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Bill block at LincolnWelcome to Buckingham's Retinue, one of the more authentic medieval re-enactment groups for the period 1450-1500. Our society is a non profit organisation that exists to reconstruct and re-enact late medieval and early tudor life, recreating the period known as 'The Wars of the Roses'.

If you are interested in taking up tudor or medieval re-enactment as a hobby, check out our Recruitment section to see the kinds of things we do and how you can take part. If you want to see us in action, here is Buckingham's Retinues  Events List for 2023.

 

If you own or manage a historical site and want to know how Buckingham's Retinue could bring it to life, please read our Employers' section.

 

We also have a wide variety of information about medieval life, from histories of the wars of the roses, guides on clothing, songs, weaponry information, as well as a history of the Stafford Family, who were the first Dukes of Buckingham.


Please feel free to contact us.

One of the group's most popular events, Skipton Castle was once again brought to life by Buckingham’s Retinue over the weekend of 27th-28th July. 

 

Each day began on the castle lawn with a display of archery, followed by a sword school for younger visitors. In the great hall, talks on medieval fashion and etiquette were held, while the kitchens were in full swing producing an array of delicious food from authentic medieval recipes.

 

The event concluded with our knights' procession from the castle to the tournament arena for a display of medieval combat. All this in addition to the living history and craft displays put on throughout the day by individual group members. 

 

Group members will be attending the battle of Bosworth reenactment event 17th-18th August. Our next full event will be Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, 24th-26th August.

Over the late May bank holiday weekend Buckingham's Retinue were at Tattershall castle, a beautiful 15th century brick castle in the heart of Lincolnshire and home of Lord Ralph Cromwell, an important politician in the government of King Henry VI.

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The castle

Despite somewhat inclement weather, the castle received good numbers of visitors, with our living history displays being busy throughout the day and the timetabled talks proving popular. 

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The view of the camp from the castle roof.

Castle volunteer photographer Mike Pounder has kindly taken some wonderful photos of the site and the group, available on his website.
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Your humble scribe taking a well earned snooze.

Link to Saturday photos:Buckingham's Retinue (mikepounder.com)

Link to Sunday photos: Buckingham's Retinue-260524 (mikepounder.com)

Due to the cancellation of the Barnet Mediaeval Festival, our next event will now be the Chalke Valley History Festival, in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire on the weekend of 29th and 30th June. Please see the CVHF website for details and tickets: Home - Chalke History Festival (chalkefestival.com)

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