AGINCOURT – Medieval Myth Busting

Accesories, Arms and armour, Bows, British Isles, Europe, France and Low Countries, High middle ages, Hydepark, Knights & Crusades, Late modern period, Popular themes, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region

We know a great deal about the Battle of Agincourt; but is what we know true? The battle of Agincourt has been depicted in plays, literature and films for generations. Each re-telling adding another layer to the myths, Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh and most recently, 2019 The King, starring Timothée Chalamet. The Battle of Agincourt…

Slave Rebellion Reenactment

1789-1914, Early modern period, Events, Northern America, Post type, Region, TimelineLeave a comment

Slave Rebellion Reenactment is a community-engaged artist performance and film production that, on November 8-9, 2019, reimagined the German Coast Uprising of 1811, which took place in the river parishes just outside of New Orleans. Envisioned and organized by artist Dread Scott and documented by filmmaker John Akomfrah, Slave Rebellion Reenactment (SRR) animated a suppressed history of…

Secrets of medieval fire lighting in the winter forest

Accesories, Camp and travel, Camp tools, Early middle ages, Europe, High middle ages, Hydepark, Late middle ages, Light, Middle ages, Post type, Region, TimelineLeave a comment

In the medieval era, most people would take a hot coal from the neighbour’s fire to get theirs going when it went out. But what about foresters, outlaws, poachers, charcoal burners and other woodsmen? Well, flint and steel firelighting was the method used for hundreds, if not thousands of years (Otzi). It may be that…