Monthly Archives: August 2014

The 1645 Siege of Chester: coming back to life this weekend!

This Saturday and Sunday, the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote and the Sealed Knot will be re-enacting a skirmish from the Siege of Chester, which took place in 1645. But what was the siege and why was Chester so important in the first English Civil War? Chester was a Royalist stronghold right from the beginning of…

Just FIVE days until the English Civil War takes over Chester!

Arm your muskets, ready your pikes and prepare to be put through your paces – the English Civil War is coming to Chester this weekend! This FREE family-friendly weekend will see Chester’s English Civil War history come alive as the Sealed Knot re-creates the great siege of 1645/6. Travel back in time 350 years and witness Chester’s…