About Us

Who We Are

We are the Clarence Household. A society specializing in displaying social and military aspects of the late medieval period across England, specifically the turbulent era of the wars of the roses from 1455-1487.

During this period families fought each other and brother warred against brother, “To set my brother Clarence and the king, In deadly hate the one against the other” (Richard III act 1 scene 1). For the right to rule their own lands and for the right to rule the country great armies were raised and epic battles fought on England’s soil.

What We Do

As a re-enactment society we aim to portray Duke Clarence’s household men, professional soldiers of the time who would be employed by the Duke of Clarence to guard his estates and wage his wars in his name. Attired in there liveries of household colors, their azure and murry standards flying, these men would have faithfully served and fought for their lord.

However as a society we also display the social aspects of the period presenting to the public a fully authentic and working camp complete with weaving, cooking, candle dipping, gaming and many other crafts and pursuits of the time. Aiming to display the highest levels of authenticity, every effort is made to research and duplicate the clothing, weapons and camp equipment of the time with many items being direct copies of medieval finds of the period currently held in collections and museums.

Location

Based in and around Huddersfield in West Yorkshire we have members from all over the country and from all walks of life, we welcome any interest and hold regular training sessions both for combat displays and living history workshops with all equipment and materials provided for new members. During the summer months we travel to castles, houses and battlefields across the country and Europe and put on fully authentic displays for the publics entertainment and education.