How to fire a 17th Century cannon! There are fewer sights more impressive on a battlefield than a cannon being fired and in this video, Monika, Matross to the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote, takes you through the process of loading and firing a 17th Century ‘robinette’ cannon. During the English Civil War, cannons…
Meet a face of Manchester’s: Musketeer Gill We spend our summers battling as a team and spending time as a family – but who are the people who make up the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote? We’re delighted to introduce you to a face of our regiment using some of their favourite photos, as…
It’s not unreasonable, considering the sheer number of battlefields doted around the UK, to assume the English Civil War was a purely land-based conflict. And while men such as Raleigh and Nelson rightly hold their places within the pantheon of British naval heroes, Robert Blake’s endeavours at sea on behalf of the English Commonwealth seem…