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Behind the Bang! A matross’s reflection on legacy and camaraderie by Monika Tkocz-Huck The weekend’s over, the last major event of the year, and I’m still hearing the echo of it — not just the boom of the guns but the hum of memory, laughter and shared purpose. Our old girl, Lady Ann, has been…
DetailsIn the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’. We may know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England it was a highlight of the…
DetailsWe love hearing about the 17th Century and the English Civil Wars – and there are now plenty of podcasts that allow you to dive into this endlessly fascinating period of history! To help you find the best way to distract, educate, and entertain yourself, we’ve compiled a list of the best podcasts that focus…
DetailsManchester’s after winning the Rosebowl for ‘Best Regiment’ at Nantwich in January 2024 While we reenact a regiment from the English Civil Wars, the modern incarnation of The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote has its own history and identity. Numbering over a hundred members, Manchester’s is a Parliamentarian regiment within The Sealed Knot reenactment…
DetailsWhat an amazing end to our reenactment season – Newent Celebrates! may have ended up a bit wet but the only tears were those of our competition-winning onion eaters! Newent is a historic town in the heart of Gloucestershire and Newent Celebrates! is the new festival celebrating both the past and present of this vibrant…
DetailsThe Battle of Worcester was a real blast – in more ways than one! Known as ‘The Loyal City’ – thanks to the latin slogan ‘civitas fiedlis’ supposedly written across its barricaded gate during the Battle of Worcester – it was where the first English Civil War is often credited with starting in September 1642…
DetailsNow 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…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsTo 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsWith musket on her shoulder, her part she acted then, And everyone supposed that she had been a man; Her bandeliers about her neck and sword hang’d by her side, In many brave adventures her valour has been tried The Gallant She-Soldier (1655) In the past the role of women in the English Civil…
DetailsIt is almost an understatement to say that the 1640s and ‘50s saw some of the most radical political movements in British history. From the Levellers to the Diggers, from Quakers to Muggletonians, a massive proliferation of radical ideas erupted as the old institutions of government broke down. In the chaos of war and political…
DetailsWow – what a start to 2025! We’re over the moon to have been awarded the Rosebowl trophy for ‘best regiment’ at the Battle of Nantwich … for the THIRD year running! Every January, the Sealed Knot gathers in Nantwich, the market town in Cheshire that was besieged by Royalist forces in 1644, to commemorate…
DetailsToday – November 20th – is ‘Equal Pay Day’ in the UK. This is the day when, because of the gap between the average man’s salary, and the average woman’s salary, overall women stop being paid in comparison to men. To put it a different way: thanks to the gender pay gap, women effectively work…
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