![]() ![]() “One of the things re-enactors do best is what’s known as living history,” says Hutton. Prof Ronald Hutton of Bristol University is an expert on the history of the British Isles and vice-president of the Sealed Knot. We try to recreate the past, recreate an atmosphere, recreate authenticity – but also fun.” They are a real spearhead of what we can achieve and the stories we can tell. Our in-house historians sometimes work with our performers. “The quality, knowledge and authenticity of our performers has grown almost to the level of partnership when working with us. “Historical accuracy is massively important,” says Robson. You become quite good at woodwork.” We try to recreate the past, recreate an atmosphere, recreate authenticity – but also fun Paul Robsonįor English Heritage and other organisations, the dedication and precision of their performers is absolutely essential to communicating their message. So that’s what we spend our winter months doing, and we make the things required for our displays. The only way we can do that is through research. We are very passionate about our subject and want to be able to depict an authentic example of 15th-century life. “You can’t go to Hobbycraft and pick up a 15th-century embroidery frame. “You can’t buy a lot of these items so we have to make them,” she says. Joanna Clark from the Pelican in her Piety group has spent more than 250 hours of lockdown recreating a piece of 15th-century embroidery, accurate down to the handmade loom it was made on. “It’s all very well reading a book about jousting, but to see the armour for real, to see its intricacy and how heavy it is, how it sounds – the horses’ hooves, the armour chinking, the smashing of the lances – brings another sense to it.” “The feedback we get is always so positive,” says Dr Kate Vigurs, a historian, author and performer whose book, Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE, arose from a deep dive into women’s wartime resistance for a character she was performing. We rely on the historical knowledge and expertise and authenticity of our performers Paul Robson, English HeritageĪt Dover, as mounted knights in gleaming armour charge beneath a stormy sky and a heavily fortified castle once described as the key to England, it’s not difficult to see how in normal times an annual 10 million visitors are engrossed by the history of England’s most significant monuments. “Re-enactment is as close as we can get to a time machine,” says Sarah Jane Worrall, who portrays a second world war air raid precautions warden at sites with wartime connections. It’s as simple as that,” says Paul Robson, head of event operations at English Heritage.Īcross its 400 sites, from prehistoric Stonehenge to York’s Cold War Bunker, English Heritage uses re-enactors to bring the sights, sounds and smells of history to a modern audience. “We rely on the historical knowledge and expertise and authenticity of our performers. Like many such institutions, English Heritage relies on an army of skilled re-enactors to “bring history to life” in the eyes of the public. This summer, English Heritage has launched a programme of events that will see knights battle across Cornish beaches, Vikings ascend the steps of Whitby Abbey and falcons fly from castle keeps. For the Ottomans, the victory meant that they could continue to expand their influence and reach in the Balkans.Aidan Turnbull, an expert in medieval intestinal parasites, dressed as a ‘gong farmer’ and sat on an open toilet at an event at Dover Castle In the ensuing battle, the allied force was decisively routed and most of it was destroyed at the hands of the Ottomans. Their hopes proved futile as the Ottomans reached Nicopolis to meet the allied army for battle. The allied army laid siege to the town of Nicopolis in 1396, hoping to capture the town before the Ottoman Emperor could relieve the siege. ![]() The Battle of Nicopolis was fought between the forces of the Ottoman Empire and an allied army of European kingdoms. The victory marked a high point of French monarchy while at the same time spelling a very low point for English monarchy where the defeat led to the rebellion of the barons. He defeated a large allied force near the town of Tournai after fierce fighting, closely escaping death. In the ensuing battle, King Philip II was able to tackle the allied armies with success. English King John hoped to regain English territories in Normandy by defeating King Philip II. The battle of Bouvines was fought in 1214 between the forces of France and the allied forces of England and the Holy Roman Empire.īoth England and the Holy Roman Empire aimed to mitigate the increasingly expansive influence of France in Western Europe. ![]()
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