The Regiment today
Earl Rivers Regiment & friends, Sherfield, June 2009

When you join the Regiment you will do so either as a Pikeman, Musketeer, Drummer, or the Regimental Living History group. Just because you join up as say, a Pikeman, does not mean that you cannot try your hand at the other arms. We would recommend that you have a go at everything.
For your 1st event Suitable 17th Century clothing is available, free of charge to new members while they equip themselves.

During the year the Sealed Knot puts on hundreds of events throughout Britain and sometimes even overseas. These range from Major Musters, where literally thousands of members will come together to re-enact a large battle to small displays where members from one or two regiments will show the way of life of the people of the period, together with the tools and weapons used by them, at local museums, school fetes etc.

As a member of Earl Rivers' Regiment we don't expect you to turn up to every event - that would be impossible. Instead go to those events that you can afford to. At a normal weekend muster your services will be required only for 2 or so hours in the afternoons and an hour or so for drill on one morning. The rest of the weekend is your own to spend socialising on the campsite, visiting local sites of interest or just soaking up the sun (well OK you might be soaking up the rain).

At the beginning of each season, usually at the Regimental AGM, we decide on 4 or 5 musters at which we try to get a full turnout of members. If you can only manage to get to a few then try for these ones, you will be frequently reminded of them on the Regimental forum, by e-mail or by phone, whist full details of how to get there will appear in the SK magazine Orders of the Daye or on the Members only area on the SK website.

We’re not just focused on the battlefield either as we have an ever growing number of members concentrating on the civilian side of life with our living history encampment, which holds a number of crafts that even visitors of today, will be familiar with.

We feel that it is important to portray a well rounded view of 17th century life and you may want to find out more about our different roles on our roles page.

We work hard to portray a realistic and authentic representation of our past, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have fun. You’ll find a whole new bunch of friends waiting for you in our Regiment with social events such as BBQ’s , Regimental get-togethers and trips to the beer tent when at musters.