Every last Thursday of the month, our members in the Leeds and Oxford areas get together for their regular drink and natter, and we’d love you to join us! We’ll be gathering from 7.30pm on Thursday 31st May at: The Palace on Kirkgate in Leeds and The King’s Arms on Holywell Street in Oxford. It’s the perfect relaxed…
368 years ago, Lincoln was a city on the front line. With its lofty castle and commanding views of the surrounding countryside, Lincoln was on the frontier between East Anglia, which was held by Parliament, and the midlands, which were mainly held by the King. Over the course of the wars, it changed hands several…
We’re continuing our ‘Musket Week’ here at the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote blog with one of our musketeers, Denise, explaining 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 Corporal of Musket 2. Why did you join? I…
This is a matchlock musket. Doesn’t look like much? Well, technically it’s not – it’s essentially a tube with a small hole at one end and a big hole at the other. But this simple piece of steel and wood changed the face of warfare forever. The musket is quite a basic weapon, but the…
My name is Leigh and I am a pikeman in Manchester’s pike block. At the tender age of 11 I was dragged to an event in Aylesbury kicking and screaming, I hated it! Why was I being dragged half way across the country to pretend to fight in field? It turns out because it’s amazing…
Every last Thursday of the month, our members in the Leeds and Oxford areas get together for their regular drink and natter, and we’d love you to join us! We’ll be gathering from 7.30pm on Thursday 26th April at: The Palace on Kirkgate in Leeds and The King’s Arms on Holywell Street in Oxford. It’s the perfect relaxed…
Just like in the English Civil War, there are two main types of infantry soldier in the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote: pikemen and musketeers. Being a pikeman is one of the more strenuous roles you can do in the Sealed Knot, combining structured drill movements and coordination with the qualities of a competitive sport.…
This weekend we’ll be marking the festival day of England’s patron saint, St George! The Morley St George’s Festival takes place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April. The festival, which attracts thousands of visitors to the town every year, takes place in Morley, just outside of Leeds, which has been dubbed ‘the most patriotic…
Over the Easter weekend, the Sealed Knot’s Armie of Parliament gathered at a private event on part of the original battlefield at Naseby in Northamptonshire. It may have been muddy and a bit cold, but it was a fantastic two days of drill, battle, and socialising, topped off by The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote’s…
If you’ve ever fancied getting yourself a hobby that’s not only utterly unique, but is also a great way to make new friends and visit amazing places, then it’s as easy as heading down the pub … The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote runs a regular pub meet in Oxford! Our members get together…