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- Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:14 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Team / House Liverys for Recognition
- Replies: 149
- Views: 114983
Re: Team / House Liverys for Recognition
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:53 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Dog types in Medieval/Tudor/Stuart times
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10207
Re: Dog types in Medieval/Tudor/Stuart times
My new English Mastiff, Isabel; a breed chosen specifically because I'm a re-enactor, so she'll have to be one too. Isabel.jpg Bright, sociable and period correct for everything from Roman to Victorian (and beyond). And this is what she'll grow into, Isabel with her Mum and Dad: Mum, Dad and Isabel...
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:20 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century powder flasks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5680
Re: 15th century powder flasks
ensure you know how many you have with you, how many you have used and know you have not left any on the field and are in a bag etc to add another level agaist sparks That is the bit which does not seem to happen with many gunners though. We get fed up delaying a show because we have to clean up af...
- Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:23 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century powder flasks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5680
Re: 15th century powder flasks
As Wars of the Roses Federation Master Gunner, I will not go anul on any one using pre made charges or flask as long as it is done with care ensuring no embers are left in barrel before loading. I perfer premade charges for battle as less change of mistakes with batttle going on around as long as yo...
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:09 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Interested in joining Re enactment Group East Mids
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5343
Re: Interested in joining Re enactment Group East Mids
You could have a look at Wars of the Roses Federation Member household page for groups
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:44 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Yet another newbie message
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5679
Re: Yet another newbie message
"The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses."
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:55 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: morgan.....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8538
Re: morgan.....
They look very nice so when will I get to hear them speak 

- Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:01 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Another Newbie
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2988
Re: Another Newbie
You can have a look at the member house holds of the Wars of the Roses Federation page
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
or Liver and Maintance page
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
or Liver and Maintance page
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
- Thu May 10, 2012 10:56 am
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: looking for re-enactment group
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5591
Re: looking for re-enactment group
For Wars of Roses you can have a look on the Wars of Roses Federation member group page to look for groups close to you http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=showhtml&filename=homepages.html From 14 you can go on to the feild as a non-com, such as cannon crew, non-com archer, banner b...
- Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:47 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Apothecaries / Wise Woman/Cunning Man
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3830
Re: Apothecaries / Wise Woman/Cunning Man
Have a look at
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
and
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
for list of groups, and you can then look at groups like Buckinghams, who caver Wars of Roses upto Henry VIII
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
and
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
for list of groups, and you can then look at groups like Buckinghams, who caver Wars of Roses upto Henry VIII
- Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:14 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Logging
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5383
Re: Logging
Then the 1st aiders have a busily time treating all the cuts and bruisesForTheMarshal wrote:Unrelated - but this did make me think of how you can tell a pretty lady is coming by at shows, as you hear the men all start frantically chopping wood to look all manly and stuff!

- Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:35 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Hello, New around here
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8438
Re: Hello, New around here
All I can say to that is Marcus has spoken, so you shall forever be know as the "monkey"Badger wrote:I thought i was a badger not a monkey


- Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Hello, New around here
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8438
Re: Hello, New around here
You can have a look at the Feds members groups here http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=showhtml&filename=homepages.html or Livery and Maintenance at http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mods/wadbm/wadbm.cgi?vsFILE=groups I live at afreton, mind you I tend to Play with Guns now, well...
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:40 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Wooden Ram Rod type things
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2444
Re: Wooden Ram Rod type things
I know, but it is one of my pet worries, do not want to end up having to go down the road of just Tapping the gun and not ramming 

- Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:37 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Wooden Ram Rod type things
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2444
Re: Wooden Ram Rod type things
A quality dowel cut to length works - just remember to put it away safely before you shoot! 

- Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:02 pm
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12914
Re: No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting.
Just had a "bad thougth experiment" - black powder - to be done at a distance, dropping a weight on to press the piston down and see how fare the the thing goes up 

- Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:13 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: American Bomb Lance- Whaling Gun
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4034
Re: American Bomb Lance- Whaling Gun
Bet it had a kick in it's day, before the rust moth got at it
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:36 am
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Re-enactment groups in Nottingham.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5411
Re: Re-enactment groups in Nottingham.
You could have a look at Wars of the Roses Federation Web site
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
or Livery & Maintenance site
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
or Livery & Maintenance site
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
- Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:05 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Mad people with handgonnes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8843
Re: Mad people with handgonnes
Oooo so temp.....kayleaeloise wrote:well i would hope that in the event that i became lax about gunning ( i seriously hope not but as has been said people can become complacent) that someone would give me a swift kick up the *rse (well mabye not literally)

- Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:42 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Mediaeval Groups near Bristol
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3016
Re: Mediaeval Groups near Bristol
You could have a look at Wars of the Roses Federation Web site
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
or Livery & Maintenance site
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
or Livery & Maintenance site
http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Mad people with handgonnes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8843
Re: Mad people with handgonnes
As FED master gunner, at a FED event, words would be said
- Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Mad people with handgonnes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8843
Re: Mad people with handgonnes
OK, take a (quite a ) few steps back
Al lest the last one shows why you shold NOT step in front of a loaded gun!
Al lest the last one shows why you shold NOT step in front of a loaded gun!
- Tue May 17, 2011 5:22 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Looking for a group
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3512
Re: Looking for a group
As I was there (one of the Mad gunners) I'm Glade you enjoied the show. Well if you are interested in Mudllevel (medieval) :D then have a look on Wars of Roses Federation site for groups :- http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=showhtml&filename=homepages.html Or the livery and mainte...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:29 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Made to measure Secrete / secret / scullcap
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3589
Re: WTB a made to measure Secrete / secret / scullcap
At that price I would like one too, same reasons as Dave, do like going bang
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:41 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Sourcing Cooking pans / Cauldrons
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14557
Re: WLTB: Cooking pan / Cauldron
http://www.historiccastings.co.uk/, could try here have some very nice looking bits of kit
- Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:02 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: looking for a group to join
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3154
Re: looking for a group to join
I know it's 15th cent but if you go to
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
I list FED groups web sites and some do 14th cent as well
Same with L&M http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
http://www.et-tu.com/wotrf1/cgi-bin/ind ... pages.html
I list FED groups web sites and some do 14th cent as well
Same with L&M http://www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/mod ... ILE=groups
- Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:17 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Merry Christmas from Laugharne!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5881
Re: Merry Christmas from Laugharne!!
Very nice pic 

- Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:31 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: The Beaufort Companye
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14703
Re: The Beaufort Companye
I can work with thatCraigofYork wrote:i still use canon law! get on the wrong side and i shall deploy the law - DEATH BY CANNON!


- Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:04 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Video from Bosworth 2010
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2895
Re: Video from Bosworth 2010
I'm just glad you can't hear me asking the odd billman etc or two to kindly take your time to move out of the gun blast of kyngs guns



- Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:09 am
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Stamford Festival of History
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2708
Re: Stamford Festival of History
That would be Kayleasteve stanley wrote:...And greetings to the Buckingham handgunner who shared our awning on the plastic site for a quick fag!
Steve