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Commemorating the Battle of Marston Moor, 375 years on On 2 July 1644, on a gently sloping moor just outside of the city of York, five armies met in what was to become a watershed moment in the English Civil War. Marston Moor would prove to be the biggest battle of the civil wars that…
DetailsBattling the Royalists AND the heat at Cropredy Bridge! It was a blistering weekend in more ways than one – the temperature soared as we engaged in battle at The Battle of Cropredy Bridge! It was well over 35°C on the battlefield as we reenacted the 1644 battle on almost the exact same spot. But…
DetailsSieging and besieged: who were the soldiers who fought to control Pontefract Castle? This weekend Pontefract Castle will once again echo with the sound of cannons and muskets as we take it back to the English Civil War for a fascinating weekend of reenactment – all free for visitors! On 1st and 2nd June, the castle…
DetailsOpen the Siege of Pontefract Castle app! On Saturday and Sunday 1-2 June we will be bringing the sights and sounds of battle to Pontefract Castle – 375 years since it was first besieged in the English Civil War. If you’re coming to visit our encampment in this once-great fortress, make sure you open up the…
DetailsSiege warfare in the English Civil Wars “If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.” – Sun Tzu Contrary to popular notions of set piece clashes filled with dashing cavalry charges and tens of thousands of soldiers, sieges were “every bit as important as battle in the Civil Wars … holding…
DetailsBesieged: The Battle For Pontefract Castle 1644-5 The first great chronicler of the English Civil War, The Earl of Clarendon, described the location of Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire as “very strong, no part whereof was commanded by any other ground” and said “the house was very large, with all offices suitable to a Princely seat,…
Details‘The Key to the North’: Pontefract Castle’s place in the English Civil War “[Pontefract Castle is] well watered; situated on rock in every part of it; and therefore difficult to mine. The walls are very thick and high, with strong towers; and if battered, very difficult to access, by reason of the depth and…
DetailsIn 1644, the ancient city of Lincoln was on the front line of the English Civil War. With its lofty castle and commanding views of the surrounding countryside, Lincoln sits the frontier between East Anglia, the North, and the Midlands. And during the first English Civil War, it was a point over which the tide…
DetailsOn 14th June 1645, the fields between the Northamptonshire villages of Naseby and Sibbertoft saw one of the most significant battles in British history. Royalist troops loyal to King Charles I and the Parliamentarian ‘New Model Army’ led by Sir Thomas Fairfax met in the culmination of a three-year bloody civil war that had pitted…
DetailsMeet a face of Manchester’s: Musketeer Graham 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? With Manc’s Mugs we introduce you to a face of our regiment using some of their favourite photos,…
DetailsWe’re getting back to ‘normal’ life after a cracking weekend in the Cheshire market town of Nantwich – and the celebrations after winning the Rosebowl and being crowned ‘Best Regiment’! Organised by our Royalist friends in the King’s Lifeguard of Foote, this annual event is both the start of the new reenactment season and a…
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 know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…
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 know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…
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 know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…
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 know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…
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