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The first Regia Anglorum
re-enacts the period AD950-AD1066. We have many interests within this society, including
combat, living history and rowing and sailing the replica longships.
We participate in many public events and training sessions every year. Previously we have visited
the Jorvik Viking Festival, Croft Castle for the National Trust, the Royal Armouries Museum and
Fritton Lakes. We also
participate in filmwork and school talks for Key Stage 2 & 3.
The second society which are members of is Conquest. This society re-enacts
the period AD1066 - AD1216. Again we participate in combat and living history activities. The
society also has a working siege engine. This is a perrier, a siege engine relying entirely on human
strength. We've used this at a number of events, including one at Dover Castle.
There we were re-enacting the AD1216 siege of Dover Castle. Our re-enactment was so realistic
that we even got our shots from the perrier inside the inner bailey! You can see pictures of the
perrier on the Conquest web-site.
Conquest are also currently looking at activities that would have been done in and around a castle that can be recreated in a weekend at an event. One of the more recent projects has been the portable forge constructed by Brian Morris.
