Did you come to Standford Hall or Newark this month to watch us re-enact the English Civil War? Just think, you could join us as we bring history to life across the country, camping in some of the most spectacular locations in England, Scotland, and Wales, having great fun afterwards by socialising around the campfire or down the beer tent,…
Not a big blog post this week, we’ll let the advertising flyer speak for itself: See you there for some great Bank Holiday action!
Back in 2010, The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote took part in filming for Rory and Paddy’s Even Greater British Adventure, a series which saw Paddy McGuiness and Rory McGrath journey around the country taking part in some of the weird and wonderful pastimes that people in the UK spend their free time indulging in. Series one…
What a Bank Holiday weekend! Newark-on-Trent came alive last week as the National Civil War Centre was opened in this historic town, which boasts the best preserved English Civil War defenses in the country. Here’s some video of what was an intense but incredibly well-attended battle, which took place by The Queen’s Sconse on the edge…
This weekend, Newark-on-Trent will be besieged – 369 years after Parliamentarian ‘Roundheads’ last encircled the Royalist ‘Cavalier’ town during the first English Civil War. Both The Sealed Knot and the English Civil War Society will be taking part to bring this closing chapter of the first civil war to life, with battles, encampments, characters, and educational…