm.  He has been an active supporter of the charity since inception and is delighted to have been invited to become a trustee.

Lorraine Money

Lorraine is a Warrant Officer in the British Army. Originally from Jamaica, she joined the Army at the age of 17 and is serving in the Adjutant General’s Corps, Staff and Personnel Support (AGC(SPS)). Her current role is the Regimental Administrative Warrant Officer with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards in Windsor where she is the professional lead for the routine delivery of unit personnel administration. Lorraine obtained a Psychology degree from the Open University and is keen to affect change in her newly appointed role as a trustee; she has recently been appointed as the charity’s safeguarding champion.