On 23 April 375 years ago, the governor of Hull, Sir John Hotham, refused to allow King Charles to enter the city and access the weapons stored within its walls. This small act of defiance heralded ten years of brutal civil war between the supports of the King and those of the English Parliament. The…
Battling the elements AND the Royalists – Sherborne Castle was an incredible Bank Holiday weekend! August Bank Holiday musters are always very special occasions for the Sealed Knot and four our regiment – since the entire society turns out they’re often the last event of the year where we’ll see all our friends from other regiments, and are…
Live in or are visiting the south west this Bank Holiday Weekend? Well, today and tomorrow the entire Sealed Knot is laying siege to Sherborne Castle in Dorset! We’re there right now, recreating the civil war history of the castle and taking visitors back to the 17th Century when the Digbys and the old castle stood for…
This Bank Holiday weekend, step back in time and watch a huge battle at Sherborne Castle in Dorset This Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 23rd August to Bank Holiday Monday 25th August, we’ll be at Sherborne Castle in Dorset – a spectacular location for the biggest English Civil War re-enactment you’ll see anywhere in the country this summer. This two-day event will…
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…