Pikes and Plunder an English Civil War spectacular in Newark,

Nottinghamshire. Royalists and Parliamentarians from the 17th Century. 125 re-enactors and Living History from across the UK will garrison Newark Castle, Friary Gardens and at the National Civil War Centre on 1 and 2 May, firing cannons and parading to recall that tumultuous time. Highlights will include a massed musket salvo and soldiers' drill for children.