Experience a nation at war with itself in the Parliamentarian heartland of Northamptonshire! At Billing Aquadrome this Bank Holiday weekend, cannon will roar and musketeers will volley as an all action battle unfolds when members of the Sealed knot recreate two forces, one of the King Charles I and one of Parliament under the command…
On 23 April 1642, a herald appeared at the gates in the fortifications of Hull that led to the road to nearby Beverley. He called on the governor, Sir John Hotham, to open the gates and admit the King, Charles Stuart, who was nearby with 300 troops. Hull was a strategic port and site of an…
On 23 April 375 years ago, the governor of Hull, Sir John Hotham, refused to allow King Charles to enter the city and access the weapons stored within its walls. This small act of defiance heralded ten years of brutal civil war between the supports of the King and those of the English Parliament. On…
It’s safe to say that Prince Rupert of the Rhine is one of the unique characters of the 1640s and 1650s. With his long hair, youthful looks, and dashing deeds not only was he the archetypal “Cavalier” but more than 360 years ago he concocted one of his boldest plots in one of the strangest moments of the English…
On 23 April 375 years ago, the governor of Hull, Sir John Hotham, refused to allow King Charles to enter the city and access the weapons stored within its walls. This small act of defiance heralded ten years of brutal civil war between the supports of the King and those of the English Parliament. The…