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= Sir William Godolphin's Regiment of Foote =

Sir William Godolphin's Regiment of Foote is a Regiment in the Sealed Knot Society. They are representing a Cornish Regiment during the English Civil Wars (also known as the War of the three Kingdoms), dating from 1642 to 1650. They promote the education of the Civil Wars through performances of public re-enactments of battles, sieges and other events of the period with a view to educating the public and encouraging an interest in British Heritage.

Contents History Membership distribution Structure Current Uniform Battlefield Identification

History
The Regiment was formed during 1992, mostly from members from Sir Nicholas Slannings Regiment, along with others. The first Commanding Officer was Colin Herriot. The Regiment recieved an influx of members during 1997 from Prince Ruperts Regiment of Foote, namely their next Commanding Officer, Steve Carter, and current Commanding Officer John Holman. In the 2003 Season, a large number of members from Colonel Stephen Hawkin's Regiment of Foote, including current 2iC Richard Spiers.

In 2008, the Regiment started recruiting heavily from the University of Liverpool, with member Andrew Spiers forming the University of Liverpool Re-enactment Society (ULRS).

In the 2009 season, the Regiment won the coveted Nantwich Rosebowl Competition, held on Holy Holly Day every year in Nantwich, Cheshire. The competition examines the Regiment's general turn out, parade appearance, drill performance and ability on the battlefield to work as a unit.

During the 2010 season, the Regiment helped win both the Royalist Pike push competition, with members forming the ad-hoc formation known as 'Hopscotch' - a comglomeration of members of Regiments from Sir Ralph Hopton's Tercio and the Scot's Brigade. They also had members in the pike block that won the Parliament Pike Push competition although the block was disqualified post-competition due to a technicality. Also, the University of Portsmouth Reenactment Society was created as a sisters organization to the ULRS to help get more students into reenactment in general.

The Regiment is currently training for the next Rosebowl competition held on the 22nd January 2011.

Membership Distribution
The Regiment has members all over the UK, with hotspots in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Hampshire, Derbyshire and South Yorks, Cheshire and Merseyside.

Uniform
The uniform worn by Godolphin's Regiment is shown below.

A mid-blue soldiers coat with 4 saffron bands on each arm; grey/sad colour britches, sad coloured hose, an authentic style hat or head garment, and appropriate footwear. Officers wear authentic clothing that befits their status, and sergeants wear clothing that is better than the rank and file, but not as fancy and elaborate as the Officer Cadre.

Battlefield Identification
To identify the Regiment on a Sealed Knot battlefield, look for the saffron bands on the blue coats, and try to spot the green colours. The Regiment has four colours; the Colonels colour (green field with a double headed eagle, with three fleur de lys - one in each top corner, and one centered at the bottom), the Regimental Colour (a plain green field), the First Company colour (A green field, with a St. George's Canton in the upper left corner, and a single Fleur de Lys centered), and the Second Company colour (A green field, with a St. George's Canton in the upper left corner, and a double Fleur de Lys centered)

More Information
For more informaion on the Regiment, and a detailed account of the historical Regiment, visit their website www.godolphinsrof.org.uk

Structure
The Current structure of the Regiment is as follows: