2015 – Newcastle's Foote

2015 – A Round Up

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:04:55 +0000

Hello again! After a quiet winter it’s time for the blog and social media to get up and running again ready for the 2016 season! There’s no better way to start than to have a look back over the highlights of 2015. We may be saying so ourselves, but we had a rather good year! …

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Elite Discourse and Witchcraft: Nationalism, Anti-Catholicism and Puritanism.

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:59:42 +0000

Firstly, let me apologise for the lack of content here in the past few weeks, as the Newcastle’s Blog Fairy it’s been a bit on the hectic side so some things had to be put on the back burner! Things are calming down now though so normal, weekly service should be resuming! A little while …

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Meet the Member – November 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:51:18 +0000

As November starts to creep in, it’s time to introduce you to another member of the regiment. This time, one of our Student members is showing that the Pike Block certainly isn’t just for boys, meet Beth P! Name: Beth Parker Age: 20 Rank/ Role in the regiment: Pikeman 21st Century Occupation: History Student at the University of Sheffield. …

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Battle of Edgehill, Warwickshire: 24th & 25th October 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:43:24 +0000

At the weekend, Newcastle’s regiment headed out for their final event of 2015 at Edgehill in Warwickshire. The event was held at Kineton Sports and Social Club, in the village of Kineton, just on the edge of the original battlefield. Having braved the rain on Saturday, glorious Autumn sunshine accompanied us on the memorial march …

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Upcoming Event: Battle of Edgehill – 24th & 25th October 2015.

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:32:37 +0000

This coming weekend is our last event of the season and much as we are sad to see the season drawing to an end, we’ll be enjoying this last event to the full. The Battle of Edgehill is widely regarded as the first pitched battle of the English Civil Wars and took place on the …

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Ripple Annual Parade – 11th October 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:29:24 +0000

On Sunday a small number of the regiment headed to Ripple in Worcestershire for the Annual Parade and Service that is held there for The Sealed Knot. The service is held to remember those who have passed away during the year, to re-dedicate the stained glass window in the church that is in honour of the …

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Meet the Member – October 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:26:23 +0000

It’s that time again to introduce you to another one of the flock. Back in June we introduced you to Chris and this month it’s time to meet his Dad! Name: Andrew Barrass Age: 42 Rank/ Role in the regiment: Pikeman 21st Century Occupation: Baker. How long have you been in the regiment and what was your first event? I’ve been …

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Medical Knowledge and Medicinal Herbs in the 17th Century

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:22:55 +0000

The Newcastle’s Blog Fairy decided it was about time that some of our wonderful members were able to share their knowledge of the period with our delightful blog readers. Last month we introduced you to one of our members, Anne who has spent her time in the society either being a medic or sharing her medical knowledge …

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‘Warfare Through the Ages’ at Bovington Tank Museum – 19th & 20th September 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:17:24 +0000

After our big event at Chester over the August Bank Holiday weekend, we knew that the season was starting to wind down, but there were still a few events to look forward to over the Autumn and first up was ‘Warfare Through the Ages’, a mulit-period event being organised by our friends in Tillier’s and being held at Bovington …

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Meet the Member: Baby Newcs Special – September 2015

fish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:03:39 +0000

It’s time to introduce you to some more of the flock again and this time, the Newcastle’s Blog Fairy decided it was time for something a bit different. So far she has introduced you to our C.O Dave, Pike Coroporal Chris, Musketeer ‘Tig’ and Living History participant and ex- Medic Anne. All of them had some very interesting stories to …

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