When the English-language Book of Common Prayer was introduced at Whitsun, 1549, it met with widespread disapproval, but in Devon and Cornwall particularly it was met with armed uprising by many thousands of commoners, numerous priests, and a handful of gentry. Exeter was besieged for 5 weeks until ...

I've just done some photos as a forester in the employ of Henry Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter, c.1537, for an upcoming website. https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10458667_10155790457315029_6744787495485775629_n.jpg?oh=0d33bee2503e996909ccf5c93c632400&oe=5625520B https://s...

If I'm not coming to this too late, there is a new 16th century living history group setting up for first events next year. We'll be recreating mid-sixteenth century militia, with particular focus on the rebellions of 1549, including the Prayerbook Rebellion in the South West. It's a new venture, bu...

One important feature of the press that hasn't been mentioned is that they didn't just work ashore, they were perhaps more effective at boarding home-coming vessel and conscripting the men, all of whom were seamen, sometimes (though by no means always) leaving only enough men to get the ship into po...

New book available:

http://livinghistory.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=35220

Formerly-Foxe here!

What Grania said.

*SHAMELESS PLUG* At long last! The hardback edition of Pirates in Their Own Words is now available! 407 pages of original pirate testimonies, letters, witness accounts and other documents, mostly being published for the first time. Paperback edition on its way, hardback available here: http://www.lu...

Multi-coloured cocks in this Rubens painting:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Peter_Paul_Rubens_%28Flemish_-_The_Return_from_War-_Mars_Disarmed_by_Venus_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Coming late to this particular party, sorry.

We're thinking very seriously about a trip to Azincourt next year for the event - can anyone tell me whether one needs to be a member of an invited group or will peripatetic reenactors be welcome?