Knights in Battle
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ABOUT
A living history group in the heart of Sheffield.
Knights in Battle is a 15th Century living history group based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. We portray members of the household of Sir John Howard, who later became the first Duke of Norfolk and was an influential figure within the politics of UK and further afield.
A decent contingent of our group also portray a group of knights and their squires in the 13th Century. We mainly portray what happens in and around a tournament of that period.
Knights in Battle also known affectionately by its members as KiBs, has been around since 1973 and is one of the oldest and most respected living history groups in the wider
re-enactment community.
We offer 13th Century Tournament style shows, and 15th Century Living History. If you would like to book us for a show then please use the form on the Contact Us page.
Hear the herald call.
It's 2026, And we're off!
Always improving
Food, Glorious Food
What a start to the season.
Standard are getting better, and better each year.
You just can't beat a good bowl of food
I don't think anyone at KiBs will disagree when I say May has been busy. That's 3 events already done and dusted for the year and the season has only just begun. We started off with Hoghton Tower in Lancashire, and even though we're stout Yorkshire folk, even we can't deny the beauty of the place, Then we had Golcar Lily Day, a one day event in the lovely little village of Golcar just outside Huddersfield, followed by an always outstanding event on the coast at Sewerby Hall. Each of these events will have it's own article when we get the chance to write those up, so please stay posted for those.
Recreating clothing, and equipment from nearly 600 years a go is no easy feat, a lot of research and effort is put into mirroring what our ancestors wore and used. With that in mind, I'm impressed everytime I step foot into a living history camp and see how much standards have improved, and certainly since the dark ages of Covid has there been a marked improvement in standards of authenticity. It's gratifying to see that a new generation of reenactors is building on what has come before (in the hobby and historically) and trying to get as clost to the 15th Century as possible.
Pottage, the reenactors favourite and staple. The word pottage comes from Old French, and simply means food cooked in a pot. The Forme of Cury, published around 1390, and supposedly written by the master cooks of King Richard 11, makes mention of various types of pottages using cereals, grains, shredded meats, various bits of offal, and pretty much whatever else you could throw in to make a stew. Inns would have had a pot over the fire that would have been constantly added to and taken away from, something like a perpetual stew that you see commonly in Far Eastern nations. It was a true food of the people and everyone would have eaten it quite frequently.
