Hi All It always seems like I am picking your brains but your all so helpful, so here I go again. Can anyone tell me if ladies in the 13th Century wore separate hoods for cloaks as in not attached to the cloak. I've been asked by 1 of our members and have looked it up but cant seem to find anything....

Thanks all for you replies they are useful and very interesting

Hi All,
A bit of an odd question but I saw a programme recently that said they ate sausages in the 13th Century can anyone enlighten me? Is this true?

Thanks

Thanks for the replies and the websites.The problem I have always found is that when you I put 13th century food into a search bar doesnt come up with much but when I put medieval food there is a lot after our period, very frustrating

Hi All, I need help. The person who usually does our living history display is taking a year off and I have to take over but I dont know much about the food etc. Can anyone point me in the right direction for information so I dont look an idiot to the public. We are a 13th Century group 1250 to 1300...

Hi All,

I am wondering if anyone could tell me if they would have had or used grey cloth in the 13th Century. I'm wanting to know for our living history display. Its for a servants/serf camp cook.


Many Thanks

Hi Sally,

Thats great thanks I will certainly do that.

Hi, One of our members is wanting to make a cloak for living history but the cloth she has seen is of 2 colours. It is a cream woven with a brown. Would peasants have had cloth that was of 2 colours in the 13th Century? Would be very grateful if anyone can point me in the right directon or even bett...

Carl / Sir Geoffrey wrote:Its that time of year again to renew the van insurance. The best quote I have so far is the renewal from Direct Line - for £357.

Can anyone suggest a better alternative (SWB Ford Transit, 1.9l 03 plate)

thanks

Carl

Hi Carl,

Try Tradex we are with them and they are pretty reasonable

Sharron

Hi Fox & Colin, We are with The Insurance Partnership at the moment and have been for a few years i just thought they were getting expensive. I did enquire about property cover last year and the price John Huges quoted me was to be honest rediculous. Ours is up for renewal at the end of this mon...

Hi, Not sure if this is the right place to ask this or if indeed i can so here goes. Our public liability is due at the end of this month and i think who we have is getting expensive so i am just wondering if anyone can recommend a company. We do re-enactment, archery (not public shooting) and livin...

Laffin Jon, i agree that a lot of the materials are wrong and afterall a lot of groups use fireboxes which are not correct for the period either. Fox pottery is good and can be cheap but i think it would work out expensive in our group cos they are a clumsy lot :) I would love to have a 100% authent...

Sorry guys i must have been having a senior moment this morning i somehow managed to miss what everyone else had put. I had look at the South Africans before but like its been said its the logo you have to contend with. I have also seen the dutch oven ones which are very similar to the jam pans dwar...

Hi Dave,

Thats fantastic thank you we are a 13th century group 1250 to 1300 what you have put is very helpful and gives me more scope to look. Yeah it would be great if anyone else has anything to put but we have a start.

Many Thanks

Sharron

Hi,

No totally different event i didnt know about this one but sad to say i wont be able to go either which is a shame.

Sharron

Hi Iron Dwarf,

Do you mean the EMA boot camp? thats the only one i know of at the moment.

Sharron

Hi All, Thanks Grymm i have looked at the pagan shops but cant find anything big enough ideally we want it to be able to feed about 15 people so a 12 litre one. Iron dwarf were not that fussed really as long as we can cook in it something like this, not sure if the metal dutch ovens are suitable for...

Hi Thanks to you both of you. Vermin i have seen these ones and they are not quite what we want but thanks anyway. Lady Ann ive look at the site and he doesnt do cauldrons just things for the kitchen. Who would know it would be so difficult to find a cauldron i suppose we could always starve :D Shar...

Hi,
I am after a cauldron to use for cooking on our living history display i need one for the 1st of May and as there arnt any fairs near me now i just wondered if anyone knew where i could get one from or recommend anyone.

Many Thanks
Sharron

Hi Karen & Marcus,

Thats brill thanks i will look into both of them the more i have the better. It can be so mind boggling sometimes but with all the help i have been getting I'm sure i will get there.

Cheers

Sharron

Hi Eve, Thanks for that, I've never been afraid to ask about something i dont know about although sometimes it makes me feel like a right idiot..lol The yahoo group sounds as it may be a good place to start any idea what the group is called if not who do i contact to find out? I'll keep at it and if...

Thank you Brother Ranulf, Yes as you say it is a difficult task and there may be a lot of evidence out there but also you say there are plenty of red herrings and if you dont know what is right or wrong I'm a bit like the herrings in a pickle..lol But i thank you for your comments so far and will tr...

Hi Marcus,

How much later is the good wife of paris? Is it worth me having a look at?
You may be only a man but I'm sure you have something to say worth listening to

Cheers

Sharron

Hi to Dave, Jayne & Eve, I am glad this subject has caused a debate, as i know nothing at all on the subject. Its is something i am very keen to learn about but trying to research anything on the internet is fraught with pitfalls, how do you know what you are reading is true the 13th Century is ...

Hi

Thanks Benedict,
Yes i think that will be very helpful and i will certainly look for the sources you listed. Its great for people to help out, much appreciated.

Demeer

Yeah I've met Jayne a couple of times and bought some of her herbs, thanks for the reply i will certainly hunt again.

DeMeer

Wow, Thank you for your replies. As i said earlier i dont anything about it at all but i am very grateful for what you have both told me. I suppose as i have some knowledge in herbs i guess folklore would be the answer. I just wondered how in everyday life in the 13th Century people dealt with illne...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. Our group has only just started to do living history and i would like some info on a 13th Century medicine chest. I would like to put something on our living history display, I'm not bothered about the surgery side of it just everyday medicinal stuff. I have some kno...

Hi,

Thank you for all your replies they were very helpful.

Sharron

Hi All

Our group has just started doing living history and we need to buy a firebox but cant find one we would need it by march. Can anyone help?