Today marks 369 years since the execution of Charles Stuart, king of England, Scotland and Ireland, on a scaffold built next to the Banqueting Hall at Whitehall in London. He was, to all intents and purposes, to be executed in the street. He was surrounded by large numbers of soldiers, who faced the crowd rather…
Did you watch us re-enact the English Civil War in Nantwich? 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, and making…
It was a minor battle of the first English Civil War, but how did the relief of the besieged Cheshire town of Nantwich in 1644 set in motion events that would lead to the restoration of the monarchy? Following a year of setbacks, the victory of their forces at Nantwich on 25 January 1644 was…
Nantwich is a pleasant little town just outside of Crewe, famed for its old buildings and once a prosperous salt-producing and coaching centre. But for one day every January, the town plays host to hundreds of re-enactors who march through the town to commemorate the lifting of the Siege of Nantwich in 1644. After parading…