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If you’re not lucky enough to be planning your escape to the Crescent Isles (New Zealand) for Canterbury Faire, please stay safe when re-enacting - lots of water, stay in the shade and preach the virtues of linen against the skin! #lochac #mysca #heatwave #australia #reenactorlife #reenactmentlife #melting #medieval #linen #toohot #goodchoices #newzealand #hydration https://www.instagram.com/p/BsuRhEtHYcr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cbp30ztz96n3

Following on from yesterday's post about officers, a common soldier during the English Civil War may have been lucky enough to be issued with a uniform of breeches and a soldier's coat, but often he was only given a weapon and a coat. The colour of the coat and its cuffs was meant to denote which regiment he belonged to, though this could vary wildly and it wasn't until Parliament's reorganisation of its army in 1645 that we begin to see the widespread emergence of the traditional 'redcoat'. . #reenactment #historicalreenactment #reenactmentlife #thesealedknot #history #historyteacher #historical #17thcentury #englishcivilwar #englishhistory #britishhistory #battle #manchester #livinghistory #musket #musketeer #gun #coat #clothing #historicalclothing #dailyphoto #photoadaychallenge #imageaday #dailyimage . 📸 by @wayofthebob https://www.instagram.com/p/B57U29znlZU/?igshid=1dwvg3nh7wfxr

At the beginning of the English Civil War, officers were chosen based mostly on their social standing rather than their military experience. Infantry officers did not wear uniforms but could be identified by the colour of the silk sash they would wear and by the long-handed weapon, the partisan, they carried as a symbol of their rank. Being a captain of a company of infantry carried less cachet than being a captain of a cavalry troop, but nonetheless command was given to those who supposedly held the respect of their men. This changed over the course of the civil war, as Parliament sought to promote men of ability rather than social standing. . #reenactment #historicalreenactment #reenactmentlife #thesealedknot #history #historyteacher #historical #17thcentury #englishcivilwar #englishhistory #britishhistory #battle #manchester #livinghistory #captain #officer #fancy #suit #promote #atmosphere #atmospheric #march #manchesterlife #weekendwarrior #hobby #pasttime #passion . 📷 by @wayofthebob https://www.instagram.com/p/B54t8_tnJXI/?igshid=1ej5ttq4zejqr

Slowed down, the impressive sight of a musket volley by the musketeers of the Earl of Manchester's Regiment of Foote shows gunpowder flaring and sparks flying in clearer detail. Imagine being fired at by a musket division hundreds strong, the air filled with deadly lead musketballs as you march towards them. A really impressive display by our musketeers in the Army of Parliament musket competition earlier this year (they were the only entrants, but we don't let that detail bother us!) . #reenactment #reenacting #reenactmentlife #reenactors #history #historical #historicalreenactment #musket #muskets #musketeer #17thcentury #englishcivilwar #sealedknot #thesealedknot #smoke #fire #gun #gunpowder #training #practicemakesperfect #video #slomo #slowmotion #slowmo #trainhard #throwbackthursday https://www.instagram.com/p/B0na3t0HMI2/?igshid=lkbsmv97vzxk

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New product for us, thanks to Danielle Butler Worrell! She does WWI and WW2 reenactments and asked us for fire poker blowers. I can’t lie. I didn’t even know this was a thing, but how cool are these?!?! #reenactments #reenactmentlife #fireblowers #forging