Chance to see way ordinary people lived during Civil War

Members of the Earl of Newcastle’s Regiment of Foote of the Sealed Knot Living History Re-enactment Society gave demonstrations and talks to help visitors understand what life was like for ordinary people and soldiers in the Royalist Army during the turbulent period between 1642 and 1651.

The free event was held at Bradford Council’s Bolling Hall Museum on Saturday and yesterday.

Visitors got the chance to relive events leading up to the Siege of Bradford of 1642, musket and cannon firing, and demonstrations of military and domestic life. Visitors also had an opportunity to ask questions and learn about the lives of local people 400 years ago.

Bolling Hall played a vital role during the Siege of Bradford and provided a stronghold for supporters of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. This was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists.

It ended with parliamentary victory, the trial and execution of Charles I, and established the precedent that an English monarch cannot govern without Parliament’s consent.