Meet a Musketeer
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Travel back in time and meet a Royalist Musketeer of the Civil War and see if you've got what it takes to be a musketeer.
Come face to face with a musketeer from the English Civil War army of King Charles I. Practice your soldier survival skills and learn how steel and flint can be used to make fire, how to make cartridges for the musket and how to fight in a 17th century sword school.
Throughout the day there will be an open display with some period games and a 'make your own musket cartridge' activity.
11:30 - 12:00- Musketeer training - a short talk on the equipment and training of the musketeer,followed by musket drill,
12:00 - 13:00 - sword drill, four 15 minute sessions on sword drill,
13:30 - 14:00 - Musketeer survival skills, learn fire lighting with flint and steel,
14:30 -15:00 - Musketeer training
15:30 - 16:30 - sword drill
Free, but normal National Trust admission charges apply for the venue.
Dates:
Sat 12 & Sun 13 May
Sat 19 & Sun 20 May
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Corfe Castle
Dorset
BH20 5EZ
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