I’m an amateur historian with a long-standing fascination for the English Civil War, a passion that led me onto the battlefield itself as a member of the Sealed Knot, bringing history to life through re-enactment. I have many times experienced a full bloodied charge by troops of parliamentary horse, being fired upon by companies of musketeers and even surviving a sword thrust all, thankfully, in the name of authenticity rather than hostility. I live just outside Maidstone with my wife and our formidable Newfoundland dog, who seems determined to uphold his own royalist cause.

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Brilliant lecture, very informative & interesting

Good story teller & felt you had been there

Very knowledgeable - an informative & interesting evening

Very entertaining

Informative and unusual way of presenting

Nice atmosphere and approach

Made history come to life - liked the interaction with the audience