Battle Of Nantwich
2020-01-25 | Cheshire
The Battle of Nantwich
Saturday 25 January
Nantwich, Cheshire
For over 40 years the faithful troops of The Sealed Knot have gathered in the historic town of Nantwich, Cheshire, to re-enact the bloody battle that took place almost 400 years ago and marked the end of the long and painful siege of the town.
This year’s parade and battle takes place on Saturday 25 January 2018.
Nantwich has been a staple of the reenactment calendar for more than four decades and thousands turn out every year to watch us mark this pivotal moment in the town’s history – from the impressive sight of hundreds of troops marching through the town to the sounds of battle, come rain or shine this is an event that should always be part of your calendar!
With events in the town from 10am onwards, this is a whole day’s entertainment for the whole family, culminating with the march of the troops of the Sealed Knot through the town (around 1.00pm) to the main square, before heading down to Mill Island ready for 2.00pm for their reenactment of the decisive breaking of the siege in 1643!
For more information, visit the Holly Holy Day Society’s website. http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/events/year/2017/north-east/nantwich
For more on the battle in 1643, visit http://www.battleofnantwich.co.uk/battle-history/

Daventry Museum, Commemorating The Battle Of Naseby: 375 Years.
2020-02-01 | Cheshire
A fantastic new exhibition at Daventry Museum, Commemorating the Battle of Naseby: 375 years. Daventry’s Place in the conflict.
Entry free. Daventry Museum – 3 New St, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4BT.
Nights before the battle in June 1645, King Charles stayed at Daventry’s Wheatsheaf Inn and his Royalist forces used Borough Hill as a base before marching to fight at Naseby.
Many items in the exhibition will be on display for the very first time from lenders who are patrons and trustees of the Naseby Battlefield Project. You’ll also benefit from having members of The Sealed Knot there on selected Saturdays to help bring the history to life.

This is part of a series of events by The Sealed Knot and the Naseby Battlefield Project to mark the 375th anniversary.
To find out more about the museum.

On Guard At The Winchester Westgate
2020-02-16 | Cheshire
Date: Sunday 16 February 2020. Location: Westgate Museum, High Street, Winchester, SO23 9AP. Times: 11.00-15.00hrs.
Experience Henry Tiller’s Regiment of the Sealed Knot drilling at arms at Winchester West Gate Museum. The Museum is housed inside a surviving fortified medieval city gateway, with rooftop city views. This event and entry to the Museum are FREE.
Learn how English Civil War Soldiers handled a 16ft (4.8 metre) pike and loaded their muskets.
Our troops will be mounting guard between 11am and 3.00pm, with drill displays at 11.30, 12.30, 13.30 and 14.30. And that includes drilling any volunteers!

Coleford Memorial Parade
2020-02-22 | Cheshire
Memorial Parade: The Battle of Coleford
Saturday 22 February
Coleford, Gloucestershire
Our annual memorial parade to commemorate the Battle of Coleford in 1643.
Memorial service and display of arms will be held at the memorial plaque in the Market Square at around 11.30am.

The Trial Of Charles I, Huntingdon
2020-02-29 | Cheshire
Huntingdon Town Hall, 53 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AQ
Performances are at 10.30am, 12noon, 2.30pm and 4pm. The performances last just over an hour each. When this was held in 2019, the performances all sold out – book early to avoid disappointment!
Book tickets here
Step back to 1649 when England put its own king on trial for his life!
Organised by The Cromwell Museum and Colonel John Pickering’s Regiment of Foote of the Sealed Knot, dramatised performances recreating the tumultuous events of the trial of King Charles I in January 1649 are be held in the atmospheric surroundings of one of the historic courtrooms in Huntingdon Town Hall.
Working with members of the Sealed Knot, and using original trial records from the Parliamentary Archives, the Museum has produced an edited and dramatised version of the trial, which will be recreated with all the key figures including King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell being played by amateur actors.
The trial is an immersive experience – so whilst there is a narrator who will introduce and interject into the performance, there will be members of the cast interspersed with the audience, who will heckle the trial and cause some disturbance, as the audience at the real trial did, so be warned!

Huntingdon March & Cromwell Museum Re-opening
2020-03-01 | Cheshire
Members of the Sealed Knot will be marching from the neighbouring town of Godmanchester, over the main 14th Century Old Bridge, down Huntingdon High Street, and finish in the market square in front of the museum.
The parade will begin at Bridge Place (PE29 2AB) at 1.30pm and arrive in Huntingdon in time for the Opening Ceremony, attended by dignitaries, at 2pm.
This unique event, staged by Colonel John Pickering’s Regiment of Foote, celebrates the grand reopening of the Cromwell Museum
After the ceremony, the museum will then be open for the public and there will be further historical cameos in the afternoon.
Closed since October 2019, the Cromwell Museum is dedicated to explaining and understanding this pivotal and controversial figure in British history, and work on the new state-of-the-art facility is nearing completion in the former Huntingdon Grammar School building, which was where Oliver Cromwell was educated as a schoolboy.
If you really want to immerse yourself in the civil war history visit Huntingdon Castle hill in the town. The castle itself was demolished back in the medieval period, but the site was used as artillery battery to control the crossing over the Great River Ouse. Huntingdon was a Parliament stronghold although it was briefly occupied and plundered by Royalist forces following their defeat at the battle of Naseby in 1645. Charles I set up court at the George Inn.
For more information about the museum and its £160,000 refurbishment.

Daventry Museum, Commemorating The Battle Of Naseby: 375 Years.
2020-03-07, 2020-04-04 | Cheshire
Daventry Museum. THIS EVENT IS NOW Temporarily closed due TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.
Entry free. Daventry Museum – 3 New St, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4BT.
Nights before the battle in June 1645, King Charles stayed at Daventry’s Wheatsheaf Inn and his Royalist forces used Borough Hill as a base before marching to fight at Naseby.
Many items in the exhibition will be on display for the very first time from lenders who are patrons and trustees of the Naseby Battlefield Project. You’ll also benefit from having members of The Sealed Knot there on selected Saturdays to help bring the history to life.
This is part of a series of events by The Sealed Knot and the Naseby Battlefield Project to mark the 375th anniversary.
To find out more about the museum.

17th Century Day Out At Shaw House
2020-03-07 | Cheshire
Saturday 7 March
Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury RG14 2D
Earl Rivers’ Regiment of the Sealed Knot will be recreating military and civilian life against the backdrop of this Elizabethan mansion on the outskirts of Newbury, Berkshire.
Discover what life was like for those who had to take up arms against their fellow countrymen in the Civil Wars. Witness soldiers training to use swords, muskets and pikes and visit some of the tradesmen and civilians who accompanied the armies.
To really immerse yourself in the history, experience the living history demonstrations inside the house itself.
Shaw House – https://www.historichouses.org/houses/house-listing/shaw-house.html

Basing House
2020-04-13 | Cheshire
Bank Holiday Monday 13 April; Basing House, Basingstoke THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.
Basing House was one of the iconic sieges of the English Civil Wars. Basing was the home of the Marquis of Winchester, a supporter of King Charles I. Parliamentary forces made three attempts to take Basing House, with first two sieges being broken before it fell at the third attempt.
As a prelude to our Major Battle experience on the late May Bank Holiday this year, this Easter Bank Holiday Monday you’ll be able to see a smaller scale battle as the defences are put to the test.
The troops will cross from Barton Mill, fight their way through the Great Barn, before giving battle in the grounds of the house itself.
Set against the evocative backdrop of the ruins of the House, our living history camp will provide an ‘up-close’ experience of aspects of military and civilian life.
For details on entrance prices, parking and directions go to the Basing House website – link

Raising The Standard At Nottingham Castle
2021-08-21 - 2021-08-22 | Cheshire
Commemorating Charles I raising his standard at Nottingham Castle

Cauldon Lowe 29th & 30th August
2021-08-29 - 2021-08-30 | Cheshire
Moorside Farm, Ellastone Road, Cauldon Lowe ST10 3ET
The sights and sounds of the English Civil Wars return after the long lockdown break.
Free Entry.
Sunday 29th and Monday 30th. Door opens at 12.00 mid-day.

Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens
2022-04-02 00:00 - 2022-04-03 16:00 UTC | Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens
Colonel John Pickering Regiment of Foote re-enacts life during the English Civil War is depicted with Living History and Drill displays.
Open to the public midday till 4pm on both days.

Margam Country Park, Margam, Neath, Port Talbot, SA13 2TJ
2022-04-10 - 2022-04-11 | Margam Country Park, Margam, Neath, Port Talbot, SA13 2TJ, Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2TJ, United Kingdom
Brought to you by the Sergeant Major General James Carr’s Regiment of Foote, life during the English Civil War is depicted with Living History and Drill displays

Frome Show Ground, Somerset
2022-04-17 - 2022-04-18 | Frome Showground, West Woodlands, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2AH, Frome Showground, West Woodlands, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2AH
Civil war comes to Frome.
Over Easter weekend 2022 the English and American civil wars are brought to life at west woodlands show ground.
Come and see the civilian and military displays. Hosted by Sir William Waller’s brigade
Open to the public 11:00 till 16:30 on Sunday 17th and Monday 18th April 2022.
Buy tickets now:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/frome-easter-weekend-reenactment-event-tickets-293382865047

Pembroke Castle - Living History
2022-04-23 - 2022-04-24 | Cheshire
Take time to wander through the camp and talk with everyday people from the 17th century. Soldiers and good wives going about their day.
Pembroke Castle,
Westgate Hill,
Pembroke,
Pembrokeshire, SA71 4LA

Basing House - Jubilee Weekend
2022-06-03 12:00 - 2022-06-04 16:30 | Basing House, Park Lane, Old Basing, Hampshire, RG24 7HF, United Kingdom
The Sealed Knot will as part of the 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations hold an English Civil war re-enactment event on Basing Common, the site of the Siege of Basing House between the years of 1642 to 1645. The house a supporter of King Charles was subject to a number of sieges by Parliament forces, eventually being overrun by Oliver Cromwell resulting in significant damage to the house. The remaining house and grounds are today cared for by Hampshire Cultural Trust(HCT), who will be joining the SK in delivering this event.
The venue will be Basing Common on Friday 3rd and Saturday the 4th June 2022. These events will be free to pedestrians, with a request for donations for parking on the common via temporary gates.
Further informtion to follow:

Chinnor Rugby Club/Thame Showground
2022-06-18 11:00 - 2022-06-19 16:00 | Cheshire
TREAT the family to a fun day out at Thame’s Summer Spectacular!
Taking place on the eye-catching grounds at Chinnor RFC Thame between 11am-4pm across the weekend of June 18-19, there is plenty for adults and children to enjoy.
From fairground rides, arts and crafts, morris dancing and much more, this is sure to be an enjoyable experience.
And we haven’t even mentioned the main event as this will all be happening amidst a battle.
But don’t fear if you hear swords clashing, pistols firing, and smell gunpowder, as The Sealed Knot are performing a re-enactment of the Road to Chalgrove Field.
So, keep an eye out for John Hampden and his Parliamentarians in this English Civil War interpretation with the Royalists, which took place nearly 380 years ago! It should be a great spectacle celebrating local and national history!
Tickets are priced at £10 per day, with anyone aged under 13 going free, and you can buy yours by visiting https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-spectacular-tickets-328052312297?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
This event is organised by Chinnor RFC Thame, The Sealed Knot and the Friends of Elms Park.

Weston Armed Forces Day
2022-06-25 - 2022-06-26 | Beach Lawns, Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1AT, United Kingdom
The Sealed Knot is supporting the Weston-super-Mare Armed Forces Day activities by including a Living History display of life during the english civil war. Our Tillier’s regiment will be happy to demonstrate aspects and answer your questions.

“Castle Hill Park”- Castle Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 3TL
2022-07-02 - 2022-07-03 | Castle Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 3TL, Castle Hill Park, Castle Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 3TL
Sponsored by the Cromwell Museum, the Sealed Knot will be part of the Huntingdon History Festival,
Over the weekend the English civil war is brought to life with civilian and military displays including a parade and skirmish, hosted by Colonel John Pickering Regiment of Foote

Annual Memorial, Marston Moor, North Yorkshire
2022-07-03 | Marston Moor, North Yorkshire, Marston Moor, North Yorkshire
Annual Memorial Parade, wreath laying and service, hosted by the Sir Thomas Glemham’s Regiment of Foote
Free to watch.

Bude Castle
2022-07-16 - 2022-07-17 | Bude Castle, The Wharf, Bude, EX23 8LG, The Castle, The Wharf, Bude, EX23 8LG
The Sealed Knot will be part of the Bude & Stratton Heirtage Festival
Over the weekend the English civil war is brought to life at the Castle.
A skirmish will be held on Saturday 16th July, with living history camp and bringing history to life on Sunday 17th July. Come and see the military parade too, all hosted by Sir Nichols Slannings Regiment of Foote

Belvoir Castle
2022-07-23 - 2022-07-24 | Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Leicestershire, NG32 1PE, Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Leicestershire, NG32 1PE
Come and see living history, military skirmishes, and other displays over this weekend.
Sir George Lisles regiment welcomes you.

Living History at Heskin Hall
2022-07-30 - 2022-07-31 | Heskin Hall, Wood Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5PA, United Kingdom
What was everyday life like during the English civil war? Welcome to Heskin Hall where a Sealed Knot regiment (Okey’s Dragoons), will give you a looking glass into a living history camp.

Blenheim Palace
2022-07-30 - 2022-07-31 | Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PP, United Kingdom
Hosted by Prince Rupert’s Bluecoats and First Foote Guards, the Sealed knot welcomes you to Living history, military skirmishes, and other displays over this weekend.

Battle of Edgehill - 380th Anniversary
2022-08-28 10:30 - 2022-08-29 16:00 | Fosse Way Lighthorne Road Moreton Morrell CV35 9BX, Fosse Way Lighthorne Road Moreton Morrell, Warwick, CV35 9BX
380th Anniversary of the Battle of Edgehill The Sealed Knot returns post-pandemic with an event that’ll bring this period of history to life

About this event

There is a full day of activity to thrill and intrigue, with food traders, beer tent and living history all available to the public before, during and after the main event, which is the spectacle of the recreation of the Battle of Edgehill in 1642.
This encounter marked the start of the English Civil Wars and will feature Cannon, Musket, Calvary and Pike, staged by Europe’s largest re-enactment society, The Sealed Knot.
A truly immersive day out for all the family and not one to be missed!
Event Open Times

10.30am – 4pm each day

Performance Times

Living History and Demonstrations from 10.30am Each Day
Battle commences at 12 noon Each Day
Living History, Food Traders from 10.30am – 4pm Each Day
Beer Tent from 11.00am – 4pm Each Day

Ticket Prices

Buy tickets here > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/367651293917

£15 Per Family (2 Adults & 3 Children includes parking when booked through this site)
£5 Per Individual Adult (Includes parking when booked through this site)
£3 Concessions (OAP’S and Children under 16 years of age, includes parking when booked through this site)
£2 Parking charge if ticket is bought at the event and not through this site
Children under 5 enter free. Carers accompanying special needs people enter free.

Cash payment tickets only on the day OR use QR code poster available at the ticket gate.

English civil war at Hartlebury Castle
2022-09-03 - 2022-09-04 | Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7XZ, United Kingdom
The Sealed knot welcomes you to Living history, military skirmishes, and drill displays over this weekend.

The 1643 Siege of Crowland Abbey
2022-09-17 - 2022-09-18 | Crowland Abbey, 46 East Street, Crowland, Peterborough, PE6 0EN, United Kingdom
Presenting a full weekend of spectacular Civil War re-enactments & Liveing History based on the events of 1643 at Crowland Abbey, by member os the Sealed Knot.
SATURDAY 17th Sept ACTIVITIES

11.15am start at Trinity Bridge marching around Crowland Abbey
Living History Camps, Displays and Skirmishing throughout the day.
7.15pm TORCH-LIT PARADE – Cromwell marches into Crowland with cavalry, artillery, musketeers and pikemen.
7.40pm an exciting NIGHT BATTLE with fireworks. (Please take extra safety measures with any pets with you).

SUNDAY 18th Sept ACTIVITIES

11.00am start with Holy Communion in Crowland Abbey with costumed re-enactors.
12.15pm, events start at Trinity Bridge and moves to Crowland Abbey for Living History Camps, Displays and Skirmishes.
4.30pm The event closes.

ADMISSION COST:
£5 for the weekend (under 16s free). Wristbands available in the Abbey.
More details can be found at www.CrowlandAbbey.or.uk

The Annual Founders Parade and Memorial Service
2022-10-09 | St Marys Church, Ripple, GL20 6HA, St Marys Church, Ripple, GL20 6HA
Join us for The Annual Founders Parade and Memorial Service.

Coleford Annual Parade
2023-02-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Coleford Market place, The Market Place, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8AW, United Kingdom
Sealed Knot members will parade in the Market Place, Coleford at 11.30am on Saturday, 18th February 2023 to commemorate The Battle of Coleford which took place on 20th February 1643. They will march off from Mushett Walk at approximately 11.15am.
As well as learning a little about the battle itself, you will see a display of musket and pike drill, including some dummy musketfire.
There will be an opportunity to speak with members before and immediately after the parade when you will also be able to have a close look at kit and weapons, and perhaps even discuss becoming a member
