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17th Century Life and Times	Chris Poore 216 Powder Mill Lane Twickenham Middlesex England TW2 6EJ Tel : Fax : (m) : 07954 430080 Email : cavalier@17thcenturylifeandtimes.com	We are a living history / small skirmish re-enactment society who specialise in being up close to the public. Character role play and a diversity of both military and civilian roles are encouraged.We have very high authenticity standards and put on shows at some of the most picturesque castles and manor houses in the UK. New members of all ages are welcome and we are family friendly group!
American Civil War Society	Mike Bussey P O Box 52 Brighouse West Yorkshire England HD6 1JQ Tel : Fax : (m) : Email :	ACWS - American Civil War Society - UK Re-enactment Home Page. Largest UK American Civil War Re-enactment Society, Voted 'Best Large Re-enactment Group in the UK' by Military Illustrated Magazine.
Blew Regiment LTB, The	Steve Rabbitts 27 Belmont Road Greys Essex England RM17 5YJ Tel : 01375 405378 Fax : (m) : Email : recruit@blews-ltb.co.uk	The Blew Regiment is part of the Sealed Knot Society, which was formed to recreate the desperate times of the English Civil Wars. Our regiment is part of the Parliament Army as was it historical predecessor, and we are proud of our attempt to present as nearly as possible, something of the appearance of an actual Infantry Regiment of the period 1640/1650.
Caledonian Historical Reenactment Soc	Robert Redmond 801 S. Summit El Dorado Butler California U.S.A. 67042 Tel : 1 316 323 5848 Fax : (m) : Email : mylordofalba@aol.com	We are a small group doing combat displays and we have a sword maker in the clan who can make anything that is needed by membersand for anyone who wants to buy from us. We are looking for more members as well and we are still trying to build up the fair in our city. So any Traders who would like to join in and help us to make it all happen please call us. Our time line is Roman to 1745 Scotland.
Col Richard Bagots Regiment of Foote	Sarah Cooley C/O 386 Dysart Road Grantham Lincolnshire England NG31 7LY Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : colricbagot@btopenworld.com	17th century reenactment combining a strong living history base with battle reenactment. Col Bagots regiment were the Garrison of Lichfield during the Civil War and we try to recreate this combination of Civilian Town with military presence.
Col. Henry Tillier's Regiment of Foote	John Machate 5416 Hildebrand Court Columbia Maryland U.S.A. 21044 Tel : 410-740-9240 Fax : (m) : Email : jmachate@thunderpaw.com	The online HQ of the Anglo-Irish regiment commanded by Col. Henry Tillier 1643 - 1645.
Companions of the Forest	Les Sheppard Ivy Cottage Morse Lane Drybook Gloucestershire England GL17 9BA Tel : 01594 541852 Fax : 01594 544252 (m) : 07850 2322 Email : long-tom@tiscali.co.uk	A multi Period Group portaying Mediaeval, mainly c15th, and also the English Civil War years. Living History, Archery and Black Powder weapons including Cannon. Sometimes multi period display, sometimes specific period.
Cut & Thrust The Schoole of Defence	Stuart Huntley 8 Somerset Cresent Stoke Gifford Bristol Bristolshire England BS34 8PP Tel : 01454 774993 Fax : (m) : 07949-195026 Email : stuart@schooleofdefence.co.uk	We aim to encourage interest into European Martial Arts with demonstrations of swordplay showing the techniques and weapons employed in the sword schools of Europe. We study original fighting techniques as described in the early manuals, give lectures, run workshops for re-enactors and provide public displays for groups such as English Heritage.
Dante Ferrara	Dante Ferrara England Tel : 01522 512753 Fax : (m) : Email : dante.f@btinternet.com	Quality music and entertainment as an Elizabethan minstrel. Schools Tudor workshops; TV work; recordings; concerts and weddings. Restoration comedy show 'Finery & Filth'
Earl of Manchesters Regiment of Foote	David Oxley 3 Hampton Road Blackpool Lancashire England FY4 1JB Tel : 01253 298131 Fax : (m) : Email : the-oxleys@supanet.com	Parlimentary Regiment of The Sealed Knot. We have a strong base in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Worcestershire. We are mainly a family based Regiment with many children involved in our activities.
Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote	Natasha Richardson Tel : Fax : (m) : 07788 431506 Email : pro@earlrivers.org.uk	Royalist Regiment of The Sealed Knot Society. We have a Strong membership base in the Oxfordshire, Bucks, Berkshire, Hampshire and South Wales area. We are mainly a family based Regiment with many children involved in our activities. The events we stage range from Major Battles to small Living History Displays.
Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote	Natasha Richardson Tel : Fax : (m) : 07788 431506 Email : pro@earlrivers.org.uk	Royalist Regiment of The Sealed Knot Society. We have a Strong membership base in the Oxfordshire, Bucks, Berkshire, Hampshire and South Wales area. We are mainly a family based Regiment with many children involved in our activities. The events we stage range from Major Battles to small Living History Displays.
English Civil War Society of America	Bob Giglio 5732 Goldfinch Court Ellicott City Maryland U.S.A. 21043 Tel : 410-465-7688 Fax : (m) : Email : ECWCaptain@aol.com	An ECW re-enactment society in the US (not afffiliated with the ECWS in UK except spiritually). The ECWSA holds events throughout North America, mainly in the spring and fall months. The ECWSA has both Royalist and Parliamentarian units.
English Civil War Society, The	Jonathan Taylor 70 Hailgate Howden Goole East Yorkshire England DN14 7ST Tel : 01430 430695 Fax : (m) : Email : press@english-civil-war-society.org	From its earliest days, the flexible structure of the English Civil War Society has enabled it to offer 17th century historical re-enactment to suit the needs of any event organiser. We are able to stage displays that range in size and complexity from a few members mustering on a village green to spectacular battles with hundreds of soldiers on each side, supported by cavalry, artillery and camp-followers.
Fairfax Battalia (ECWS), The	Simon Frame 30 Oakdale Court Downend Bristol Avon England BS16 6DZ Tel : 0117 956 3392 Fax : 01789 722434 (m) : Email : simon.fairfaxs@talktalk.net	The Fairfax Battalia is a re-enactment group recreating military and civilian life of a company of soldiers from a period of the English Civil War (1642-1651). Consisting of the regiments of Nicholas Devereux, John Foxe, Robert Overton and Valentine Walton it's members of the battalia are spread far and wide; from as afar as Aberdeen and Plymouth. We have a very strong and growing civilian section covering many aspects of seventeenth century life.
Fire and Sword	Hugh Robertson 50 Crossdene Road Kilmarnock Ayreshire Scotland KA2 0JX Tel : 01563 529849 Fax : (m) : 0797 355 1615 Email : sir.hugo@btinternet.com	Formed over 10 years ago to recreate the Scottish soldier form 12th century through to 18th Century. 6 full plate armour Knights , Horses, excellent medieval pavillions, full contact combat team, archers, muskets, jacobite and redcoats , glorious revolution and covenant period. Over 50 television documentaries in ten years.
Gothic Green Oak	Jon Hather Cefn Gorwydd LLangammard Wells Powys Wales LD4 4DL Tel : 01591 610512 Fax : (m) : Email : jon@gothicgreenoak.co.uk	Hand made authentic period board games, dice, playing cards and clay marbles from Viking through to Napeolonic times.
Guild of Gentry and Allied Skills	Jeff Parker 10 St. Johns Row Long Wittenham Abingdon Oxfordshire England OX14 4QG Tel : 01865 407511 Fax : (m) : 07840 892648 Email : info@thegasco.org	The Guild specialises in third-person interpretive living history events at which it portrays domestic life in the period just before the Civil Wars of the 1640s. We have over 10 years of experience of working sensitively within heritage sites, including those managed by the National Trust and English Heritage.
Guild of Historical Interpreters, The	Eleanor McGann 32 Barleyfields Witham Essex England CM8 2FD Tel : 01376 511345 Fax : (m) : Email : eleanor@the-guild.org	The group offers interpretation of the impact of Roman lifestyles on tribal groups please note change of contact details and new website. Old links no longer valid.
Guild, The	Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : eleanor@the-guild.org	The Guild is a small and friendly association of history buffs, both professional and amateur. We bring history from the Iron Age to the early 20th century to life in historical sites, museums, schools, filmwork and elsewhere.
Historic Gardener, The	Mike Brown 41 Charnwood Avenue Westone Northampton Northamptonshire England NN3 3DX Tel : Fax : (m) : 07500 464149 Email : medievalgardener@gmail.com	Talks and displays of many different periods of gardening history. these include tools and plants. I can work in the garden or have static display based around a large tent or in a suitable building on the site. I talk about a gardenr's life, gardening methds and the use of plants.
John Bright's Regiment of Foote	Tony Cullen 31b Armstrong Road Englefield Green Egham Surrey England TW20 0RW Tel : 01784-438414 Fax : (m) : Email : the.cullens@ntlworld.com	Bright's are a Regiment of the Roundhead Association in the English Civil War Society.
Major General Ralph Asshetons Company	Paul Younger Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : asshetons@younger.freeserve.co.uk	A Roundhead unit of the English Civil War Society. Based in Northern England, taking part in Battle Reenactments and Living Histories all over the UK and Europe.
Marquess of Winchesters Regiment, The	David Ashbolt 25 Hanborough Close Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire England OX29 4NR Tel : 01865 880455 Fax : (m) : Email : david.ashbolt@ntlworld.com	A Regiment of the English Civil war Society, re-enacting the military and social aspects of the ECW. The events we stage range from a Major Battle to a small drill display.
Medical Practitioners LHG	Will Styles 19 Sedbergh Park Ilkley West Yorkshire England LS29 8SZ Tel : 01943-608306 Fax : (m) : Email : Chirurgeons-owner@yahoogroups.com	Living History Medical Practitioners (Physicians, Leeches, Quacks, Surgeons, Sawbones, Apothecaries, Cunning Women & Men, Midwives, Toothdrawers (Kindhearts), Bonesetters, Horse gelders, Bloodletters (Phlebotamists), Herbalists, Stillroom Mistresses etc) prior to the discovery of antibiotics. To swop good ideas, exchange equipment, names of manufacturers and to share research and sources. Open to re-enactors and those who are interested in our hobby. Not SCA and Not 21C Medical but all are welcome.
Merlet	Roman Spacil Beranovych 65 Prague 9 Czeck Republic 190 00 Tel : +420 23 431 2597 Fax : (m) : +420 602 376 237 Email : info@merlet.cz
Merrie Noyse	Baz Pope 17 Sheffield Road Boldmore Sutton Coldfield West Midlands England B73 5HA Tel : 07974 211656 Fax : (m) : 07974 211656 Email : brieftherapy@aol.com	A Merrie Noyse are a band of minstrels specialising in music from medieval through to the restoration. We are a group that brings the place to life with lots of interaction, dance, song and fun.
Misericordia	Anne Marie Summers 1 Rose Cottage Bedstone Bucknell Craven Arms Shropshire England SY7 0BE Tel : 01547 530822 Fax : (m) : 07910 461703 Email : misericordia@misericordiamusic.co.uk	As well as performing at concert venues and early music festivals, Misericordia travel through Britain and Europe (with authentic costume and medieval tent) to fairs, festivals, castles and halls; we also play as minstrels for authentic medieval banquets. Like all our music, music for historical events is skilfully played on a wide range of authentic instruments, including hurdy gurdy, bagpipes, gothic harp, citole, recorders and percussion.
Na Degad	Niall Murray County Cork Ireland Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : na_degad@hotmail.com	Na Degad are an Irish reenactment group who cover the Hiberno-Norse warbands of the Viking era but we primarily strive to portray a Medieval Irish Army (Galloglaich, Kern, Hobilars) of 1350-1550
Northland Mercenaries Ltd	33 Stanley Gardens Herne Bay Kent England CT6 3SQ Tel : 01227 360891 Fax : (m) : Email : ferret@tintagel-show.com
Pike and Musket Society, The	Lee Dunn PO Box 39 Hornsby New South Wales Australia 2077 Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : routiers@mgw.com.au	We concentrate on the Trained Bands of London during the period of the English Civil War. Even more specifically, the Second Captains Company of the Green Band in 1642.
Princes in the Tower	Willaim Summers 10 Viking Court Beaver Close Hampton Middlesex England TW12 2BZ Tel : 020 8941 4917 Fax : (m) : 07949 652 315 Email : williamsummers@uwclub.net	Princes in the Tower incite dancing from Miami to Milan via the Golden Hinde at parties, festivals, art shows and snail races.
Scabius Corpus	Vivien Goodwin Heidi Cottage Rallt Newydd Holyhead Wales LL65 2TJ Tel : Fax : (m) : 07887 990054 Email : scabiuscorpus@hotmail.com	By popular demand we infect Villages, Towns and Cities with Black Death and Leprosy and anything else we catch. We come with our own spare parts.
School of Defence, The	Mike Ray 38 Windsor Avenue Lancaster Lancashire England LA1 4BE Tel : 01542 37275 Fax : (m) : Email : info@schoolofdefence.com	The School of Defence is Britain�s leading group teaching the Western Combat Tradition. The School continues the teachings of the Masters of Defence and researches the historical background of combat in Europe. The result - historically relevant combat techniques and a practical method of self-defence that are combined to produce entertaining and informative demonstrations.
Sealed Knot, The	Tel : 01384-295939 Fax : (m) : Email : info@sealedknot.org	17th Century English Civil War re-enactment Society.
Siege Group, The	Ron Fletcher 77 Atherstone Road Loughborough Leicestershire England LE11 2SH Tel : 01509-556596 Fax : (m) : Email : info@siegegroup.co.uk	A small 17th century re-enactment group with up to 150 members, portraying sieges and skirmishes, together with living history and role-play in small castles and manor houses in England. Mainly based on the local history of each venue from the English civil war period.
Sir Bevill Grenviles Regiment of Foote	Joseph Miles 16 Langport Road Long Sutton Langport Somerset England TA10 9ND Tel : 01458-241402 Fax : (m) : Email :	Sir Bevill Grenviles Regiment foote is a Royalist regiment raised in Cornwall by Sir Bevill and fought for Charles The first in his action against Parliament and Cromwell. They were often in the thick of the fighting and acquited themselves well on many occasions. The Regiment is run on family lines and members enjoy an informative happy invironment. The regiment is composed of Artilley, Pike, Musketeers and caterers for Apprentices being trained for either arm.
Sir George Lisle's Regiment	130 Glenthorne Road West Jesmond Newcastle Tyne & Wear England NE2 3HJ Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : pwisken@aol.com	An English Civil War Re-enactment Group: A Royalist Regiment of the Sealed Knot.
Sir Gilbert Hoghtons Regiment of Foote	Andy Miles 5 Sandy Hollow Compton Wolverhampton West Midlands England WV6 8LF Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : webmaster@hoghtons.co.uk	This is the website for Sir Gilbert Hoghtons Companie of Foote. Hoghtons is a royalist regiment in The Sealed Knot Society. We re-enact battles from the 17th century English Civil War.
Sir Henry Vaughans Company	Simon Jarvis Bron Haul Penlan Road Camarthen Carmarthenshire Wales SA31 1DN Tel : 01267 238151 Fax : (m) : 07929 870885 Email : VaughanSK@glassmail.net	Sir Henry Vaughan raised red coated troops from the trained bands of the 3 Western Counties of Wales - Pembrokeshire , Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, and marched them to the Oxford Army. Now Sir Henry Vaughans Company have been founded to raise fresh forces from the Nursery of the Kings Infantry to fight with Prince Ruperts Tertio of the Sealed Knot, and to bring the History of the Stuart period to Life again.
Sir Henry Vaughans Company	Simon Jarvis Bron Haul Penlan Road Camarthen Carmarthenshire Wales SA31 1DN Tel : 01267 238151 Fax : (m) : 07929 870885 Email : VaughanSK@glassmail.net	Sir Henry Vaughan raised red coated troops from the trained bands of the 3 Western Counties of Wales - Pembrokeshire , Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, and marched them to the Oxford Army. Now Sir Henry Vaughans Company have been founded to raise fresh forces from the Nursery of the Kings Infantry to fight with Prince Ruperts Tertio of the Sealed Knot, and to bring the History of the Stuart period to Life again.
Sir John Boys Company	Terry Richardson Tel : Fax : (m) : 07788 431506 Email : Information@earlrivers.org.uk	Sir John Boys Company is a Company of the Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote, a Regiment of the Sealed Knot Society (S.K). The Company is based at Donnington Castle, Newbury, Berkshire. Our members either live in or around Newbury. (Thames Valley area) We put on small displays, skirmishes, drill days, all local to Newbury.
Sir John Owens Companye of Foote	Mike Harrison Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : sirjohnowen@yahoo.co.uk	Sir John Owen's Companye of Foote were raised in North Wales, but with men from Cheshire and Shropshire in its ranks, due to Sir John's family connections. Since the regiment campaigned all over England subsequent casual recruits would have come in from as far afield as Cornwall and Northamptonshire
Sir William Wallers Regiment of Horse	Sue Dudley 81 Newton Road Malvern Worcestershire England WR14 1PD Tel : 01684 568376 Fax : (m) : Email : stephenandsue@tiscali.co.uk	Wallers Horse is the Parliamentarian cavalry of the Sealed Knot. As well as fighting during Sealed Knot battles, we provide arena displays, have a large presence in Living History, and have the resources to put on our own events. We often take part in filming, and our members have appeared in a number of television programmes. We also provide a First World War display in the form of the 16th Lancers.
Squeake's Noyse	Thor Ewing 1 Rose Cottage Bedstone Bucknell Craven Arms Shropshire England SY7 0BE Tel : 01547 530822 Fax : (m) : 07910 461703 Email : thor@historicalarts.co.uk	As well as performing at concert venues and early music festivals, Misericordia travel through Britain and Europe (with authentic costume and medieval tent) to fairs, festivals, castles and halls; we also play as minstrels for authentic medieval banquets. Like all our music, music for historical events is skilfully played on a wide range of authentic instruments, including hurdy gurdy, bagpipes, gothic harp, citole, recorders and percussion.
Telling History	Maureen James 15 Darthill Road March Cambridgeshire England PE15 8HP Tel : 01354 650586 Fax : (m) : Email : tellinghistory@btinternet.com	After many years experience of working in historical interpretation Maureen chose, in 2001 to specialise in telling historical stories. A qualified teacher, with an MA in Museums and Galleries in Education, she believes passionately in the value of creating empathy to help people to understand the past and in the importance of story to this process. She regularly works in museums, castles, stately homes and at heritage sites with audiences of all ages. She has clothing and stories in her repertoire relating to most historical periods from the Iron Age to modern times.
The Marcher Stuarts	Marion Davies 46, Beaumaris Drive, Llanyrafon, Cwmbran. Gwent Wales NP44 8JA Tel : 01633 482780 Fax : (m) : Email : marmill@marmill321.plus.com	We are a happy group of 17th Century living history & military enthusiasts, who perform at venues throughout the country, be it at castles, manor houses, museums or at small fetes. Some of our members also enjoy the medieaval period. We have musketeers, cannoniers, archers, swordsmen as well as craftspeople, musicians and general dogsbodies. If you would like to join us, a warm welcome awaits you. If you would like to hire us, book early. We are in demand.
Tower Hamlets Trayned Bandes, The	James Bull 95 Church Avenue Humberston Grimsby Lincolnshire England DN36 4HR Tel : 01472-812837 Fax : (m) : 07944-069640 Email : jamesthamletstb@aol.com	The modern Tower Hamlets Trayned Bandes re-enactment regiment was formed in the winter of 1988 and is based on Captain Leonard Leonards' Company (East Smithfield and St Katharine's) of the original Tower Hamlets Trained Bands, which served with distinction during the English Civil War. Where appropriate we also adopt the identity of Colonel Rainsborough's Regiment of Foote (The Tower Guards) of the New Model Army or The Kyle and Carrick Foote of the Scottish Covenant army.
War of The Three Kingdoms Society	Hugh Logan 13 Calhame Road Ballyclare Antrim Northern Ireland BT39 9NA Tel : Fax : (m) : Email : hwloga@yahoo.co.uk	We are a new group based in Ireland recreating the lives of members of the Three Kingdoms of Ireland, Scotland and England who lived and fought in Ireland during the 1640's. We are affiliated to the English Civil War Society and are part of Colonel Devereux's Regiment and the Fairfax Battalia.
Wardour Garrison Living History Society	Judy Adams Stourhaven Letton Park Blandford Dorset England DT11 7ST Tel : 01258 452614 Fax : (m) : 07826 627929 Email : judyadams@tesco.net	The Garrison is a Living History group known for its friendliness, attention to authenticity and quality of events. It usually occupies a historic site and for the duration has a story line based on the site running through the weekend. It combines civilian and military life and so provides an exciting event for promoters. Never exceeding 99 mambers it is a familly friendly group that operates mainly in southern/southwest England and South Wales. New members experienced or vigin re-enactors always considered.

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