See Chester’s English Civil War history come alive as Europe’s largest re-enactment society, The Sealed Knot, re-creates the Great Siege of the city from 1645-6! Thousands of re-enactors from across the UK will descend on Chester over the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 29-31), with Chester Racecourse hosting a fascinating historical encampment and massive battle […]

The Parliamentarian forces of Lord Grey defend the city of Leicester against the local Royalist forces. A weekend of Skirmishes, displays and a Living History village.

To mark 100 years since the birth Brigadier Peter Young, the founder of The Sealed Knot, you are invited to visit Trinity College on September the 12th and 13th  to step back in time to when Oxford was King Charles I’s capital during the First English Civil War of 1642-1646. This is the first time Trinity […]

WARFARE THROUGH THE AGES Click here for more info See the history of warfare in action from Medieval to Modern Day with living history encampments, drills, weaponry displays, firearms evolution and period battles. We have assembled some of the very best re-enactment groups in the UK, including the Sealed Knot, the Southern Skirmish Association, The […]

Battle of Edgehill, Kineton, Warwickshire 24/25 October 2015    Mini Muster and Annual Memorial Parade

The Royalist garrison of Basing House has survived through the Civil war, its 1645. The forces of Parliament gather to prepare a final push to overrun Basing House. Hawkins Regiment of Foote invite you to take your side for what may be a final encounter. Come and see our Living History village and skirmish against […]

"A Call to Arms"  The Parliament Army of the Sealed Knot will be at Elvaston Castle in Derbyshire this  1st may bank Holiday 2016. 30th April to the 2nd of May .  Saturday - Grand march through the estate followed display of Arms. Battles at the castle in the paddock on the Sunday and Monday […]

It is the 14th August 1644. England ’s terrible Civil War that would cost a King his head and define English Parliamentary democracy, has been raging for nearly 2 years. After being defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor The King’s General in the North, William Cavendish, has gone into exile on the 6th July, […]

The Sealed Knot once again descend on the historical home of Lord Byron. Saturday sees our historical camp open to the public whilst on Sunday and Monday we have the large scale battles.   Entry fee Adults £10, Children free   http://www.newsteadabbey.org.uk/

The Sealed Knot returns to the impressive Queen’s Sconce in Newark-on-Trent to relive the town's pivotal role in the English Civil War, offering a chance to experience at first hand the horrors of a nation at war with itself as well as providing a glimpse of everyday life. From displays of civilian life from the mid-17th Century to arms […]