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When: 9am-3pm, Saturday 23 January 2027 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 historical town. Click here to go to the event website >> For…
DetailsWhy do we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? How ‘gunpowder, treason and plot’ turned into ‘bonfires, fireworks and vandalism’… (Plus the surprising connection with the Earl of Manchester!) Guy Fawkes Night, Bonfire Night, Squib-Night, Plot Night, or simply ‘The Fifth’ are just some of the names that have been used to describe one of the most…
DetailsNot even the heavens could stop us bringing history alive! St John the Evangelist Church in the centre of Leeds endured a storm of a different type, for while the country was battening down the hatches for Storm Boelo the sound of musket fire and the shouts of a Puritan preacher were heard for the…
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DetailsWatch 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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsAmazing 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBringing 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…
DetailsWe know we’ve said this before but … phew, what a scorcher! While the rest of the country sought relief from temperatures up to 32, we all spent our late May Bank Holiday donning woollen clothes and going into battle at Colchester Living History Fair — but not before we enjoyed some top tier socialising,…
DetailsFor the fourth year running, we were invited to take part in Golcar Lily Day — a local celebration of the history, businesses, and community groups of the area. We played our part in a multi-period encampment, showing British history from the 12th Century, right up to World War Two. The other reenactment groups were…
DetailsIt’s not been easy going back to work after such a fantastic weekend — the May Bank Holiday muster at Deene Park was a real cracker! @english.civil.war WHAT AN EPIC WEEKEND! 😎💪💥🗡️ It’s that moment of landing back to work with a bump but with sun-kissed skin and achy muscles reminding you of an unforgettable…
DetailsWhere better to spread our love of history than at HistFest at the British Library? Over a weekend in April, a detachment of The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote returned to the British Library for another HistFest, the annual gathering of folk with a passion for history. Alongside the talks by writers and historians…
DetailsTracking the movements of a single body of soldiers, never mind individuals, through the chaos and carnage of the British Civil Wars can be a challenge to even the most dedicated of historians. While we might know the names and accomplishments of their officers, the common soldier often remains nameless, faceless, and voiceless, which leaves…
DetailsMuch like their more famous ‘war on Christmas’, some hardline Puritans of the early 17th Century also had Easter in their sights. It has been said that the transformation of Easter into a secular festival second only to Christmas has accelerated in recent years. With the long weekend affording many families the chance to come…
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