On June 29th - 30th Lord Hopton's Regiment of Foote and friends from fellow regiments will be taking part in a Multi-period history festival at Stonham Barns, Suffolk. Although specifically bearing no major Civil War significance. Nearby Ipswich was a strong Puritan stronghold. No military action took place there throughout
Some of our regiments have alter-egos and present different periods in history. The Marquess of Winchester's Regiment will be appearing as the Coldstream Guards of 1685 at the English Heritage event over the May Day bank holiday. It is 1670 and King Charles II is hosting a horse race with a
Over the Easter Weekend The Marquess of Winchester's Regiment will be hosting “Gunpowder Fire and Sword” at Cadw’s Caerphilly Castle, one of the most prestigious sites in Wales. Caerphilly Castle occupies around 20 acres, making it the second largest castle in the UK. During the Civil War both Royalist, and
The summer of 1645 saw the defining action of the English Civil War and Northamptonshire was at its heart. On Saturday and Sunday 6th & 7th July, Colonel Nicholas Devereux’s Regiment will be taking part in a multi-period History Festival at the beautiful Delapre Abbey in Northampton and telling the story
On Saturday and Sunday 18th & 19th May, Colonel Nicholas Devereux’s Regiment will be visiting the wonderful Moseley Old Hall near Wolverhampton to train the local militia ready for battle against the Royalist forces in the area. Come and see the intensive training that troops of the English Civil War went
25th - 26th May, Bruton, Somerset Secure your doors and windows! The Batcombites are planning to raid Bruton again – as they did on 24 February 1641! The English Civil War Society will re-enact this event on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May 2019 on Abbey Field as part of the
18th - 19th May, Bruton, Somerset Good citizens of Bruton – The Marquess of Winchester’s Regiment of the King’s Army will be helping the town to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Sexey’s Hospital on 18th and 19th May 2019. Expect to see civilians and soldiers in seventeenth century attire
Step back in time to the mid sixteenth century when the Borderlands were an area of constant feuding – when loyalties were to kinship rather than king and country and when “Reiving” was a means of survival. Through music, drama and re-enactments experience what life was really like for the men
Every year, Lord Hopton's Regiment of Foote of the English Civil War Society holds a march to commemorate the battle of Cheriton, This year the march will take place on Sunday 31st March 2019. The march will commence at 10.30 from The Flower Pots public house car park and make its
Good citizens of Marlborough - be prepared to help defend your town on 27th and 28th July 2019 against the RAMPAGING Royalist troops. The spokesman for the town Mayor, in 1642, defied the summons of the King's troops on the Common by saying: "I am commanded by the Borough Mayor, Burgesses and