04 Sep LARPing, Uncategorised How to make Foam Weapons for LARP 26 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett There’s a huge range of LARP weapons available off the shelf – and we stock the very finest of them all, combinin... Continue reading
28 Aug LARPing, Uncategorised How to Make a LARP Shield 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett So – you think your place is in the shield-wall, do you? You reckon you could stand shoulder to shoulder with you... Continue reading
21 Aug High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Story of King Henry II of England 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett King Henry II came to power after the Anarchy, a sixteen-year long civil war which had shaken the foundations of ... Continue reading
14 Aug Anglo-Saxons, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Anarchy, Part 3: King Stephen and Empress Matilda 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett It is the year 1138 CE. The clouds have burst. Open hostilities between Empress Matilda, the daughter of King Hen... Continue reading
07 Aug Anglo-Saxons, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Anarchy: Civil War in England, Part 2: A Crumbling Kingdom 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett The board is set. The pieces are moving. The Anarchy is going to descend upon England. In our first part, we imme... Continue reading
31 Jul Anglo-Saxons, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Anarchy: Civil War In England, Part 1: The Wreck Of The White Ship 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett High Medieval England was a particularly violent and unsettled place, in a violent and unsettled time. The seizur... Continue reading
24 Jul Bladesmith How Long is a Longsword? 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett It sounds like a rhetorical question, like ‘How long is a piece of string?’ or ‘How many angels can dance on the ... Continue reading
17 Jul Bladesmith How To Make a Medieval Sword: The Craft of Medieval Blademaking 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett The blademaker’s boy wiped the sweat from his eyes with a fire-blackened rag, leaving a grey smear across his fac... Continue reading
10 Jul LARPing What I Learned From My First LARP 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett Last weekend, I had probably the most fun it’s possible to have with 4,000 other people in a field. I went to Pro... Continue reading
03 Jul Medieval History The Mystery of Greek Fire: The Byzantine Medieval Flamethrower 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett You almost stumble on the last step. The dekarchos hisses, ‘You there – watch your feet. One false move and we’re... Continue reading