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York: City Under Siege 2009

English Civil War Festival   22 -28 August 2009

 

Sunday 23 August

EVENT 3 - The Sealed Knot

10am - 4.15pm    Museum Gardens

Meet members of The Sealed Knot and wander around their Living History encampments and find out what life was like for the soldiers who defended and attacked York during the Siege.

FREE ADMISSION

EVENT 4 - The Sealed Knot


2.30-3.30pm   Museum Gardens

After the mine under St Mary's Tower was blown on 16 June, Parliamentary soldiers burst into the city to be met with stiff resistance from the defenders.   Witness the skirmish that took place around the ruins of St Mary's Abbey as The Sealed Knot recreate the events of that fateful day.

FREE ADMISSION

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