Sunday 9th November saw our final outing of the season for “Medieval Manor”, a one day living history event at West Horsley Place, better known as Button House from the hit TV series Ghosts!
We provided a range of displays covering medicine, games, art, woolcrafts and arms & armour, along with shows of music and dance, knight school for children and armoured combat, against the backdrop of a manorhouse with more than 500 years of history.
Thank you to everyone who came to see us at the Mediaeval Manor event, we had some great questions and brilliant interaction throughout the day and thank you to everyone who has visited us at all the other events throughout the year!
Over the Bank Holiday weekend we returned to the Avoncroft Museum of Historical Buildings to take part in their Mediaeval Life event.
Our camp next to the perry mill and barns
Throughout the day we provided a series of very well attended talks on clothing, medicine, food, fiber arts and archery/firepower.
Cooking on the fire inside the medieval house
Victoria and Mark talking medieval medicine
Fran, Rachel and Jenni delivering a talk about wool and fiber arts
The cannon in the archery and firepower display.
Our next and final event of the year will be at the Bromwich Hall Manor House Museum, West Bromwich on 16th & 17th September. See the Manor House Museum website for further information: Bromwich Hall - West Bromwich Manor House Museum | Bromwich Hall - The Manor House Museum | Sandwell Council.
One of the group's most popular events, Skipton Castle was once again brought to life by Buckingham’s Retinue over the weekend of 27th-28th July.
Each day began on the castle lawn with a display of archery, followed by a sword school for younger visitors. In the great hall, talks on medieval fashion and etiquette were held, while the kitchens were in full swing producing an array of delicious food from authentic medieval recipes.
The event concluded with our knights' procession from the castle to the tournament arena for a display of medieval combat. All this in addition to the living history and craft displays put on throughout the day by individual group members.
Group members will be attending the battle of Bosworth reenactment event 17th-18th August. Our next full event will be Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, 24th-26th August.
