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Tag Archives: Battle of Tewkesbury
Ye olde Medieval Festival Parade
Continuing with our Medieval Festival… Day 2 starts off with a parade through town, usually just before midday. It is quite a festive occasion and kind of chaotic too, but the town turns out and the munchkins hopefully have fun … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Personal, Photo Essay, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Battle of Tewkesbury, Parade, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
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Ye olde Medieval Festival 2019
It’s that time of year again when Tewkesbury dons its finest medieval garb, hauls the codpiece out of ye closet and goes gaga at the annual Medieval Festival. The official website says: “Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is widely regarded as the … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Battle of Tewkesbury, costume, Lancastrian, Medieval festival, Yorkist
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Armour in the Abbey
The “Armour” referred to in this post is not of the tracked vehicle type, but rather it is about men with swords, helmets and armour, (not too be confused with the Knights who say Ni!). This is the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Photo Essay, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged armour, armour at the abbey, Battle of Tewkesbury, Medieval festival, Tewkesbury Abbey
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The Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Having seen the re-enactment of the Battle of Tewkesbury I feel that the time has come to try lay it to bed. I have seen enough now to finally make some sort of sense of it, although I probably still … Continue reading
Posted in Bridges and Rivers, Churches and Cathedrals, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, War
Tagged Battle of Tewkesbury, Lancastrian, Margaret of Anjou, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Abbey, The Arrivall, War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses, Yorkist
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Ye Olde Medieval Festivale 2018
It is difficult to comprehend that a small town like Tewkesbury played such a pivotal role in the history of England so many years ago, and we are reminded of it because we hold the famous Medieval Festival around about … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Photo Essay, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Avon, banners, Battle of Tewkesbury, Battlefield, Edward Prince of Wales, Lancastrian, Margaret of Anjou, Medieval festival, Severn, Swilgate, Tewkesbury, War of the Roses, Yorkist
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