English Civil War Reenactment Battle Display! BIGGEST EVER! Military Odyssey 2013 | HD Video

[@paladinash83]

Those peasant look well fed, wonder why they are rebelling anyway

[@robholloway6829]

The peasantry didn't revolt, the landed gentry did.

[@joellaz9836]

Robert Holloway Yeah. The puritans mostly came from the landed gentry. There was also a significant number of aristocrats among the puritans (General Thomas Fairfax being the most notable). However, the soldiers mostly came from the lower classes. Many in the parliamentary side hoped that the overthrow of the king would bring about all male suffrage. They were levellers and their call for equality offended Cromwell and he had them put down. Oliver Cromwell was kind of a conservative revolutionary.

[@raymondpondo9607]

OMG so Amazing ! England is very clever in Historic documentary or Reenactment ! Thank uuu and More reenactment of 17century pls

[@Maxwell_N.]

English civil war is wild

[@shottiekingsw]

I was in that fight in the lunsfords pike block. Good battles always at Detling back in the day

[@KingStreetimages]

Nice film. Informative. Hope your ears were okay after recording that cannon firing. I've filmed a few (with headphones for monitoring) and it can certainly be very loud.

[@henry3277]

Reminds me of my time in the ECWS late 70s to 80s, was in Hoptons at the time

[@Fizzyanims]

Im not sure there were so many obese people in that era.

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

+Fizzyanims For reenactors of any historical era, a huge belly and a stupid chin beard are mandatory.

[@hazel5049]

At least in this era they did exist, in Medieval, or before, reenactments it sort of ruins the atmosphere.

[@mitamajr]

@The505Guys It was pretty easy for women to disguise themselves as men in that period. If you wore pants or hose or whatever they were called back then, everyone automatically assumed you were a guy, no questions asked. If you wore pants and had a high voice and no beard, you obviously had to be a young guy. How many actually disguised themselves as men, I don't know, but it wasn't impossible at all.

[@pempotfoy6206]

@@mitamajr you can difference a grown up woman voice from a young boy. Also here many women are officers; it just don't make sense.

[@erwin669]

Jeezus, come off it and let people enjoy their hobby. Surprised that no one is complaining that they aren't actually killing each other

[@pumbar]

I can think of at least two hundred contributors that need HI-VIS tabards, hard hats and "Safety circle" training.

[@domestosbleach7557]

There were no people pretending to be dead if 'shot' which took away from the re enactment

[@JamesJohnson-zy4sf]

Saw one man dead at 16 minutes, probably from old age !

[@mythologic]

Which battle is being reenacted?

[@2023skidoo]

This is the stoning scene from The Life of Brian. "Are there any women here today?" (Charles I's reign ended when he was crushed by a boulder after saying Jehovah. Look it up.)

[@andymoore9977]

@@2023skidoo Well observed, about 20% ladies sneaked into the ranks? Excluding camp followers.

[@phillanghorn5810]

Thought the whole idea of push of pike was to use the pointy end , no barge each other??? Got to be historically inaccurate , considering original soldiers that cut lengths of their pikes to save weight, were compromised in the push of pikes???

[@pavelstaravoitau7106]

Probably for safety. They're still very long pointy sticks.

[@andymoore9977]

@@pavelstaravoitau7106 Yep, all about safety I am sure. The front ranks were very heavily armoured so that would push the pike heads upwards off breast plates etc. and then lead to pushing, not something to risk for a reenactment!

[@pavelstaravoitau7106]

@@andymoore9977 I'd say even that pushing as seen here and portrayed by the artwork "bad war" really wouldn't happen very often, from a practical standpoint, as simply pushing against each other is ultimately useless.

[@andymoore9977]

@@pavelstaravoitau7106 That's when the swords and daggers started to play a part....

[@gabrielegenota1480]

Well you see, they actually aren’t trying to kill each other

[@colinp2238]

Are the cannon tied down with ropes and ground spikes as they don't seem to recoil very much? I was in the RA and know how much modern artillery moved back on it's recoil dampeners during firing.

[@colinp2238]

@William Warner Thanks I have never witnessed artillery firing blanks in life, only through the media.

[@TheAnguisher]

What's with these shoving matches...? Wouldn't they have been smart enough to use their pikes rather than to get into such close quarters where it'd basically just become a knife stabbing match, in which both sides would lose?

[@King.Leonidas]

because safety :(

[@chrislinton2238]

It would be wrong to think re-enactors actually accurately portray the battle fought in this period (probably more than any other)... as you say the pikes would stab at one another and probably not become the rugger scrums re-enactors love showing off... likewise reversing the muskets and using them as clubs... there is little evidence of this happening and when it did happen it was more than likely used in an assault against a fortification or town wall etc... after firing at the enemy loads of times the barrel of a gun gets extremely hot... too hot to hold and swing a heavy lump of wood about... plus of course a dagger or sword would be much deadlier than the reversed muskets... these re-enactors put on an impressive show but can never get it 100% right.

[@King.Leonidas]

it is possbile :P there are more realistic fights then these

[@TheBlenderblob]

Silvertread Pike man pretty much instantly die if they try and fight pike v pike without shields, they would usually break and not form contact at all

[@TheAnguisher]

+That Weird Fox Guy I can understand that, but they could've kept enough distance between each other and just swung their pikes at the other group's pikes, maintaining enough distance- like a real pikeman would do, because no-one in their right mind charges into a group of pikes.

[@p.istaker8862]

Can not understand why it isn't referred to as the British Civil War.

[@josephclout3633]

The way I see it 'The Kingdom of Great Britain' wasn't formed until the 'Acts of the Union' in 1707 so it can't be 'British' per se. The first English civil war (1642-1646) was fought geographically in England and Wales contemporaneously alongside another civil war in Ireland. Scots were involved on both sides as both Scottish royalists and Covenanters. I could be entirely wrong - it's just how I see it personally. More than happy to be corrected as it is a very complex part of history!

[@matteotorres9054]

because this civil war was in england between the royalists and the parliamentarians. there is literally no reason for it to be called the British civil war. the war if three kingdoms is often referred to as the British civil war but this reffers to many wars in the time period, such as the irish revolt of 1641, the bishops wars and the Cromwellian invasion of ireland. these were actually fought all around Britain wheras the english civil war was fought in England

[@andymoore9977]

@@josephclout3633 Nice summary.

[@twiddlerat9920]

Because it was also called the wars of the three kingdoms

[@sarahoconnell317]

the pike was 18 feet to 22 feet not 16 feet in the English civil war

[@2ndcomingofFritz]

Think they said 18 foot

[@harrykuheim6107]

Nobody "Takes Hits" ?

[@jamesrichardson3322]

5:12 What that gentlemen Is doing is dangerous!! Standing in the front of his battilion firing line, he should be behind giving orders. As a reenactor myself I have seen very stupid things. That is the dumbest!! He could be burned or injured horribly. Accidents do happen and unforseen circumstances could happen.

[@LazarusWilhelm]

5:21 whould he really have gotten shot 5 times in the back come on lads common sense

[@AustenKime]

Oh grow up he's fine

[@augustuscaesar1104]

Them night time battles ,oh yes 5000 in a square bashing on there Roman shields cutting them long pike men to death henry the 5 would like

[@khanaratsadon]

Obesity civil war

[@tungsten4422]

No enthusiasm. Nobody died. Didn't even simulate pike combat. Terrible reenactment.

[@julieturner4923]

Yeah so people didn't die that would be inhumane to kill people over a reenactment