Many already listed that I've enjoyed like the Sansom series, also Manfredi eg Troy and The Tower-impressive, and slightly older there's 7 Men of Gascony, The Gun and The Black Arrow-old fashioned adventure yarns, all well written. Gullivers Travels is well worth a re-read.

come on Richard III was depressed-lost all his family, lost his kid and wife inside the same year-was in a pit of despair-heard of suicide by Police? Methinks his charge was suicide by Stanley....

Marcus have a deathwish??????

diversification into other market sectors? Eg Goth scene? Quite a few reenactors in that, biker events, county fairs, country fetes, game fairs, even kinky fairs-all sorts of different marketing possibilities for small trader. Its not fun I know-summer is dry season for supply teaching.

well done-shes a lovely bouncing gal who will get many lecherous glances from bounders such as myself

English Heritage can be real killjoys but I guess they worry in case they lose their job? Anyway....sounds like fun!

looks good-an extra mature cheddar-far better than a mere strippling -good cheese should have some age to it and as reenactors tend to like stronger flavours (well most I meet seem to) I think you'll both be on to a winner with that one!

Mark what is black bomber????? ok I'll check the site,......

oooh Martin that sounds very tempting! What sort of duck would that be? I'm guessing not gressingham but mallard/similar wildfowl? and boar mmmmm...

Well Duke Henry used to provide all of that in book form (and its still available)- for heavens sake should you develop something speak with him first-just as a courtesy

Jorge-I think you're stalking me....... :cry: I guess you were visiting your missus's relatives??? What did you think? Did you meet a rather frightening lady selling jams??? If so thats one of my mothers muckers-Mary-heck if we'd sent Mary and all the women like her in the villages around the UK Hit...

suprise foods-I thought you were after foods that you'd start eating it and all of a sudden it turns around and goes BOOO! (check out Eraserhead for some speaking food moments.....) btw isn't there an Italian or Spanish dish called 'jumps in mouth'? Salimbocca (sic)????? Is that what you're after? (...

fraid you need to get yourself a food safety standards certificate and also get your premises inspected-includes all that crap about having seperate food prep areas for raw and cooked meats etc etc, washing facilities and so on. OK so we do need some health and safety to some degree but its just got...

I think of all the issues this is one that is intrinsically problematical....however I suppose you would get away with endentured 'servants' (scuse the spelling) you could then reference the slavery issue without getting any hackneyed comments. It would also address the whole issue of 'but only blac...

my prescription Debs=order Nigel to run you one hot bath with scents to relax with....bottle of your favourite and glass, relaxing music......

when the needle snaps into three,


strewth!!!!

I forgot Gerry!!!!!!!!!

I'm one of those chaps that wants the best that he can possibly get -and if that means paying premium so be it. I did note that there are a large number of traders selling things on-nothing intrinsically wrong with that, just don't want you originals to go bust because of that! (I could give example...

I really don't know how you all make these things! I have a mate who attempted to make some jack arms -he found it extraordinarily difficult! Soo is using a wooden tool like Kate suggested the only way?

well those look wonderful-I think you're going to have a lot of people thinking more positively now when they have to stay in hospital

actually that cassoulet recipe would work really well as a dried stew thing-different flavour to the normal chilli or curry that everyone is used to- you could start a trend!

hmmm ok maybe I'll have to give it a go -after all if so many of you have had it already....it just sounds awful though....

OK here's one for starters- Cassoulet c.19th cent/France under occupation You will need: 6-8 tomato's 1 large onion 2+cloves garlic basil/other erbs.... olive oil (and no I'm not going to go all Ainsley Harriot with that) 2-3 good handfuls haricot beans (soak overnight)-if you must 1-2 tins will do ...

urk Cat how could you?? Mars bar vodka????? Thats got to be the weirdest idea I've ever heard! Try strawberries, cherries, pear, apple but mars bar????

quite a few oop north-regular monthly one in South Cave, East Yorks, even Halifax has one think monthly....oh and of course if I were you Martin definitely attend both the Nottingham Goose Fair and the York Christmas Market- the attendance at those events is unreal and so would your sales!

Cream T you don't sound wrong there cos brass players have a boozing tradition.......

Craig York Waites have a 15th cent style trumpet. Do you have a cavalry style trumpet or is it that long state trumpet as used by H Cav? Reason I ask is that the York Waites one is similar to but nowhere near as long as a fanfare trumpet-therefore the range and tone will be considerably different to...

Just after a mattress type thing say size of a single futon that I can either fill with said futon or stuff with various 'stuff' (straw, hay, etc), also a bolster (ditto). Out of linen?
If so do PM me
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I've made strawberry gin -n don't laugh it works! Just cut strawbs in half and pop in bottle of gin, add sugar to suit, pop top back on and shake, leave for couple of months and then WOW......

well those pics are impressive! I hope I shall be seeing lots of this at events this summer?