16th Lancers, 1846, Battle of Aliwal

Our Victorian shows are a colourful pageant of military style and splendour from the days of the British Empire. The centrepiece is of course the 16th Lancers as they were, when they won their greatest battle honour of all: Aliwal, India.

Our ladies demonstrate their sidesaddle capabilities and display elegant riding outfits of the time. Queen Victoria herself can even been seen, as she reviews the troops with her ladies in waiting.

We can even offer elements of this show as part of our WW1 show, to illustrate the development of uniforms and equipment over a period in history that saw the industrial revolution, the introduction of mass production and a change in the way wars were fought.

South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, 1831, Reform Bill Riots

In 1831, the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry were deployed to repulse violent, Reform Bill rioters that threatened Wollaton Hall, following the rioters' destruction of a silk mill and the sacking and burning of Colwick Hall and Nottingham Castle.

At Wollaton Hall in 2010, we debuted a recreation of this mounted regiment as it was during this turbulent period of England's history.

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