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Tag Archives: Medieval festival
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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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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The Banners of Tewkesbury
With the much vaunted Medieval Festival just around the corner the town is being festooned with banners. I have very rarely taken notice of it because frankly I know nothing about this period and a lot of the War of … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Photo Essay, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged banners, Battle of Tewkesbury, Lancastrian, Medieval festival, Tewkesbury, Yorkist
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Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 2017. Page 2
Like last year there was a display of hunting birds and raptors. I find them quite fascinating because they are really killing machines, you do not want to mess with them; that eagle owl was huge and the Kestrel was … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Personal, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Bird of prey, Medieval festival, Parade, Tewkesbury, The Green Man, War of the Roses
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