Napoleonic Weekend - Monday, 22 March 2010
Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March 2010
Location: Leeds
Charge down to the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds on Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 March and witness history brought to life. This special themed event features some of the most exciting stories from the era of Napoleon, the Peninsular War and fictional book/TV character Sharpe.
Calling swabs of all ages! Scrub the decks and stand by ya’ beds! Join the Press Gangs and see what life was like in the Royal Navy 200 years ago.
There will be spectacular living history displays by the 33rd and 68th Rifles re-enactment groups. The Sharpe Appreciation Society will be joining us along with Jason Salkey, aka Rifleman Harris, one of Sharpe’s chosen men from the well-loved series.
Join us for a fun and informative guided tour of the Museum at Clarence Dock, get up close to contemporary artefacts in our special handling sessions and experience explosive live cannon firings.
This event is just one of the Royal Armouries themed weekends will hold this year and follows on from the Dragons’ Den weekend in January and Spies and Secret Agents half-term activities last month.
For more information on our Napoleonic Weekend and other dangerously entertaining Royal Armouries’ events please visit www.royalarmouries.org
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Media contact
Tel: 0113 220 1978
Email: press@armouries.org.uk
Notes to editors
- Themed Interpretations
- From 11am throughout the day
- Free
- Themed Horse Show: Cavalcade
- 2pm
- Adult: £2.50
- Conc: £1.50 (ages 3-15, 60+)
- Guided Tour
- 11am
- Free
- Handling sessions
- 12 noon – 4pm
- Free
- Living History Displays
- From 11am throughout the day
- Free
- Press Gang (max 20 per session)
- 11.30am, 3.30pm
- £1.50
- 5-12 years
- Military Drill & Gun Firings
- 12 noon, 3pm
- Free
- Arts & Crafts
- 11am– 4pm
- £1 per child
- Sharpe Appreciation Society – Cast and memorabilia from the TV show
- Throughout the day
- Free
- Have-a-go Sword Fighting
- 12.30pm
- £3
- Ages 8+ (min. height 4ft)
- 45 min session
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
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