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- Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:12 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: North Yorkshire Middletons
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2058
Re: North Yorkshire Middletons
Colin, Have you looked into any relation to Sir John Middleton? He fought in the Burgundian Wars as commander of the 21st Company, and was present at Bosworth. I don't have many details on him, but maybe you can get hold of Sam; my group commander here: https://www.facebook.com/TheRetynueOfSyrJohnMy...
- Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:14 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Archers Side Arm
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15111
Re: Archers Side Arm
Now that above ^^ was a nicely constructed argument. I'm not saying the Black Death wasn't a catalyst for social change, my argument is that by the time you see widespread, accepted, social mobility as a consequence, which most historians agree does not occur until the 16th century, the warbow is no...
- Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:49 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Archers Side Arm
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15111
Re: Archers Side Arm
And of course, there's a lot of 'em so no shortage of bodies - until the Black death of course, but populations did recover after a while. Horrible disease it might have been, but it did wonders for peasant's wages! I would disagree; the populations in Europe do not recover for several hundred year...
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:20 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Archers Side Arm
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15111
Re: Archers Side Arm
This is interesting... Best guess Up close and against infantry or cavalry with shields, armour and spears archers, who have none of these things, all die . :wink: By the 14thC, we'd started to appreciate the value of archers and with that, the idea that we might want them alive to use again. Earlie...
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:05 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Fighting priests
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12945
Re: Fighting priests
Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester leads one of the crusades against the Hussites in the early 15th Century. He reportedly fought in the siege of Stribro in 1427 (and by fought, I mean ran away before the Hussites got there, however Henry Beaufort was apparently really angry about this and tore...
- Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:34 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: UK based hussite groups
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4785
Re: UK based hussite groups
Morrigan's long gone but "God's Company" is still going strong. They train every Thursday in Basingstoke, you need to contact Myk Dormer for details. If you PM me your details I will pass them on to him. I think the current committee & membership of The Hounds of the Morrigan would disagree with yo...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:00 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Medieval Fayre, Tatton Park 2011
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3042
Re: Medieval Fayre, Tatton Park 2011
I approve of this photo. AWESOME STUFFFox wrote:*snip*
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:58 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: At Tatton Park this weekend....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2602
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:58 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Spear / Partizan boffers.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4812
Re: Spear / Partizan boffers.
These are obscenely good fun!
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:34 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 'Munitions' armour/weapons
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6771
When talking about armour, in any period, I think its important to make a distinction between armour that was made to measure and fit, and so therefore being expensive, and armour that was mass produced for the more common soldiery. The way I prefer to think of the difference is akin to the differen...
- Sat May 31, 2008 7:12 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Safe, authentic, entertaining battles.
- Replies: 137
- Views: 26889
On the subject of bends, does anyone have a list of some 'standard' colours to use for them, say a couple of multi-purpose Lancastrian colours/liveries and a couple for Yorkists? On the subject of different stuff to do in battles, several shows that God's Company did last year involved us being flat...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:11 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Firefly on DVD
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2714
I love this series. Jim's comments are just the beginning of the droves f good things you can say about it. I personally love the re-watchability of it. Watch it again 3 months down the line, and you'll dscover another little nugget of layer of subtext you never noticed before. Joss Whedon is one sm...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:02 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Mail repair question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2219
If you dont have a handy cement mixer, take it outside onto some hard ground (like a driveway), dump ito on and old sheet, then rub coarse sand into it with the sheet, this should take some of the surface off. If it's mega greasy, which old maille often is, I recommend gunk which is an industrial de...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:40 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Mid 14th Cent Man at Arms German Influence
- Replies: 73
- Views: 23407
Thomas, that kettle hat is lovely. Do you have any more pictures or other information, most specifically dates... Felix, I fight in a kettle and find the airflow around the face combined with the brim to keep to sun off is fantastic! What's the hearing like in the Pigface? Also, love those one piece...
- Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:00 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Besagews and spaulders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1737
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:09 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Knee armour?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15213
The shooting and fighting is exactly what I plan to do. I'm just trying to work out what type of helmet I want. I have a barbute atm, but its too late a design for most english battlefields. Sallet would appear to be the best bet. Opinions? I find it difficult to shoot in my kettle, so I've been lo...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:38 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Knee armour?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15213
I would say, if you were planning on doing combat on out battlefields, then protecting your knees is a good plan. However, given the relative costs between poleyns of the sort pictured in those images, and half/full legs, which are also pictured (and by half, I mean cuisse (I think thats the right w...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:04 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Knee armour?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 15213
Just as a point, I was under the impression that a large ammout of "archers" acted combat troops if/when their arrows were depleted. It yould make sense for them to be armoured for fighting against bill blocks if that's what their going to end up doing. I think its important to remember that archers...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:43 am
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: So who is the famous bear-swaddling Lidimy?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8885
- Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:01 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Groups in Coventry Area
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1500
Groups in Coventry Area
Hey all, Have been back at uni a couple of weeks now, and am finding I am missing regular training sessions... So, are there any groups who train on weeknights within a reasonable distance of the coventry area (say about 45mins to 1hr drive). I'm looking fro any medieval period really, preferably Wo...
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:52 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: more Blore heath
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5184
Oh my god, the pink and white has come out to play. other than that, looks like a great weekend! (heh) Some lovely pics of the Beauforts looking scary, and Mr Harley looking very tarty. Also spotted some rusty woodvilles in there somewhere... just to lower the tone :-p hope you all ahd a fantastic t...
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:24 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: How do you hang your legs?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7595
If you go for the braces method, I would advise crossing the straps, so that the weight hangs on the opposite shoulder, this way, when you step, the lower shoulder (ie the one with the leg that is on the ground) takes the weigth of the raised leg. Have seen a good few people us this method and they ...
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:07 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: What's this then?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8108
- Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:54 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Minden 2007
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6581
- Thu May 31, 2007 6:59 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Who the hell are you?
- Replies: 520
- Views: 98104
- Thu May 31, 2007 9:36 am
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Who the hell are you?
- Replies: 520
- Views: 98104
- Wed May 30, 2007 10:12 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Who the hell are you?
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- Views: 98104
- Wed May 30, 2007 9:53 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Who the hell are you?
- Replies: 520
- Views: 98104
- Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:42 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Who the hell are you?
- Replies: 520
- Views: 98104