Back in 2008 we reported the news about the discovery of 113 bodies found when archaeologists were excavating the remains of a medieval church. It was believed that they were Parliamentarian soldiers who had perished during the siege of York in 1644, just weeks before the decisive Battle of Marston Moor. More than four years…
It’s that time of year again when we dust off our kit and prepare to march through the streets of Nantwich in Cheshire this Saturday for another Holy Holly Day to mark the lifting of the Siege of Nantwich in 1643! For the past 41 years, the Sealed Knot has gathered in the town to…
It’s a step up from the tents we spend our ‘authentic’ events in and probably a darn sight warmer – a house with furniture from the 17th Century has gone under the hammer. According to The Daily Mail, “Auctioneers on a routine house inspection have uncovered a treasure trove of valuable antique items hailing from the 17th…
With so many cliches of the English Civil War – dashing Cavaliers and dour Roundheads, Cromwell vs. King Charles – embedded in our national consciousness, it’s very easy to look back at the social, military, and religious upheaval of the period and assume that this was somehow all inevitable. In fact, as Simon Court has pointed out in…
Happy New Year! Feel like you’re stuck in a rut? Fancy having a go at something new in the New Year? Why not give re-enacting with The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote a go? It’s the perfect new hobby for the New Year! You’ll be surprised just how much fun can be had –…
It can be argued that King Charles was, in many ways the architect of his own misfortune. While he fervently and honestly believed in the divine provenance of his power, his obstinacy and pride did nothing to convince his enemies. Nor did those he surrounded himself with. One of these his Parliamentarian opponents dubbed ‘malignant…
While we await confirmation of which events will be confirmed for 2013, we’ve updated our website’s events calendar to include the forthcoming Battle of Nantwich in January, as well as the next pub meetings in Leeds and Oxford. http://www.earlofmanchesters.co.uk/events.html
For the third year running, members of the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote helped bring 2,000 years of history alive at the Peterborough Heritage Festival. It was a weekend of rather mixed weathers – from torrential rain to blazing sunshine, but it didn’t stop thousands of people from visiting the huge historical encampment that…
As the rest of the country prepares to mark 60 years of HM Queen Elizabeth II sitting on the throne, what better way to celebrate this milestone than by revisiting a time when her ancestor’s* reign – and his height – was suddenly and radically shortened? From Saturday 2 until Monday 4 June, we’ll be…
A while back we discussed the effect the Sacking of Magdeburg had on the English Civil War eleven years later, in which we said “the true horrors of the Thirty Years War were thankfully absent during England’s strifes in the 1640s”. While that is certainly true in terms of scale, we wouldn’t want it to…