Two great reasons to go along to the Guildhall in Leicester on Sunday 28th April. There’s a talk focusing on the careers of two of Leicestershire's most prominent figures during […]

Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed stately home in South Yorkshire, with the longest façade of any country house in England. It stands in 87 acres of gardens and […]

Sir George Lisles Regiment of the Sealed Knot are making a welcome return to this traditional country fair, which has been running for 40 years. We’ll be bringing to life […]

Once again the Royalist force of Sir Gilbert Hoghton's Companie of Foote bring to life the 17 Century against the backdrop of this maginificent period building. A Living History display […]

This Spring Bank Holiday, the Sealed Knot will bring the sights and sounds of the English Civil Wars to Deene Park. The ancestral home of the Brudenell family was seized […]

During the Civil War, Pontefract Castle was the site of no less than three bitter sieges. At the start of the second war, John Morris, and a few of his […]

Relive the Dutch raid of 1647, when they sailed up the river to attach the English Fleet. Experience and enjoy this full day of displays by The Sealed Knot in […]

It’s the Civil War and the Duke of Newcastle is nervously awaiting the Parliamentarian armies to arrive at the doorstep of his home at Bolsover Castle... This June, we are re-enacting the dreaded 1644 siege of Bolsover Castle. See the soldiers prepare for battle as they sharpen their swords, prepare their muskets and fight for […]

14-15 June   Step back through time with this multi-period Festival of History, held in the centre of Milton Keynes. This event was visited by thousands when it first ran in 2017. A big hit last time, Lord Robartes Regiment and other members of The Sealed Knot, will be here again, bringing to life the […]

29-30 June Cropredy Bridge, nr Banbury. A weekend of commemoration and re-enactment of the Battle of Cropredy Bridge in 1644. Experience the whole village bringing this to life, with events and displays, walks and talks, living history camps and of course the Battle itself. Cropredy Bridge was a 'come-back' win for the Royalists, following a […]

In the early hours of 9th July 1648 the Royalist forces under the Earl of Holland are taken by surprise by troops commanded by Parliamentarian Colonel Scrope, having taken refuge in the town of St Neots. Hollands force were on the run having been heavily defeated at St Albans and were looking at regrouping and possibly […]