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We’re currently planning what looks like a very exciting season of re-enactment ahead, but in the meantime we’re still buzzing about our victory in the Rosebowl Competition at Nantwich last month. To celebrate what was a great weekend, all this week we’re going to be showing off some of the great photos taken by Brackendale Photography at…
DetailsAs far as political movements go, The Levellers are one of the most remembered, right up there with the Luddites and the Abolitionists. The Levellers were not a political party in the modern sense of the word, but instead were a bunch of disparate competing interests that emerged from the chaos and social upheavel of…
DetailsIt’s probably the most common question we get when we do an event – what was the English Civil War and why did it happen? As re-enactors, we often come up against stereotypes of the past; for us it’s people who have been fed a life-long diet of dour Roundheads and dashing Cavaliers, spoilsport Oliver…
DetailsMore footage from the battle at Nantwich last Saturday – if you’re looking for us, we’re the ones in the red jackets and the sky-blue flag! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgql5QOIHYY&w=560&h=315] If you’d like to see more videos of us, check out our website at www.earlofmanchesters.co.uk
DetailsWhat a fantastic weekend in Cheshire! A great battle in the snow followed by the announcement that The Earl of Manchester’s had won The Nantwich Rosebowl, the award for ‘best regiment’ on the day! It’s the third time the regiment has won the award and the first since 2008, and we’re absolutely over the moon.…
DetailsWell, that’s another Battle of Nantwich completed – we’re off to ditch the mud-caked clothing and have a drink or two! But YOU could be joining us this season for events like this up and down the country. The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote is a re-enactment group that brings the world of the…
DetailsBack 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…
DetailsIt’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…
DetailsIt’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…
DetailsWith 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…
DetailsHappy 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 –…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsWhile 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
DetailsFor 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…
DetailsAs 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…
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