Hi Rob,
KIBS' new Bookings Officer Adam will be in touch.

Hi Richard,
And anyone else who's dropping in here to say hello.

Chris

I agree: the present look is nice and clear. I'm never convinced that the looks of a site relates to whether or not people want to use it as long as things are clear.

To avoid the need for full PPE when treating the inside of a tent, simply erect it inside-out.

(Why does that tip remind me of one you might have seen in Viz?)

Another recommendation for PAC - Debs does good work.

In case you are interested, I have posted a thread in the Books etc. forum on a new book about the Boer War: a collection of photos taken by an infantry telegrapher. It's here: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=33447

Confession: I haven't read this yet but it has been recommended by a work colleague and I thought that the unusual subject would be of interest to many of the re-enactors on here. Snapshots From The Boer War (by Owen David Powell) contains more than 90 previously unpublished photographs taken in Sou...

by Timothy Venning (Pen & Sword Books, ISBN 978-1-78159-126-0) This is a book with a split personality. Some chapters are well structured, taking a single potential change at a time and working it through over a page or two. They use the author’s research into the Hundred Years War well, and inc...

Just another plug for this excellent book: though since reading it I have had to redescribe my 'arrow spoons of Albucasis' as 'a medieval interpretation of Dioclean cyathisci from the description written in the book of the Roman writer Celsus'. Still doesn't trip off the tongue...

Going back up the scale, the Archbishop of Sens was amongst the French dead at the battle of Crecy.

As promised, one flash picture...

Nice to see some cannons for a change, very nice photos... You must be kidding! My father has become obsessed with capturing muzzle flash; I've got hundreds of images of cannons. It's something I'm trying for too, except that I have deleted hundreds of images of cannons. I have exactly one excellen...

Pictures of the zombie bash to follow, when I have the time to edit them.That may take a while...

More of the same - if anyone can identify these good folk, I'd be grateful!

Pictures taken on the Sunday (21st August 2011) because I banged my elbow up dying on Saturday and couldn't even wear padding on Sunday!

I find mine invaluable for my warhammer. Others in our group use them for axes. I think they're good for anything with a short shaft with a wider head. As noted by others, a sharp sword would be a bit hazardous but a haft won't do any harm.

I agree with what's been said so far, so just to pick up on a point which hasn't really been answered (apart from an aside by Graham): it doesn't matter that you don't know much about the period. I suspect that's true for most newbie re-enactors, with the possible exception of WWII ones because peop...

Colin Middleton wrote:If you're willing to wear machine woven, Hertz Fabrics was selling some lovely braids at Elsecar.

Just a correction: it was Herts Fabrics http://www(dot)hertsfabrics(dot)co(dot)uk.

Though the idea of Hertz Fabric Rental is an intriguing one...

Knights In Battle is a medieval re-enactment group which mostly focuses on combat re-enactment, archery, and medieval cookery. http://www.knightsinbattle.com KIBS are based in Sheffield, and the group was founded in 1973. We perform displays covering many aspects of medieval life, from battle re-ena...

I... have decided on portraying an 18th century lady of gentle breeding, the land holders wife or sister. This way i can introduce many of the social niceties which seems to be the woman's lot in the 18th cenury as well explore thing like costume, fashion, social propriety and a woman's role in the...

Ideedee's comments are absolutely the way to go when you're developing your script. I think the point of your question is that you don't yet have the character, and until you have the character, you can't decide on a costume or the script outline because you need to know what your character's viewpo...

At the base! wow... ive seen a hand n half break at the middle, but the base would of been the last place id of thought of. Breaking at the base is quite common in swords used as group resources by beginners in training. If it happens to your own sword it means you haven't got out of a bad habit by...

Colin Middleton wrote:(anything less is the MA equivalent of a builders bun )

Can you provide provenance for the builder's bun? I hope it contains bacon. Did it include brown sauce?

Atm i just wear my black shirt un-tucked with a belt round it, from talkin to a guy called Dave Rushworth he said that the more Military style was to have it that way, still covers my *rse any how :) Zachos is right: untucked black shirt is a big no-no in every way. Firstly, black is a difficult co...

I think we need a caption competition for No.3:

"I shall stand here in my heroic pose until a damsel in distress comes by..."

Sorry, but that's not a bend. It's a napkin! The size of the napkin varied depending on your duties: the man with a big one over his shoulder is the steward of the household. (Hence the staff: he's overseeing the servers delivering the pies.) Colin Middleton was wearing one just like it while servin...

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Looks like I'm going to have to read the books then! You can see my difficulty: the source Craig's link goes to gives a single date on which Parliament was assembled, but gives no impression of how long it took them to agree to 33 statutes. But at least he's confirmed that Parliament wasn't attended...

attaching her voiders to

(You need to read the 1100-1500 section to get the joke there!)

Doing a bit of reading about the background to our household, I note that John Howard was an MP in 1449, 1455, 1463, and 1467. My understanding of the workings of Parliament back then is a little sketchy, and I’d appreciate it if someone more knowledgeable could give me a brief overview. My impressi...