sad news indeed, we will miss him.

The Medieval Combat Society are holding their annual banquet on 17-19 April in Suffolk. If any of our reenactor friends would like to join us, then please send a pm.

http://www.themcs.org

Our 2015 training Winter/Spring dates have been posted: http://www.themcs.org/shows/MCS%20Shows%20and%20Events%202015.htm we train in Kingston Upon Thames. 25 January MCS Archery, Dancing, Fight Training, 12-6 pm, at the Scout Hall, Kingston 08 February MCS Archery, Dancing, Fight Training, 12-6 pm,...

Our 2014 Winter training events have been posted to our website here http://www.themcs.org/shows/MCS%20Shows%20and%20Events%202014.htm

Thanks for the comments. The anniversary event this year was great. We would love to attend future events, but as a London based group, an annual trek is unlikely. If there was the same level of funding as 2014 to make it a major event again we could be interested. Other events draw our call now, al...

Hi Some feedback from the battle of Bannockburn (live). I had read all the previous comments and decided to wait until after the event before posting, and knew of the past battles, and spoke with various people about the battle organisers, but never had been to a reenactment north of the border, alt...

Hi ETFox

Usually it is groups that apply rather than individuals, but for an authoritative answer ask here http://www.azincourt2015.info/ or here https://www.facebook.com/groups/azincourt.alliance.events/

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Graham

Hi

I created a web page looking at medieval cannon up to around 1400

http://www.themcs.org/weaponry/cannon/cannon.htm

I hope it may be of some use.

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Graham

Hi I have some pics on facebook that may be of use, here hopefully you will be able to see them? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151043000808568&set=a.10151026645678568.421782.692978567&type=3&theater Also have a look at: Der mittelalterliche Reiterschild, unfortunately it is o...

isnt there a ban on taking longbows across the channel?? Sure I read that somewhere about the chunnel...( Not that I am thinking the french may still hold a grudge or anything... :D ) No, not on Eurotunnel. Eurostar has restrictions on hand luggage. We have taken swords, axes, maces, longbows, cros...

Hi Jemmo

The Medieval Combat Society http://www.themcs.org are a mid C14 family society and have members in Hampshire and do events in Southern England (as well as taking part in Tewkesbury).

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Graham

The direct link is here

http://www.azincourt-alliance.org.uk/uk/_private/links.htm

Not heard that before, but by coincidence, yesterday I was re-reading some information on games and sport, including tennis. from The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England, 2008, Ian Mortimer pg 262 Law tennis is not wholly a nineteenth-century invention; its earlier 'real tennis' form comes to ...

Hi

The Medieval Combat Society are loosely based around London and do have events in the Colchester area and members in Essex. We do archery whenever we can at events and welcome new members.

See http://www.themcs.org

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Graham

While that's true, dismounting doesn't necessarily help either, as was shown at Poitiers. A very interesting battle with several French battles attacking first on horseback, and then on foot, and when the English were spent, out of arrows, Edward of Woodstock ordered his army to attack the oncoming...

The Medieval Combat Society performs to the public displays of Combat, Archery, and Dancing set to a Medieval Encampment from the reign of the most noble, king Edward III. Come along to an event and meet us. http://www.themcs.org Join us If you want to play a knight, noble, peasant, archer, friar or...

I have put up a few helm cam videos on You Tube

Tewkesbury 2009 Helm Cam

Hi

The MCS also have members in Essex and we do shows there as well.

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Graham

Hi

Yes quite sparse, it would nice to see them add more over time.

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Graham

Calendar Patent Rolls are not the same as the Statutes of the Realm. Useful and well worth a browse though they may be. Yes, although I did check before posting and the first one I came across, was for the enforcement of the statute given in the example above: http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/...

Hi

This may help

http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/

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Graham

Hi

Thanks for the posting, very nice.

Where abouts in Ischia was the effigy?

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Graham

Hi Sir John Sully was said to have been born in 1281 and died 1387. Normally this would have been attributed to several people of the same name except for his testimony in the Scope-Grosvenor enquiry in 1386. In the enquiry both Sir John de Sully and Sir John Chydioke claimed to be over 100 years in...

Hi

A few clips of Tewkesbury:

Tewkesbury 2007 Helm Cam

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Graham

Colin Middleton wrote:Yew (from Spain, I think) was used for the best bows.

Yes and after Edward, the Prince of Wales victory at Najera in 1366, the Spanish destroyed many of their Yew trees to deprive the English of good Yew.

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Graham

Hi The definition of a knight is a very personal view determined by your own views, expectations and experiences. Historically - a Knight was someone who was knighted by a person of sufficient rank. Reenactment - depends on the society In the Medieval Combat Society (MCS) knighthood is attained only...

Hi A few ideas. It is good that there is a striving towards better authenticity, and it is a balance between what knowlege is available for any particular period for the patterns, sewing, styles etc, kit that is commercially available, priority of equipment and the disposable income of those taking ...

Hi

MCS (Medieval Combat Society) Heraldry, is given below, although individual knights wear their own colours.

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Graham

Hi

This is becoming a regular phenomenon!

http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27

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Graham