Members of Sealed Knot Society holding vintage musket at re-enactment society gathering at Castle Fraser, Scotland, UK
The Sealed Knot Society is Europe’s largest re-enactment group. Boasting a membership of over 7000 some of which came from such far flung places as North America it re-creates battles from the English Civil War passing the proceeds from the paying public onto charity. It is not a hobby for the faint hearted as the battles are fought with firing muskets and cannon, steel swords, pikes and other period weapons. The battles are scripted but as the old military axiom says “No plan survives contact with the enemy” and the historically beaten side has on occasion won battles. The society itself is not just about large set piece battles, members are regularly invited into schools to provide an insight to what life was like in the dark days of the Civil War where brother fought brother and father fought son. The Living History group is another arm of the society that performs a similar function except on a much larger scale. Members of this group research their roles intensively and because of this they present a very vivid picture of life in the 17th century. They camp in historically accurate tents and all food is prepared to recipes from the period. One of the main activities of the Sealed Knot Society is its "Musters" throughout the summer months. A muster is a weekend where all the Regiments, which make up the Society come together and form into their respective armies, Parliamentarian and Royalist with cavalry and artillery, re-fight the pitched battles of the era. Aside from the battles there are also living history camps, which aim to recreate as accurately as possible the every day life of the period.
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Location: Castle Fraser, Scotland uk
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