Visitors to the two-day on Sunday and Monday event enjoyed a colourful spectacle featuring cannons, muskets, horses, along with Roundheads taking on the Cavaliers. There was also an opportunity to visit the living history encampment for a taste of what life was like for people from the period from food preparation to skilled crafts.
There were drill displays at noon and a battle re-enactment on both days with a living history village open for visitors to try on some armour, find out how a musket works, and see how ordinary people went about their lives in the midst of the chaos of war.
This is a free event, being jointly sponsored by the English Civil War Society and the Bury Field Commoners Association.
The event also featured numerous stands on site serving refreshments tasty snacks and ice-cream, with local high street businesses supporting the popular free event.
The Bury Field Commoners Association, which is responsible with Milton Keynes Council and Countryside Stewardship for preserving the common, benefited from £2,224 raised following the successful event in 2016.
It was planned to use funds for a scientific survey of the site which played a significant role in the Civil War with the living history show enacted by 550 members of the English Civil War Society.
Photos by Jane Russell.
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1. The English Civil War Society re-enacts the Battle Of Newport Pagnell
The free August Bank Holiday event at Bury Field featured drill displays, battle re-enactment and living history village Photo: Jane Russell
2. The English Civil War Society re-enacts the Battle of Newport Pagnell
The event gave visitors an opportunity to try on some armour, find out how a musket works, and see how ordinary people went about their lives during that period Photo: Jane Russell
3. The English War Society re-enacts the Battle of Newport Pagnell
The event was jointly sponsored by the English Civil War Society and the Bury Field Commoners Association Photo: Jane Russell
4. The English War Society staged a re-enactment of the Battle of Newport Pagnell
Visitors could find out how a musket works and see how ordinary people went about their lives in the midst of the chaos of war Photo: Jane Russell