As the rest of the country prepares to mark 60 years of HM Queen Elizabeth II sitting on the throne, what better way to celebrate this milestone than by revisiting a time when her ancestor’s* reign – and his height – was suddenly and radically shortened? From Saturday 2 until Monday 4 June, we’ll be…
A while back we discussed the effect the Sacking of Magdeburg had on the English Civil War eleven years later, in which we said “the true horrors of the Thirty Years War were thankfully absent during England’s strifes in the 1640s”. While that is certainly true in terms of scale, we wouldn’t want it to…
Every last Thursday of the month, our members in the Leeds and Oxford areas get together for their regular drink and natter, and we’d love you to join us! We’ll be gathering from 7.30pm on Thursday 31st May at: The Palace on Kirkgate in Leeds and The King’s Arms on Holywell Street in Oxford. It’s the perfect relaxed…
368 years ago, Lincoln was a city on the front line. With its lofty castle and commanding views of the surrounding countryside, Lincoln was on the frontier between East Anglia, which was held by Parliament, and the midlands, which were mainly held by the King. Over the course of the wars, it changed hands several…
We’re continuing our ‘Musket Week’ here at the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote blog with one of our musketeers, Denise, explaining why she loves picking up her gun (which is a ‘she’, by the way) and marching onto the battlefield… 1.Your role in the regiment Corporal of Musket 2. Why did you join? I…
This is a matchlock musket. Doesn’t look like much? Well, technically it’s not – it’s essentially a tube with a small hole at one end and a big hole at the other. But this simple piece of steel and wood changed the face of warfare forever. The musket is quite a basic weapon, but the…