Photo: Yorkshire Evening Post Every last Thursday of the month, our members get together for their regular drink and natter, and we’d love you to join us! If you’re thinking of having a go at re-enactment, there’s no better than way than having a natter with our members over a drink – they’ll be happy to…
The August Bank Holiday weekend is always a special for the Sealed Knot – it’s when the entire society comes from all over the country, and abroad, to one place and puts on the biggest historical re-enactment battles you’ll see in the UK. This year, on Saturday 23rd August to Bank Holiday Monday 25th August,…
We’re still coming down from the highs of restaging The Siege of Chester at the weekend. Weren’t able to make it? Then we’ve dug out some great videos we found online of the event on 9th and 10th August, beneath the walls of this ancient city. Enjoy! And don’t forget – YOU could be a part…
(Photo from The Chester Chronicle) What a weekend! Thank you to EVERYONE who turned out to see us bring Chester’s English Civil War history to life last weekend. It was a fantastic weekend that our members absolutely loved and it was the enthusiasm, attention, and applause of the public that made it all worthwhile. We were…
Did you came to Deans Field in Chester today 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…
There’s just 24 hours until our living history encampment on Deans Field in the heart of Chester opens to the public for a FREE weekend of family entertainment and education! Come and discover all about the Chester’s role in the English Civil War as King Charles’ last stronghold and how the Parliamentarians laid siege to…
The English Civil War history of Chester will come alive this weekend – but be wary of the Plague Doctor, as you might be his next ‘patient’! With masks stuffed with herbs and straw to ward off ‘bad’ air, the Plague Doctors were a common sight in Britain during the 16th and 17th Centuries when great…
This Saturday and Sunday, the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote and the Sealed Knot will be re-enacting a skirmish from the Siege of Chester, which took place in 1645. But what was the siege and why was Chester so important in the first English Civil War? Chester was a Royalist stronghold right from the beginning of…
Arm your muskets, ready your pikes and prepare to be put through your paces – the English Civil War is coming to Chester this weekend! This FREE family-friendly weekend will see Chester’s English Civil War history come alive as the Sealed Knot re-creates the great siege of 1645/6. Travel back in time 350 years and witness Chester’s…
One of our musketeers, Denise, explains why she loves picking up her gun (which is a ‘she’, by the way) and marching onto the battlefield… 1.Your role in the regiment Sergeant of Musket 2. Why did you join? I joined because it was the silliest, funniest thing I’d ever experienced in my life! My best mate…