Where: St John the Evangelist, New Briggate, Leeds LS2 8JD When: 10am – 4pm, 24-25 October 2026 The English Civil War is to return to Leeds — thanks to a special FREE event at a city church where Roundhead and Cavalier once clashed! Supported by Leeds 400, Leeds City Council and the Churches Conservation Trust,…
Watch us teach Alice Roberts how to fire a musket! Back before the pandemic, members of the Sealed Knot gathered at a location outside of Oxford to help Professor Alice Roberts uncover the Civil War history of King Charles’ wartime capital — and it got explosive! In Britain’s Most Historic Towns, Professor Roberts studies a key…
We were very excited to support an event at Baguley Hall in Wythenshawe, near Manchester. This stunning Grade-I listed building medieval manor house includes one of the oldest surviving medieval timber-framed halls in England. Built in the 14th Century, the building has been owned by the government since 1968 and for more than fifty years was…
Amazing people, amazing places — we’re still buzzing from our very own ‘regimental summer holiday’ in Pembrokeshire! Thanks to our friends Lord Saye & Sele’s Blew Regiment of Foote, we’ve been able to enjoy not just a great reenactment but also a little holiday with some of our favourite people. Everything kicked off with two…
By any standard, our event at Foxdenton Hall will leave memories that will last a lifetime… We returned to the lovely grounds of the Grade II* listed country house in Chadderton, near Manchester, for a weekend of ‘living history’. The weather gods shone on us — or, more specifically, dialled back both blazing sun and…
Bringing the biggest battle on English soil to life with friends new and old — we had a fantastic time at the muster at Marston Moor! Marston Moor in 1644 saw five separate armies meeting on moorland outside of York — the Royalist armies of Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle…
When: Saturday 4th — Sunday 5th July 2026 Where: Long Marston Village Hall & Recreation Ground York, YO26 7LW The Sealed Knot brings history to life, offering a chance to experience first-hand the horrors of a nation at war with itself, as well as providing a glimpse of everyday life in those days. Take a…
When: 10am-4pm. Saturday 18th — Sunday 19th July 2026 Where: Foxdenton Hall, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9QS Cannon will roar and history will come alive as the English Civil Wars return to Chadderton! Step back in time and straight into the conflict between Royalist and Parliamentarian, as the grounds of Foxdenton Hall play host to the…
When: Saturday 1st — Sunday 2nd August 2026 Where: Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, SA71 4LA We will be joining our friends, Lord Saye & Sele’s Regiment of Foote, for their event at Pembroke Castle — a Civil War re-enactment on the very ground that one of the most important battles of the war took place.…
It is with deep regret that the Sealed Knot’s Board of Directors have come to the unanimous decision that, due to the exceptional circumstances we are facing of drought conditions giving a high risk of wildfire and the clear advice not to undertake any activity that could start a fire, we have cancelled the ABH…