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Re-enactment Rik

A student of history and professional historical person bringing the past to life.

Sharing an interest and passion for the past with the public through educational workshops, consultation, and offering characters from the past for museums and heritage, and for film and TV.

Learn more about Re-enactment Rik or check out the services offered by Historic Echoes.

Historic Echoes

Re-enactment Rik explores various topics from history, on his YouTube channel, and via live video links with classes, home schoolers, youth, and interest groups who join for a ‘chat from the past’.

You can get a taste of these by visiting the Echoes of the Past.

Latest posts on Instagram

Very pleased to have been invited to speak to a lovely group of National Trust volunteers about Aston Hall - two 45-ish minute talks (well, I only ran over a bit. For both of them. Whoops!) about my lovely house...and it wasn't just an excuse to share lots of photos of me around the place. My museum is really pretty regardless of the weather, but sunshine and blue skies show or of to great effect! Just to prove that my life (and life in heritage generally) is a non-stop rollercoaster of celebrities - it was five years ago that Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath visited Aston Hall, a place that was important to him growing up, and that I got to look after him. Up before the lark and already at St. James' Park. All dressed up and ready to mark the horrid murder of our martyred king Hoping for a good day (and regretting my life choices - who gets up at this time in the morning!?) for the Whitehall March with the Sir Thomas Lunsford's Regiment of The English Civil War Society Paper went well, really interesting conference, networking was excellent and day successful, now time for a coffee and then back on the road and back home for tea and medals 😁 Getting ready to ask that all-important question...is it a real sword? Good news! I have successfully* answered the question, 'is it a real sword?' ready for the conference at the Royal Armouries on Thursday, Weapons in Society. Some really excellent papers (and mine) so well worth a look-see! Relieved to say that one set of preparations are going well - I've got my kit checked and ready for this weekend's March through Whitehall with Sir Thomas Lunsford's Regiment of Foote and the King's Army of the English Civil War Society... The only question is which hat to wear!