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One of our musketeers, Denise, explains 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 Sergeant of Musket 2. Why did you join? I joined because it was the silliest, funniest thing I’d ever experienced in my life! My best mate…
DetailsExperience 2,000 years of history this weekend at this flagship event as the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote and the Sealed Knot bring the Battle of Marston Moor to life in a dramatic re-enactment! We are at Kelmarsh Hall in the heart of Northamptonshire for a live-action historical blockbuster – more than 2,000 re-enactors and performers will…
DetailsMy 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…
DetailsToday marks just a month to go until we’re besieging the walls of Chester! This FREE family-friendly weekend will see Chester’s English Civil War history come alive as the Sealed Knot re-creates the great siege of 1645/6. Stand on the city’s ancient walls and watch Cavaliers and Roundheads fight as muskets fire, drums sound, swords clash! Walk around our…
DetailsIt’s 4th July, so our American cousins will be raising the bunting, painting everything red white and blue, kicking back with a beer, and getting teary while singing The Star Spangled Banner to mark the 238th anniversary of the day the 13 Colonies declared their independence from the British crown. Fourth of July 1776 is…
DetailsIt’s great to hear that two Civil War battlefields sites near Lostwithiel have become the first additions to English Heritage’s Register of Battlefields, according to a list published by the government body. The fighting around Lostwithiel took place in 1644 at a crucial juncture in the first English Civil War – it marked both the high point of…
DetailsA spectacular free event in the heart of Chester! Stand on Chester’s ancient walls and watch Cavaliers and Roundheads fight as muskets fire, drums sound, swords clash! This family-friendly weekend will see Chester’s English Civil War history come alive as the Sealed Knot re-creates the great siege of 1645/6. Walk around our encampment, meet the…
DetailsPhoto by Gavin Johnson Because we’re so often immersed in battle, we rarely get the chance to see our events from the outside – so it’s lovely to see such great photos of last weekend’s event in Coleford over on Flickr. Check out Gavin Johnson’s fantastic gallery of images of both the re-enactment and the living…
Details“Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking” – Oliver Cromwell Hot – that’s one word that perfectly sums up our weekend in Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean! In the blazing sun we commemorated the Battle of Coleford in which a group of 500 townspeople took on a…
DetailsOn the first Bank Holiday weekend last month, the Armie of Parliament held a training event at the Billing Aquadrome leisure park in Northamptonshire. Over the three day weekend it played host to hundreds of Roundhead re-enactors from the Sealed Knot, who arrived to do battle and train for the re-enactment season ahead. It was also…
DetailsNorthampton is a town crammed with English Civil War history – and this May Bank Holiday weekend the Armie of Parliament returned after 369 years. Billing Aquadrome is a fantastic holiday park just outside of the town and over the three day weekend it played host to hundreds of Roundhead re-enactors from the Sealed Knot, who arrived…
DetailsTomorrow’s your last chance to catch us at Billing Aquadrome near Northampton for the ‘Muddy Good Weekend’! Taking place over this weekend at Crow Lane, Northampton, the Sealed Knot will be staging the last of its major battles tomorrow alongside 4×4 action and competitions! Cavalier will take on Roundhead in a fight for the future…
DetailsFrom today until Monday, Billing Aquadrome near Northampton stages two battles of very different kinds – the Sealed Knot is performing alongside the ‘All Makes 4×4 Show’! The ‘Muddy Good Weekend’ is taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend at the tourist destination on Crow Lane, Northampton. We’ll be taking part in huge battle…
DetailsIt’s just three days to go until Northampton comes alive with battles of both the old and the new – as the Sealed Knot performs alongside the ‘All Makes 4×4 Show’ at Billing Aquadrome! Muskets and cannons will fire while powerful engines do battle at the ‘Muddy Good Weekend’ over the May Bank Holiday weekend…
DetailsThis weekend, the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote will be joining the Sealed Knot as it brings the English Civil War to Billing Aquadrome, near Northampton. There’ll be action both ancient and modern as we stage massive 17th Century battles alongside 4×4 vehicle displays and competitions. Hear the roar of cannons, the thunder of…
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