Horse Armour in the Medieval Islamic Middle East

The earliest widespread use of horse armour appears to have been in Inner Asia, perhaps more specifically in Khwarazm. Thereafter horse armour became notably characteristic of Central and Inner Asia, not only amongst nomadic tribes but also amongst settled peoples such as the Turkish Uighurs of what is now called the Chinese autonomous region of…

How Did Medieval Peasants Light Their Homes?

Jason Kingsley OBE, the Modern Knight, investigates medieval domestic lighting. Credits: Talos, Silver, Hawkeye, The Mighty Kaiju, Professor Fawn De Pom Pom Direction, Camera, Sound, Editing Kasumi Presenter Jason Kingsley OBE Tweets by RebellionJason Tweets by ModernHistoryTV Tweets by Rebellion Music licensed from PremiumBeat.

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Mini golf and slides in medieval cathedral in Britain

This summer, visitors to some of England’s most imposing and ancient cathedrals will find carnival rides, a mini golf course, a lunar landscape and a lifelike model of the Earth dangling from the ceiling. Inside Norwich Cathedral in the east of England, a colorful, 55-foot-tall slide — known as a helter skelter — winds past…

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What’s up in Middle Ages Reenactment Upcoming events:  52ème Grande Fête Médiévale Bleiberg 2019 Les Grandes Médiévales du Fort La Latte 2019 III Rycerska bitwa o strażnicę Kornicza Fête Médiévale de Bouillon 2019 Joute en lance réelle Wars of the Roses at Oxburgh Hall Médiévale Saint Antoine l’Abbaye Event reports: Les Médiévales de Parthenay This…