So that's my two days finished working at Bletchley Park - wet this morning so I moved into the Billiard Room, inside the Mansion. I met lots of happy visitors over the weekend and, as usual, learned a lot too. I'm looking forward to returning next summer! www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Morning! Up and running here at Bletchley Park: am here all weekend! www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

So... I went to a party last weekend... in 1965! Crazy, man! 😄

I'm looking forward to working at Bletchley Park again this weekend as a RAF Warrant Officer, running drill sessions, Morse Code training and generally having a lot of fun with visitors at the 1940s event, 9.30-5.O0pm! www.bletchleypark.org.uk/event/1940s-... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

This morning's work at Lynn Museum had a nautical theme: the story of Captain George Vancouver. Kathy Hipperson, Mark Taylor and myself worked with a fine group of Home Educators and my focus was life on board ship. See: www.britannica.com/biography/Ge... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

www.facebook.com/share/r/1B91... We all had a great day at Ancient House Museum last Sunday for their Maharajah Duleep Singh-themed event, with many visitors including a large group of Sikhs from a Gurdwara in Derby. Working with friends is always a bonus: a demanding day's work but good fun!

Tomorrow's 'Maharajah Duleep Singh' Heritage Open Day at Ancient House Museum is filling up fast: free entry but (pre-)booking required. I'll be representing the 9th East Norfolk Regiment in the Punjab in 1845! facebook.com/events/s/her... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I was very pleased to take part in making a training film yesterday for Norwich University of the Arts at their impressive new Immersive Visualisation and Simulation Lab facility. It's an amazing set-up, and the crew were a joy to work with! See: norwichuni.ac.uk/student-life...

A memory of an interesting day at work at Great Yarmouth, seven years ago! 😄 www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I had a smashing walk around Sheringham Park today with our youngest: a beautiful place!

We had a lot of fun yesterday at Kentwell Hall, and the King's Shilling group are looking forward to another sunny day today! www.facebook.com/share/176hKH...

Here's my 'usual' post prior to the 'We Have Ways Fest' next weekend... I WON'T be there but my twin brother Paul will be, as a British army chaplain! If anyone spots him, and is confused, just say hello - Paul's very friendly - and do ask if he has any cigarettes as he'll love that! 😄

This small Regency living history event, with King's Shilling, is taking place at Kentwell Hall over this weekend: very much looking forward to it! Weather's looking great too 😀 www.facebook.com/share/p/16uq...

I'm looking forward to taking part in this small, Napoleonic, King's Shilling event next weekend at Kentwell Hall! www.facebook.com/share/p/16w6... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Being Vikings, aka Anglo-Danes, at Kentwell Hall last weekend. Just some of what was a brilliant team!

I'm looking forward to working at Ancient House Museum on 14 September, representing the 9th East Norfolk Regiment who fought in the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-46. www.facebook.com/share/p/1GJW... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I've just returned from over two weeks of taking part in Kentwell Hall's 1536 and multiperiod (as Viking/Anglo-Dane) events. Wonderful company and visitors and an amazing site to reenactment history! www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, which marked the end of the Second World War. Here are some relevant images taken by the talented Paul Hurst at Cromer a few years ago. www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I worked with a lovely Home Educators group presenting Elizabethan warfare at Lynn Museum today. The replica caliver gun proved very popular, as usual! 😀 www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I did a photoshoot in Ely yesterday, as a WW2 policeman, for use in a forthcoming book. Really enjoyed it: will share more details about the book when it's published. Thank you Will Russell. 🙂 www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I had fun working with passengers at the Mid-Norfolk Railway 1940s event yesterday! I wore the uniform of a Royal Army Service Corps sergeant from the (home service) 76th Division, who trained soldiers in East Anglia from 1941 to 1944. Photos: Stuart Wilby www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

This cracking event is on again today! I'll be working with the public on the trains between Dereham and Wymondham: www.facebook.com/share/p/16sC... Photos: Stuart Wilby www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

It's Black Tot Day today: commemorating when the daily rum ration was stopped, in the Royal Navy, on 31 July 1970... See: www.facebook.com/share/p/16ki... Photo credit: Paul Hurst www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I'm currently in the middle of a new historical sewing project: as usual with a deadline looming! 😄 It's green, it's linen...any guesses regarding what it is and which era it will represent? www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

It's #NorfolkDay so here's a photo of Norfolk me at Felbrigg Hall wearing a Norfolk jacket and being a Norfolk Local Defence Volunteers in 1940, taken by adoptive Norfolkman Paul Hurst. And here's a Norfolk song by 'Norfolk n' good' Sid Kipper called 'Moo Cows Poo'! youtu.be/ddZcW0aSfb4?...

This photo, taken at a 1940's murder mystery event at Ancient House Museum last year, has reminded me that I'll soon be taking part in a photoshoot in Cambridgeshire as a WW2 policeman. Always a great topic! Photo: Ancient House Museum. www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I'm looking forward to working at the Long Shop Museum's 1940s day again on 19 October! facebook.com/events/s/a-1... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

This is what I was doing 3 years ago today: presenting 'A Voyage Through Time' at the British Museum. My word, it was hot! I was set up next to the talented Sally Pointer - Heritage Education, @pottedhistory, @ancientcraftuk and @prehistoric_jewellery www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I enjoyed working with two different groups at Ancient House Museum today: a group of work experience Yr10s and the History Club. Topic was the American War of Independence. Pictured here holding a 12 bore musket ball (12 balls from 1lb of lead). www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

It's 7 years since I first wore the uniform of the 9th East Norfolk Regiment of 1845 for my Anglo-Sikh War workk. Always room for improvement but I now have the correct trousers, shako, boots and correct length musket. www.britannica.com/topic/Sikh-W... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Happy World Rum Day! A day worth celebrating: cheers everyone! 😀 Photo taken at Kentwell Hall by Mike Hill, with Anthony Askew... #WorldRumDay #royalnavy #rum #tot #regencynavy #kingsshilling www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I've been reminded of this image taken at a WW2 event at IWM Duxford 3 years ago. I regularly represent as a policeman at events and often hear intriguing and informative tales of their service from ex-police officers! Photo: Will Russell. www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Here's a tin of chocolate, issued to British troops serving in the Second Boer War in 1900, and kindly given to me by a friend recently. Her father served in South Africa with the Natal Native Rifles. www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Here's a documentary that I worked on called 'Unearthed': Ancient Murder Mysteries', in which I got to portray a much less gentle character than usual! The content is very grisly, so be aware... See: youtu.be/A9aqz3hM1ak?... www.offthefence.com/Home www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I'm back from spending a tremendous 9 days at the beautiful Kentwell Hall 'in' 1536 presenting archery as well as guarding the gate! Visitors were engaged and happy, friends were brilliant and the weather was... warm! 😄 www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Happy place! #kentwellhall

Another hot but happy day spent at Hedingham Castle today talking about and demonstrating medieval archery for school groups with Hands On The Past. The first photo was taken before I changed into 'something warmer'! 😆 The hat came from Crafty Beggars: www.thecraftybeggars.org/hats.htm

A fabulous day at Hedingham Castle today working for Hands On The Past presenting life in a medieval castle for school groups. I'm discussing the role of the archer of the time. Two more days to go: always good fun! www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk

We all had a great day at the Hanse Festival yesterday! Lots of happy visitors and I enjoyed discussing medieval archery at Hanse House. See video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Kxd...

took part in a WW1 educational day for a local school at Lynn Museum today, presenting life in the Royal Navy. The children seemed to enjoy it and a real bonus was that a visiting naval veteran did too! I now present Georgian, Victorian, WW1 and WW2 RN... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

Here's the freelance museum 'dream team' (some say!) of Kathy Hipperson, Mark Taylor and myself, working at Stories of Lynn and Lynn Museum today with local children on the topic of historical transport. We all has a lot of fun with a great class of children! www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I had a great time discussing today the English Civil Wars with Yr8s at King's Ely School, and invited to have lunch in the school refectory. This is in the 14thC Monastic Barn inside Ely Cathedral precinct: both the barn and the food were very impressive! www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

I really like this photo taken by Danny Jackson aka @_barksey_ at Kentwell Hall's recent multiperiod event. The new Roman tunica worked well and, judging by my expression, I'd just run out of wine... 😆 Thanks again Danny! www.instagram.com/_barksey_?ig... www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

3).. The rifle musket is a replica 1853 Enfield but the regiment would have been issued with the 1839 or 1842 pattern smoothbore musket. The last image is a sketch, drawn from life by Henry Martens, of the 9th marching into Allahabad in February 1846. www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

2.. based on the characters and events of the wars, and I was happy to provide details and information. More news on this project soon... In the photos I'm wearing replica uniform and equipment of a private soldier of the 9th East Norfolk Regiment which fought in the first war in 1845-46.

1).. Yesterday I had the pleasure of working with the Teenage History Club, based at Ancient House Museum in Thetford, on the topic of the Anglo-Sikh Wars of the 1840s. The group are helping to develop an exciting new project...

I was back at Lynn Museum today to talk about the Royal Marines in Royal Navy warfare between 1802-15 with some Home Educators. The hat was supplied by the M. Brenckle Hatter and the coatee came from James L Kochan. www.facebook.com/share/1EDpD6... www.jameskochan.com

Apparently it's #WorldBicycleDay. You're welcome! 😆 Photo credit: Paul Hurst

3) However, it might well have been stolen from a captured British musket... The flintlock still sparks and, needless to say, the children loved it! For more information on jezails see: www.warhistoryonline.com/history/jeza... www.ancienthouse.norfolk.gov.uk www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

2) The BEIC sold locks like this one, engraved with the company motif of a lion holding a crown, to pretty much anyone who could pay for it but it's odd to see one on a weapon that was probably made in Afghanistan.