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It 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…
DetailsWith our last event in the re-enactment calendar done for 2024, members of the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote have been reflecting on their favourite events and memories from the season – and we want to share them with you! Martin has been part of the regiment with his extended family for many years,…
DetailsBonfires, fireworks, music, celebrations – these are the hallmarks of a fun Bonfire Night, held every fifth of November (or, more conveniently, the nearest Saturday) to mark the foiling of the infamous Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605. And, with them, comes the traditional rhyme: Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason…
DetailsIt’s the biggest event of the year and 2024’s August Bank Holiday muster went off with a real bang! The regiment flocked to north Oxfordshire for a weekend of relaxing, partying, and fighting – despite some pretty extreme weather! The elements toyed with us all weekend, going from absolutely torrential downpours to tentpole-bending wind! It…
DetailsYou always know it’s a great event when the watchword afterwards is “what happens at Cheriton…..stays at Cheriton”! Taking place near Winchester and organised by Sergeant Major General Henry Tillier’s Regiment of Foote of the Sealed Knot, this rather special event allowed our musketeers to do something they normally don’t get to do – firing…
DetailsWhat an amazing weekend – we had an absolute scorcher at Culcheth in Cheshire! With great weather, fantastic friends, and a stunning location, we enjoyed a brilliant weekend of bringing the past to life. Things got off to a blinding start, with everyone mucking in to get our encampment set up in record time, under…
DetailsThe odd torrential downpour notwithstanding, our Late Bank Holiday weekend was a brilliant mix of campaigning on the field and celebrating off it! We were reenacting the pivotal Battle of Marston Moor from 1644 in the grounds of Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire. As is usual for a bank holiday event the Saturday was a…
DetailsWe were thrilled to be invited to a one-day multi-period event in Huddersfield as part of the annual Golcar Lily Day celebrations. This was a chance for us to be a little more relaxed than usual, enjoy some good historical cooking and games, as well as wrangling some younger members of the public for a…
DetailsCatching up around the campfire, sampling the delights of cider country, sleeping under the stars, and – of course – fantastic battles … what a brilliant Bank Holiday weekend in the sun and mud of Much Marcle with our comrades in the Sealed Knot! The May Bank Holiday kicked our reenactment season off with a…
DetailsBallads, blood-letting, and barging into proceedings – where better to spread our love of history than at HistFest 2024 at the British Library? A detachment of The Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote stationed themselves at this fantastic event 13-14 April, kicking things off by ‘interrupting’ the first panel of the event – ‘How To…
DetailsHave you ever visited a historic house or castle and wondered what it must have been like to live there? Well last weekend we lived it, taking over the stunning Plas Mawr in Conwy, North Wales; a wonderously intact Elizabethan town built by Robert Wynn, third son of a local landowner, between 1576 and 1585.…
DetailsWe’re still recovering from one of our all-time great weekends at Nantwich – cold, muddy and hard work but packed with good friends and good fun! Every January, the Sealed Knot gathers in Nantwich, the market town in Cheshire that was besieged by Royalist forces in 1644, to commemorate and reenact the lifting of the…
DetailsMeet a face of Manchester’s: David We spend our summers battling as a team and spending time as a family – but who are the people who make up the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote? We’re delighted to introduce you to a face of our regiment using some of their favourite photos, as they explain…
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