Rachael and Lewis Simpson-Jones met at a battle reenactment event in 2010. They are now married and live together with their pets in Hertfordshire
When Rachael Simpson was invited to a battle reenactment held by The Sealed Knot, a historical association, in May 2010, she jumped at the chance. “My friend turned up to a fancy dress party in this 17th-century gear,” she says. “I found out it was a costume for one of her battle reenactments and decided to join her for an event at Edzell Castle.” At the time she was studying nearby in Aberdeen and working as a horse-riding instructor.
Meanwhile, Lewis Jones, a student, was also making his way to the reenactment from London. “My dad got me into the events when I was a kid, and they were always fun. You can join a regiment like you can a football team and every battle has a theme. They’re often educational events for the public,” he says. “As well as the reenactment, we would show weapons from the period and talk to children. They are hands-on history lessons.”
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