What Was Your Fate As A Prisoner Of War? ⛓️ As today marks the Day of International Criminal Justice, let’s take a look at the fate of those captured during the English Civil Wars. 📸: Michael Molcher

The Civil War is coming to Foxdenton Hall this weekend — download the app now! bit.ly/civilwarsapp Meet the characters, see the event details, and play the scavanger hunt around our camp!

Don't miss this FREE event at Foxdenton Hall this weekend – cannons will roar and history will come alive as the English Civil Wars come to Greater Manchester! Find out the details here: earlofmanchesters.co.uk/foxdenton-ha...

Could you remain neutral during the Civil War?

FREE event! Step back in time at Foxdenton Hall on 18-19 July, meet Cavalier and Roundhead and experience life in the 17th Century as the grounds of Foxdenton Hall play host the English Civil Wars earlofmanchesters.co.uk/foxdenton-ha...

Who will YOU meet when you step into the past at Foxdenton Hall this weekend? Will it be a tailor? Apothecary? Barber surgeon? Will you learn about printing or watch a soldier gamble away his pay? Step into the 17th Century near Manchester at this FREE event earlofmanchesters.co.uk/foxdenton-ha...

You're not wrong.

English Civil War historians, can you help? I'm trying verify the murder of a named woman by Parliamentarian soldiers, but the period was so chaotic it's hard to tell if the story is made up or just lost in all the noise.

Who will YOU meet when you step into the past at Foxdenton Hall this weekend? Will it be a tailor? Apothecary? Barber surgeon? Will you learn about printing or watch a soldier gamble away his pay? Step into the 17th Century near Manchester at this FREE event earlofmanchesters.co.uk/foxdenton-ha...

The Civil War is coming to Foxdenton Hall this weekend — download the app now! bit.ly/civilwarsapp Meet the characters, see the event details, and play the scavanger hunt around our camp!

Why Did Scotland Side With Parliament? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Despite its name, the English Civil War was not a purely English affair. It was fought across the British Isles and Ireland, beginning in Scotland with the Bishops’ Wars of 1638 and 1639, as well as the Irish Rebellion of 1641. 📷: Chris Lowe

Recreating history with a bang! Become a musketeer with us and bring the heat in thrilling battles earlofmanchesters.co.uk/musket/

In July 1625 Parliament was adjourned away from a plague-ridden London. Dr Paul Hunneyball explores the crisis facing Charles I that prolonged Parliament's deliberations, necessitating a safer meeting place at Oxford University.

A Missed Chance To Win The War ⚔️ The Battle of Edge Hill was the first clash of what would be a long and arduous civil war, but could it have ended much sooner? 📷: Hadfield Photography

What happened at the Battle of Langport? ⚔️

A Skirmish at Rowde ⚔️ On 9th July 1643, the Royalist Western Army was withdrawing after Lansdown Hill. They held the field but were in poor condition. Sir Bevil Grenville had been killed, and a powder explosion had damaged their supplies and injured Sir Ralph Hopton. 📷: Rhodri Ross

From the Rijksmuseum collection, how about this neat 17th century travel case for your miniature skull. Just the thing I need, a shame they don't sell them in the gift shop ..

Today is the Faber summer party AND the release of #AGoldenWorld in the US! Featured here with a few 17th century objects — a tobacco pipe & engraving of pearl divers. www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Gold... #Tudors #earlymodern

⚔️ Sword wounds in the Civil War ⚔️

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Oldham, Pembroke, Oxfordshire — we've plenty more great events this summer, so why not come and watch us or, better yet, join up and be part of the fun? earlofmanchesters.co.uk/find-out-whe...

Resistance at Raglan 🏰 By the summer of 1646, the first English Civil War had become a pattern of Parliamentarian forces mopping up isolated Royalist garrisons scattered across the country. While many capitulated relatively quickly, Raglan Castle was to prove more stubborn. 📷: Ruth Lochrie

We had a great weekend commemorating the Battle of Marston Moor and bringing history alive with friends new and old! earlofmanchesters.co.uk/living-histo...

We hit 7,000 followers on Facebook! Thanks so much to all those who follow us on there AND HERE for sharing our love for history and helping us spread some reenactment fun across the internet! It means the world to us 😊 NoT following us on FB? Go to facebook.com/earlofmanchesters

At the time, borage was thought to bring ‘comfort of the heart, to drive away sorrow, & increase the joy of the minde’. 🍓Lady’s cap, 1601–1630. 24 x 32 x 27cm. WA2014.71.52

Made in early 17th century England, this lady’s cap features a beautifully detailed botanical design. The scrolling gold-work design forms compartments containing strawberries, honeysuckle, cowslips, a foxglove-like flower and the distinctive spiked blue borage flower.

On the 6th July 1610, Thomas Rainsborough was born! He was a prominent figure of the Leveller movement, but who were the Levellers?

Colonel Thomas Rainborowe, Parliamentarian and colonel in the New Model Army, was born on this day in 1610. He is most famous today for his role in the 1647 Putney Debates, discussions over the political settlement after Charles I was captured. Find out more below.

The Battle of Lansdowne ⚔️ Fought on the 5th of July, 1643, the Battle of Lansdowne Hill was part of a series of clashes between commanders Lord Ralph Hopton and William Waller as they struggled for control of the south west. 📷: Ruth Lochrie

Becoming disillusioned in the cause during the Civil Wars.

The experiences of Montgomeryshire gentleman & lawyer Edward Vaughan provide a remarkable story of law, civil war & gentry life in mid 17th Century Wales. Professor Lloyd Bowen uncovers a rich story of how local enmities were shaped by national events www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/law-...

The Aftermath of Marston Moor ⚔️ With the Royalist army destroyed at Marston Moor on the 2nd July 1644, the survivors made their way back to the safety of York, including many wounded. 📷: Michael Molcher

Retreating back to safety!

FREE event! Step back in time at Foxdenton Hall on 18-19 July, meet Cavalier and Roundhead and experience life in the 17th Century as the grounds of Foxdenton Hall play host the English Civil Wars earlofmanchesters.co.uk/foxdenton-ha...

Scholars in the 16th and 17th centuries looked to the early medieval past to show that England had not fallen, its kings were English, and its laws were ancient. 🔒 Rebecca Brackmann’s article from the June issue is in the archive buff.ly/2W8cX2O

The Battle of Adwalton Moor ⚔️ In early 1643, it was clear to both Parliament and the Royalists that they needed to prepare for a long war. Edge Hill had not been the decisive engagement many expected, and the King’s failure to seize London left the conflict at a stalemate. 📷: Mel Green

It's one of the most important battles fought on English soil — and this weekend we're helping bring a small part of The Battle of Marston Moor to life near York earlofmanchesters.co.uk/marston-moor...

How gambling caused the loss of Wakefield 🎲

How gambling caused the loss of Wakefield 🎲

John Felton - The Man Who Killed the Duke ⚔️ In August 1628, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, was continuing his plans for a military campaign in France from his lodgings at the Greyhound Inn in Portsmouth. 📷: Mike Graham

A village under occupation!

A Battle Before The War ⚔️ Although King Charles raising his royal standard in Nottingham is seen as the moment the Civil Wars began, violence had already broken out across the country, including at Marshall’s Elm in Somerset in August, 1642. 📷: Ruth Lochrie

Found where they keep all the books that take "The Long Seventeeth Century" a little too far...

Why was Baron Chandos driven out of Cirencester?

Friendly Fire! 🤕 With no uniformity in the clothes that soldiers wore during the English Civil Wars, it is understandable how armies could inadvertently attack their own side. 📸: Levitt Parkes

400 years ago today, a codfish was gutted at Cambridge Market. 🐟   Inside it was a tiny book containing Protestant texts from the early years of the English Reformation.   Was this a providential message from God, a piece of political propaganda or an elaborate hoax? Music by Julius H. from Pixabay

Becoming an orphan during the Civil Wars.

Cromwell Captures Edinburgh ⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 When Edinburgh surrendered to Cromwell after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, the castle refused to follow. For months it remained the last major stronghold in the capital still flying the Scottish colours. 📷: Emily Reilly

✊ Rise up citizens of Kent ✊

York Prepares For War 🏰⚔️ When Parliament’s and Scotland’s armies closed around York in 1644, the city prepared for a siege. Its medieval walls were strong, but they were not designed for artillery. The Royalist commanders ordered new defences to be built outside the old circuit. 📷: Levitt Parkes