Ancient musketeers relive their history . Rehearse for first display outside London . For the first time in the long history of the Pikeman and Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company , will take part in a performance outside London . Dressed in steel and scarlet , with drum beating and carrying pikes and muskets , the quaint company will give a display at Hitchingbrooke Castle at Huntingdon , near the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell , with whom the regiment is closely linked . The modern pikemen are rehearsing for their display at the H A C headquarters in Finsbury , London . Photo shows
![Ancient musketeers relive their history . Rehearse for first display outside London . For the first time in the long history of the Pikeman and Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company , will take part in a performance outside London . Dressed in steel and scarlet , with drum beating and carrying pikes and muskets , the quaint company will give a display at Hitchingbrooke Castle at Huntingdon , near the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell , with whom the regiment is closely linked . The modern pikemen are rehearsing for their display at the H A C headquarters in Finsbury , London . Photo shows Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BW3TN8/ancient-musketeers-relive-their-history-rehearse-for-first-display-outside-london-for-the-first-time-in-the-long-history-of-the-pikeman-and-musketeers-of-the-honourable-artillery-company-will-take-part-in-a-performance-outside-london-dressed-in-steel-and-scarlet-with-drum-beating-and-carrying-pikes-and-muskets-the-quaint-company-will-give-a-display-at-hitchingbrooke-castle-at-huntingdon-near-the-birthplace-of-oliver-cromwell-with-whom-the-regiment-is-closely-linked-the-modern-pikemen-are-rehearsing-for-their-display-at-the-h-a-c-headquarters-in-finsbury-london-photo-shows-2BW3TN8.jpg)
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6701 x 5079 px | 56.7 x 43 cm | 22.3 x 16.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
9 July 1936Photographer:
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Ancient musketeers relive their history . Rehearse for first display outside London . For the first time in the long history of the Pikeman and Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company , will take part in a performance outside London . Dressed in steel and scarlet , with drum beating and carrying pikes and muskets , the quaint company will give a display at Hitchingbrooke Castle at Huntingdon , near the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell , with whom the regiment is closely linked . The modern pikemen are rehearsing for their display at the H A C headquarters in Finsbury , London . Photo shows , pike men and musketeers in their old time costumes rehearsing for their display at the H A C headquarters . 9 July 1936