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When the Roundheads faced the Cavaliers...

A VIOLENT episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted.

The Sir Thomas Glenham's Regiment Of The Sealed Knot will visit the Castle Museum to recreate the early stages of the siege in 1664.

York was at the centre of an epic battle for control of the north of England that year, after the Royalist forces in the city were besieged during the spring.

The city did not surrender to the Parliamentary forces and their Scottish allies until after the decisive battle of Marston Moor in July, 1644, when a Royalist army led by Prince Rupert was defeated by opponents whose leaders included Oliver Cromwell and Sir Thomas Fairfax.

Visitors to the museum during Sunday and Monday will be able to see period military demonstrations, as the regiment encamps in the Rainhall Mill area of the museum.

Activities and displays over the two days will include an officers' headquarters, a soldiers' camp with veterans drilling new recruits, an artillery position, a cooking area and weapon demonstrations.

Updated: 10:16 Friday, May 02, 2003