Our reenactment season for 2025 has now come to a close – and what a year it’s been! Members of The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote have been up and down the country to bring the past to life at some amazing locations, from stately homes to housing estates. So we thought we would…
When: 9am-3pm, Saturday 24 January 2026 Where: Nantwich, Cheshire (march to town square, followed by battle on Mill Island) We are delighted to be returning to the town of Nantwich with our comrades in the Sealed Knot for another march and battle in this historica town. Click here to go to the event website >> For…
When: 11.30am-5pm (4.30pm Monday), Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May Where: Deene Park, Northamptonshire NN17 3EG DEENE PARK PLUNDERED – an English Civil War conflict in Northamptonshire. Click here to book your tickets Join The Sealed Knot on the May Bank Holiday weekend as we explore what it was like to live, and fight during…
When: 10am-5pm, 9 May 2026 Where: Golcar Scout and Community Centre, Manor Rd, Golcar, Huddersfield HD7 4QE We are delighted to be a part of this annual celebration of life in Golcar. This annual village festival supposedly takes its name from the great Methodist preacher John Wesley, who described the ladies of the village as…
When: 10am-4pm, Sunday 24th & Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2026 Where: Alresford Hall, Nr Colchester, Essex CO7 8AP Siege of Colchester (1648): Royalist commanders Sir George Lisle and Sir Charles Lucas led a determined defence of Colchester against Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax, but after a brutal siege the town fell, sealing a decisive Parliamentarian victory in the English…
Now THAT was a bit of a scorcher! The Earl of Manchester’s returned to Culcheth in Cheshire for a blazing hot weekend of history! Our members set up our tented encampment on Mill Field opposite The Raven Inn on Warrington Road, bringing the sights, sounds and – considering the temperature reached over 30° – smells of the…
It may have been a hot weekend, but there was plenty of cold, hard time to be done in the clink at Oxford! We had an amazing weekend at Oxford Castle & Prison, bringing the English Civil War history of this historic university city to life! When Oxford became the King’s de facto capital in…
To say that The Battle of Naseby at Lamport Hall was EPIC is a bit of an understatement! This late May Bank Holiday muster in the lush Northamptonshire countryside was the ideal combination of laughter, fun, friendship, and riotous beer tent dancing! A fantastic turnout from the Earl of Manchester’s saw us take to the…
The people of Golcar were once described as “gentle as lilies” and we had a gently fun time at Golcar Lily Day – including celebrating the very first event for two of our “newest” members! This lovely one-day multi-period event near Huddersfield is part of the annual ‘Golcar Lily Day’ celebrations, which gives us the…
It was a weekend of two halves at the major Sealed Knot muster at Charlton Park on first May Bank Holiday weekend – thanks to the English weather 😂😂😂 The Earl of Manchester’s made their way to the rolling West Country for a weekend of hanging out with friends, enjoying a drink, oh, and a…