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Wow... I wish I was half as artistic as you...

That sent shivers down my spine... well done Mrs Brand, that was amazing! Really well written and pacey, without sacrificing description and emotion.
Ten Points!

I am doing a little research for you... I've found plenty of mentions of 13thc painted textiles, but specific references for only 15thc. I'll keep trying. EDIT: Bingo! I've found this study of medieval painted flags at Destrier, and in it I've found the crucial line: Painters in the royal workshops ...

I'm afraid I don't know. I don't think that the catch-up websites are allowed to work outside the UK (probably why you can't get them, if you're abroad) and I don't think that they will ever be. You could try either Youtube, unofficial sites like tv.com, or filesharing. Don't ask me for help, howeve...

Very nice! I like these! Do you have a link to some of your other work?

Yes, you're right; next week they are using the forge to make horseshoes for clumper. God I love that horse.

I must get out of the habit of reviewing things before they are finished, but:- I found this really interesting; a continuation of the "Victorian Farm" series (which was also good), it shows the lives of three Victorian Farmers over the christmas period. So far, they have taken in the hay harvest (s...

I agree. The whole Time Team formula has little to do with what actually goes on- and sometimes what actually goes on is highly questionable- they regularly dig down with a JCB until they cut through a layer of archeaology. But as for the 'talking heads' thing, that may be a pretty accurate reflecti...

Evening All, This is an interesting look at the current project by EH to recreate the interior of Dover Castle as it would have been during the 12th Century. Not tarred by Time Team's normally questionable archaeological method- primarily because they aren't doing the work themselves- and includes a...

You're right; it is worth a watch. It's quite amazing that something of such high quality could be made on such a low budget. It takes a few liberties- Taurdal, capital of the Chieftain of the North, is West Stow- but the quality of acting is incredible, and the film as a whole is great. Don't expec...

I must admit that he has a strange dislike for organised religion.

Evening all I would just like to say that I really enjoyed Cornwell's book. I do think that it's a bit harsh to point ou all the innacuracies in it- it isn't intended as a history textbook, but as a novel. After all, Cornwell is not paid as a historian, but as an author. One or two slight innacuraci...

Great pictures! I really think they convey the spirit and vibrancy of re-enactment, and are very well composed, in my opinion.
Pass on, if you would, my compliments and admiration to the photographer.
Yours,
Master Jarvis

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Sorry for duplicating a thread.

Morning all Are there any extant examples of cuirboulli armour from the medieval period? I can find several sets of instructions which tell me how to make a conjectural version ( http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Articles/Perfect_Armor_Improved.htm , for example) but cannot find any information...

Evening Just a quick thought, as I have little knowledge upon the subject of costume, but could 'sadd' be a reference to 'said' cloth- ie that which has already been mentioned. E.G. We pay Ted the tailor (however much) for to make twelve tunics of finest cloth. We also pay Fred the Draper (however m...

As for the class system, you're saying that there were only two classes- commoner and nobility- but that these were only arbitrarily liked to wealth, ie 'common' merchants could be richer than hard-up 'nobles', and that 'peasant' was not indicative of wealth but of class. I honest thought that peasa...

A tradition of literacy would be, of course, easy to continue; learning could be passed down through the family, learning using a stick and some sand, as you say. That many 'middle class' people (tradesmen, merchants and the like) could read and write in the late middle ages cannot be disputed. On t...

Good evening all! I would like to hear your opionions upon the concept of literacy during the medieval period- or rather the prevalency of it. Much modern literature takes the line that almost everyone apart from members of the clergy and the very rich were illiterate- it cost both money and time to...

Good Afternoon! I looked into your question, and found this on wikipedia:- After being turned away from Hull, the king spent three weeks as a guest in a house at North Bar in Beverley, where he was openly greeted with the ringing of St Mary's Church bells.[4] Beverley was initially royalist, however...

Hi again everyone and thanks for the posts. I definately don't want to cause friction by stepping on toes (and especially not between myself and someone armed with a chisel and, presumably, accessto a broadswoard), and anyway I'm reconsidering my aptitude for woodworking since the chisel incident- s...

Thanks everyone for all your replies. As you say, I'm not going to buy any size-dependant kit yet- I'll probably grow some more and want to join first for advice from more experienced people than me. As for stepping on toes- The whole lathe idea might not be going ahead now, as I've found an uncle w...

Good Afternoon everybody. I have just joined this forum, primarily because I plan to become involved in re-enactment quite soon. I will be fifteen in two weeks, and hope to join my local group (Knights In Battle in Sheffield) when I turn 16 (as before this I would have to pressgang a parent into joi...