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Members of the Sealed Knot, a society promoting interest in the English Civil War, stage a reenactment of the Battle of Nantwich, a battle which took place near the town in 1644, in north west England on January 25, 2020. The first modern re-enactment of the Battle of Nantwich took place in 1973 and has taken place every year since In January 1643, Parliamentarians took the town of Namptwiche (Cheshire’s second town). By the end of December, the town was surrounded by Royalists and under siege. A Parliamentarian force marched south from Lancashire under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax and defeated the Royalists in the Battle of Namptwiche on January 25, 1644. (Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP Photo)
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