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Article: This battle's knot for the faint-hearted.
- Article from:
- Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England)
- Article date:
- May 6, 2008
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The Parliamentary army fought Royalist forces again at the weekend in the decisive battle of the English Civil War.
During the bank holiday weekend, Kelmarsh Hall played host to the Sealed Knot, who bring 17th Century history to life.
As well as re-enacting The Battle of Naseby, the organisation's displays gave visitors a chance to find out what life was like in the 1640s, through living history exhibits.
Some 1,700 soldiers, both on foot and horseback, took to the battlefield as Cavaliers and Roundheads to recreate the battle, which saw the Parliamentary army defeat King Charles I's forces.
Rodney Howe, a lieutenant with the Sealed ...