As well as pitting father against son, and brother against brother, the English Civil War also pitted Protestant against Protestant – and this August Bank Holiday two regimental preachers of the Sealed Knot will bring this fascinating aspect of the wars to life… This August Bank Holiday, The Sealed Knot celebrates its 50th anniversary with…
Muskets were fired! War cries were shouted! And sermons were preached! Not unlike our Parliamentarian predecessors in 1643, we took over Lancaster Castle last weekend and made it our home! The Earl of Manchester’s garrisoned this impressive 11th Century castle and former prison to bring the English Civil War back to life. As well as…
With its formidable walls looking down on the former county town of Lancashire, what part did Lancaster Castle play in the English Civil War? The 17th Century poet and biographer Lucy Hutchinson once said “every county has a civil war, more or less, within itself” – and that is certainly true in Lancashire. Like many…