The Battle of Towton: Nasty, brutish and not that short
The soldier now known as Towton 25 had survived battle before. A healed skull fracture points to previous engagements. He was old enough—somewhere between 36
19 January 2011
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The 7 Fiercest Gauntlet Gloves of the Medieval Times
During the Medieval Ages, a lot of armor was required during battle. Gauntlet gloves were particularly important because hands were extremely vulnerable during hand to
12 January 2011
Skulls go on display for anniversary of battle
Human skulls scarred by sword and axe marks have gone on display in Wakefield to mark the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Wakefield. The
21 October 2010
Bannockburn Battlefield to get new £5m visitor centre for 700-year annivesary in 2014
One of Scotland’s most significant heritage sites is to get a new flagship, £5million visitor centre in an ambitious partnership project between Historic Scotland and
14 October 2010
White Hart Forge finds history lovers who love artisan work
Hammering iron on anvils and scorching steel in a hand-built propane forge, Dan Klug and Heidi Shewchuk turn metal into art. “I’m working in a
11 October 2010
Day of medieval activities marks anniversary of major battle
The Battle of Wakefield took place more than half a millennium ago – and yesterday Sandal Castle hosted a free day of medieval activities to
21 September 2010
Family launches medieval weapon
Finding the Hunger family farm on Pembroke Rd is easy – just look for a huge medieval trebuchet sticking up above the trees. The trebuchet
16 September 2010
Medieval day on battle anniversary
The Battle of Wakefield took place more than half a millennium ago – and to celebrate its 550th anniversary Sandal Castle is hosting a day
1 September 2010
Ancient heroic epics return
Men wearing medieval warrior costumes walk to take part in a sword fight performance during an international festival called “Bylinas of ancient Kiev IX-XI centuries”
29 August 2010
Medieval battle reenacted south of Moscow
Thousands of period-garbed medieval history enthusiasts from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have reenacted a historic 11-th century battle between the forces of two Russian Dukes,
22 August 2010
Why Sword Fighting Still matters
In this day and age it is often quoted that Chivalry is dead, but for one group practicing the art of Medieval swordsmanship in Salt
2 August 2010
Chivalry lives
People still do jousting? Yeah. There are different groups that try to knock each other off the horse. Most do it with soft tips. Just
1 August 2010
Armor makers busy ahead of Medieval battle replay
Just like his Medieval counterparts 600 years ago armourer Tomasz Samula has hardly any time to outfit his knights before battle commences. Samula is racing
13 July 2010
Heads of State to attend Battle of Grunwald celebrations
The anniversary of a 1410 battle between Poland, Lithuania and the Teutonic order will be marked this year by reenactments, jousting tournaments and even a
8 July 2010
Keeping a medieval craft alive
Orne engineer Tony Leese-Rogers makes longbows from oak, buffalo horns and old washing machine parts. He speaks to Mick Austin about his work. It is
1 July 2010
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