May
1 - 2
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Worcester Cathedral
Event : Arthur: The Forgotten Prince (1487-1502)
Location : 10a The College Green Worcs WR1 2LH
Email : |
| Description :Details: Lee White Tel: 01905-21004
Marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Arthur, experts will gather at this two-day conference to look at aspects of Arthur's brief life, hid death and burial; including the commemorative events that marked the funeral and the remarkable chantry chapel in Worcester Cathedral. |
May
2 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : OCSP
Event : Multi Society International Event
Location : Terena 2002, Portugal
Email : |
| Description :Multi Society event at Terena Castle for the weekend. |
May
4 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Buckingham's Retinue
Event : Tamworth Castle,
Location : England
Email : |
| Description : |
May
4 - 6
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event : Chalgrove Village Festival Weekend
Location : Chalgrove, nr Oxford
Email : battleofchalgrove@hotmail.com |
| Description :The Marquess of Winchesters Rgt. present drill displays and Skirmish on 06/05/2002. Battlefield Walk on 05/05/2002 Web Site: http://www.shasric.btinternet.co.uk
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May
4 - 6
| Period : general
Society : English Heritage
Event : Multi Period Living History
Location : Bolsover Castle, Bolsover, Derbyshire
Email : |
| Description :Junction 29/30 off the M1, 2000 years of History, Roman - Gulf War. |
May
4 - 5
| Period : general
Society : Lace Wars
Event : Skirmish and Living History
Location : Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
Email : |
| Description : |
May
4 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Medieval Seige Society
Event : Frylands Wood Scout Camp
Location : New Addington, nr Croydon, Surrey, UK
Email : |
| Description : |
May
4 - 6
| Period : general
Society : Multi Period
Event : Fort Brockhurst
Location : Gosport, Hampshire, England
Email : |
| Description : |
May
4 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Plantagenet Events
Event : Egremont
Location :
Email : mark@plantagenet-events.co.uk |
| Description :Multi period event |
May
4 - 6
| Period : viking
Society : Regia Anglorum, Milites de Bec and other
Event : Chippenham Viking Festival
Location : Chippenham, England
Email : |
| Description : |
May
4
| Period : sca
Society : Renaissance Singers of East Lansing
Event : A Festival of Early Music
Location : St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Email : draperpe@msu.edu |
| Description :218W Ottowa, Lansing, Michigan.
(North sire of Capitol Building)
Free Admission
Contact Penny Draper
517-351-4632 |
May
4 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Sealed Knot
Event : Margham Park,
Location : Port Talbot, Wales
Email : |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
4 - 6
| Period : trader
Society : The Tudor Group
Event : A Husbandman's Household
Location : Museum of Welsh Rural Life,St.Fagans, Ca
Email : admin@tudorgroup.co.uk |
| Description :Circa 1580. A husbandman and family group in a mid 16C long house. Various demonstrations of ordinary life.
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May
4 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : The Tudor Group
Event : Museum of Welsh Rural Life
Location : St. Fagans. Wales
Email : |
| Description : |
May
4 - 6
| Period : viking
Society : The Vikings
Event : Morden Hall Park
Location : Morden London
Email : vksite@saxons.demon.co.uk |
| Description :A Viking themed craft weekend with displays and battle at Morden Park Hall, Surrey. Village events and battle themed aroung Canutes attempt to take London
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May
5 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society :
Event : Kentwell Hall
Location :
Email : |
| Description :Tudor Life |
May
5 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Conquest
Event :
Location : Ashby de la Zouche Castle, Leics.
Email : jj.p@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Description :General Event |
May
5 - 6
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event :
Location : Corfe Castle, Dorset
Email : |
| Description :English Civil War |
May
5 - 6
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : Essex Militia
Event : Royal Gunpowder Mills
Location : Waltham Abbey, Essex
Email : |
| Description :17th Century |
May
5 - 6
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : General
Event : Large Muster
Location : Outside Hastings, England
Email : pete@plee78.freeserve.co.uk |
| Description :Napoleonic weekend and large battle event with re-enactors from across Europe. |
May
5 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Harvington Household
Event : Tudor Living History
Location : Harvington Hall, Worcestershire
Email : |
| Description : |
May
5
| Period : wwii
Society : Home Front Friends
Event : WW2 Holidays at home picnic in the park
Location : National Trust Stowe Gardens Near Buckin
Email : tstakp@smtp.ntrust.org.uk |
| Description :As a warm up for the National Trust's 1940's weekend, Home Front Friends are planning a publicity event at National Trust Stowe Gardens near Buckingham. WW2 Home Front re enactors can picnic, wander around this lovely park and maybe we can organise a game of rounders? Anyone have a gramaphone so we can tap our feet to the lastest tunes? Email Amanda for more info
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May
5 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Knights of Royal England
Event : Jousting Tournament
Location : Headingham Castle, Essex
Email : jrichardson@wilmington.co.uk |
| Description : |
May
5 - 6
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : Lace Wars
Event : Road to Culloden
Location : Fort Nelson, Fareham, Hants
Email : |
| Description :18th Century Event |
May
5
| Period : trader
Society : Lady Pyrideon & Lord Conan
Event : Paris Landing Demo
Location : Paris Landing State Park, TN
Email : john_jaynekamien@hotmail.com |
| Description :All Merchants Welcome To Attend A One Day Demo At Paris Landing State Park On May 5th From 9-5. No Site Fee, No Retailor's Fee. For More Info Call John & Jayne Kamien At 731-641-7574.
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May
5 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : The Gun Company
Event : Medieval Battle
Location : Escott Park, Ottery St. Mary, Devon
Email : |
| Description : |
May
5 - 6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : The Order of the Golden tree
Event : Prebendal Manor House
Location : Northamptonshire
Email : |
| Description :Medieval Combat and Living History Encampment. A great outing for all the family. Admission: Adults: £4.00, Children: £1.50
http://www.prebendal-manor.co.uk |
May
5 - 6
| Period : viking
Society : The Vikings
Event :
Location : Morden Hall Park, Morden, Surrey
Email : |
| Description : |
May
6
| Period : 1600-1800
Society :
Event : Georgian Fair
Location : Blandford Forum, Dorset
Email : |
| Description :18th Century |
May
6
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event : Chalgrove Village Fete
Location : Chalgrove, Oxfordshire
Email : a.bennett@worc.ac.uk |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
6
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Red Wyverns Society
Event :
Location : Appleby, Cumbria
Email : |
| Description : |
May
6
| Period : ecws
Society : Winchesters
Event : Chalgrove Villiage Fete
Location : Chalgrove,
Email : |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
7
| Period : wwii
Society : Harris Museum and Art gallery
Event : Memories of 1952 & 1953
Location : Market Square, Preston, PR1 2PP
Email : |
| Description :As part of Local History Week , the Harris Museum in conjunction with the North West Sound Archive are inviting the public to take part in this oral history project recording recollections of the early fifties. Tel: 01772-905411 |
May
7
| Period : mediaeval
Society : London Society for Medieval Studies
Event : Inst. of Hist. Research Lecture: - Dr. Roger Mills
Location : Mallet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
Email : nic@eortc.demon.co.uk |
| Description :The gentle art of hanging enemies in late-medieval Europe. £2.00 on the door |
May
10 - 19
| Period : 1600-1800
Society :
Event : Tywardreath Players
Location : Fowey, Cornwall, England
Email : players@tywardreathplayers.co.uk |
| Description :We are putting on the [ay Frenchman's Creek for the Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts and are going to use a sailing ship and the ancient quay of Pont near Bodinnick as the venue. We are keen to recruit anyone who is interested in pirates /
French corsairs and who may be interested in being involved in the play. The Play runs from 10th to 19th May inclusive 7.30 pm each evening, outdoor location. Virtually sold out at time of writing. Accommodation can bearranged. |
May
11 - 12
| Period : mediaeval
Society : A Company of Strangers/Capriole
Event : Cressing Temple Market
Location : near Braintree, Essex, England
Email : Alison@rebusjobcost.co.uk |
| Description :Mediaeval Dance and Music |
May
11 - 12
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Cressing Temple Traders Fair
Event : Cressing Temple Mediaeval Market
Location : Cressing Temple, Nr Braintree, Essex, UK
Email : |
| Description :Mediaeval (and Earlier) market and events. |
May
11 - 12
| Period : renfairs
Society : Glastonbury Renaissance Fair
Event :
Location : Newport, Oregon, USA
Email : |
| Description :The Glastonbury Renaissance Faire is a celebration of life in the history and legends of Medieval and Renaissance Europe |
May
11 - 12
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Medieval Siege Society
Event :
Location : Dunstable Priory
Email : |
| Description :Mediaeval Event |
May
11 - 12
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Red Wyvern Society
Event :
Location : Hexham, Northumberland
Email : |
| Description :Mediaeval Event |
May
11th
| Period : general
Society : Ruskin College
Event : Unofficial and Official Histories
Location : Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HE, 10am-6pm
Email : |
| Description :Marking the end to Local History Week, the third public history conference, brings together curators, family historians, teachers, researchers and community campaigners to discuss the ways in which history plays a role in our daily lives. |
May
11 - 12
| Period : trader
Society : Soutares ond Clerces
Event : The Templars Fayre
Location : Cressing Temple, Nr Braintree, Essex
Email : ahubbar@ntlworld.com |
| Description :Taders and craftspeople covering the Roman to Tudor periods. Food and beer tent on site. Over night camping for non-traders on SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY.
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May
12
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : Diehards
Event : Aldershot Military Museum,
Location : Aldershot, Hants
Email : |
| Description :19th Century |
May
12
| Period : general
Society : Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Event : The Straw Bale House
Location : 9 Stock Street, Caledonian Road, London
Email : mail@swarch.co.uk |
| Description :Visits will be by guided tour only conducted by one of the architects at 2.30pm and 4.00pm. Entry is £3.00 for adults, £1.50 for concessions, children Under 16 free. If you are planning to come as a group of over 10 people please email us
first at mail@swarch.co.uk, otherwise we may not be able to accommodate you. We regret that disabled access is restricted to the outside of the building. Because this is a private house photography inside the building will not be permitted. Slides and digital images will be available to purchase. How to get there 9 Stock Orchard Street is 2 minutes walk from Caledonian Road underground station (Piccadilly Line). Turn left out of the tube and Stock Orchard Street is the first road on the right over the bridge. Buses 17, 19 and 259 pass the end of the street. Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station on the Silverlink North London Line is fifteen minutes walk away.
For more information, see: http://www.swarch.co.uk |
May
18 - 19
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Erpyngham Retinue
Event :
Location : Sully sur Loire, France
Email : |
| Description :Mediaeval Event |
May
18 - 19
| Period : trader
Society : EventPlan Limited
Event : Stafford Castle 1000 Year Fair 2002
Location : Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
Email : Admin@EventPlan.co.uk |
| Description :Stafford Castle's 2nd annual event, on a multi-period country fair theme. Small yet perfectly formed, with re-enactments, entertainments, music, top traders, all within a picturesque setting. |
May
18 - 19
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : Mabee Farm Historic Site
Event : Revolutionary War Encampment
Location : Exit 1A on I-890 Rotterdam junction NY
Email : mabeefarm@yahoo.com |
| Description :Over 100 settlers, soldiers, and Native Americans will reenact the days of May 18 and 19, 1775. The schedule of events includes everything from children's activities and trading with Native Americans to campfire cooking and a colonial church service Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. |
May
18 - 19
| Period : ecws
Society : Sealed Knot
Event :
Location : Stratton, Cornwall
Email : |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
18 - 19
| Period : ecws
Society : Sealed Knot
Event : Rockingham Castle
Location : Northamptonshire
Email : |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
18 - 19
| Period : viking
Society : The Vikings
Event : Valley Crucis Abbey
Location : LLangollen, North Wales
Email : vksite@saxons.demon.co.uk |
| Description :Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen, North Wales. History extravaganza, multi-period show in the abbey. LHE and combat. Member Camping available. Directions: Road~B5103 from the A5, West of Llangollen, A542 from Ruthin. A525 from Llangollen, approx 3km (RHS). Rail~18km Wrexham, Chester ~ Wrexham / Shrewsbury route. Contact Ian Grant or Pete Smith for more details. |
May
21
| Period : general
Society : Save Britains Heritage
Event : Book Fair
Location : The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London
Email : |
| Description :Over 30 bodies involved in the conservation of the built environment- from the Ancient Monuments Society to the Georgian Group and the International Commission on Monuments and Sites (UK) - will be displaying their wares. All welcome to browse - and bring your wallet! |
May
25
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event : Hertfordshire Showground
Location : Redbourn, Hertfordshire
Email : a.bennett@worc.ac.uk |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
25 - 26
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Erpyngham Retinue
Event : The Azincourt Museum
Location : Azincourt, France
Email : chris@erpyngham-retinue.org.uk |
| Description :Mediaeval Event, Mulit Society |
May
25 - 26
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Erpyngham Retinue
Event : King Ethelburt School
Location : Meopham, Kent, England
Email : chris@erpyngham-retinue.org.uk |
| Description :Mediaeval Event, One day only |
May
25
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Guild of St. Edmund
Event : Medieval Spring Festival
Location : Dudley Castle, Dudley, West Midlands
Email : |
| Description : |
May
25 - 26
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : Lace Wars
Event : Cosmeston Medieval Villiage
Location : Cosmeston, Wales
Email : |
| Description :18th Century Event. Household and Living History. |
May
25 - 26
| Period : roman
Society : Legio Secunda Augusta
Event : Elvaston Castle
Location : Derbyshire, England
Email : |
| Description :Roman Event |
May
25 - 26
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Red Wyvern Society
Event : Kirkstall Abbey
Location : Yorkshire, England
Email : |
| Description :Mediaeval Event |
May
25 - 26
| Period : ecws
Society : Sir Thomas Tyldesley's Regiment
Event : Herts Show
Location : Hertfordshire Showground, Redbourn, Hert
Email : Ralph.Watson@btinternet.com |
| Description :Living History, Drill and Skirmish. |
May
26 - 31
| Period : viking
Society : Regia Anglorum, Milites de Bec et all
Event : Fritton Lake
Location : East Anglia
Email : |
| Description :Schools Event. Early Mediaeval |
May
26
| Period : viking
Society : The Vikings
Event : Binchester Roman Fort
Location : Bishops Auckland, County Durham
Email : vksite@saxons.demon.co.uk |
| Description :Binchester Roman Fort, nr. Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Binchester Roman Fort is a way station on Deer Street, which guarded the crossing of the river Wear. The fort is the biggest and most complete such Roman building in England but despite this, the overall site is not large and generally full of Roman buildings. We are therefore confined to a limited LHE / craft display plus a small arena which is suitable for one to one, and small scale combat displays only. All are welcome by prior arrangement with Northumbria on a first come first served basis up to a maximum of 25 re-enactors. Some reimbursement for expenses will be available depending on actual numbers attending. Anyone requiring further details should email me on steven.lines@virgin.net |
May
28 - 1 - Jun
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event : Bath and West Show
Location : Bath
Email : |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
28
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event : Bath and West Show
Location : Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Email : a.bennett@worc.ac.uk |
| Description :English Civil War Event |
May
30 - Sep 22
| Period : general
Society : Tower of London
Event : The Castle and the Crown
Location : HM The Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB
Email : |
| Description :Tel: 020-7709-0765
The Pageantry and ceremony of every coronation until the mid-17th century will be surveyed, in tis jubilee celebration of the role of the Tower in the coronation of England's monarchs, which also focuses on the part played by the Crown Jewels in these ceremonies. |
