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Bond historian John Cork joins us to talk about his career and his involvement with the James Bond franchise over the years. Rob Smith also sits in and clears up some mistakes about lemon juice and lime juice. https://www.instagram.com/fetchamlad77 Shownotes and newsletter can be found on the blog: https://fromtailorswithlove.co.uk/newsletter This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk CURRY AND PAXTON FTWL33 33% discount off The Icons, which includes Made in England SEAN, Yvan including with tinted lenses, Side-Shields and Ronnie. Expires 30th November 2024 Discover the collection: https://www.curryandpaxton.com/collections/the-icons-loyalty-collection T&C's: Promotional codes are applicable to Optical and Sunglasses in the following selected styles: Sean, Yvan, Side-Shields and Ronnie. The offer excludes sale items, 1886 Handcrafted in London and the Fred Perry Collaboration collection. The code must be entered at Checkout at www.curryandpaxton.com on or before Midnight GMT 30th November 2024. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Episode 61: Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. https://www.instagram.com/fetchamlad77 Shownotes and newsletter can be found on the blog: https://fromtailorswithlove.co.uk/newsletter This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk CURRY AND PAXTON FTWL33 33% discount off The Icons, which includes Made in England SEAN, Yvan including with tinted lenses, Side-Shields and Ronnie. Expires 30th November 2024 Discover the collection: https://www.curryandpaxton.com/collections/the-icons-loyalty-collection T&C's: Promotional codes are applicable to Optical and Sunglasses in the following selected styles: Sean, Yvan, Side-Shields and Ronnie. The offer excludes sale items, 1886 Handcrafted in London and the Fred Perry Collaboration collection. The code must be entered at Checkout at www.curryandpaxton.com on or before Midnight GMT 30th November 2024. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. https://www.instagram.com/fetchamlad77/ This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk CURRY AND PAXTON FTWL33 33% discount off The Icons, which includes Made in England SEAN, Yvan including with tinted lenses, Side-Shields and Ronnie. Expires 30th November 2024 Discover the collection: https://www.curryandpaxton.com/collections/the-icons-loyalty-collection T&C's: Promotional codes are applicable to Optical and Sunglasses in the following selected styles: Sean, Yvan, Side-Shields and Ronnie. The offer excludes sale items, 1886 Handcrafted in London and the Fred Perry Collaboration collection. The code must be entered at Checkout at www.curryandpaxton.com on or before Midnight GMT 30th November 2024. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. https://www.instagram.com/fetchamlad77/ This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Today I speak to David Zaritsky from The Bond Experience as we discuss what goes on behind the fan events. How much planning is involved, what Bond fan events can we look forward to in 2025, and is there a drought in Bond podcasts right now? Follow David over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBondExperience This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Rob Smith is back to discuss his trip to James Bond Island and all the events around London for the Golden Weekend. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Henry VIII loved the spectacle of a tournament to show off. In addition to jousting displays with François I of France, Henry and the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I gifted each other armour and jousted to broker alliances. Not Just the Tudor's listener Karin Nieswohl from Vienna got in touch to request an episode on this fascinating subject. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb obliges in the company of Dr. Karen Watts, Curator Emeritus at the Royal Armouries, to look at the meaning behind the metal.Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The audio editor is Nick Thomson, the researcher is Alice Smith, and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.Related episodes:Henry VIII and Jousting >Henry VIII's Billionaire Wardrobe >Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up HERE for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘TUDORS'You can take part in our listener survey here >
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. https://www.instagram.com/fetchamlad77/ This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. www.wildeandharte.co.uk If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/therewillbebond Bless your hearts.
Today on the show Graham Rye returns for an exclusive one-on-one interview. Graham is the Editor/Art Director/Publisher of 007 MAGAZINE & ARCHIVE Limited. You can contact Graham and make purchases of the 007 Magazine through his website here or in the link below. http://www.007magazine.co.uk/ This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Today on the show I have Ed Maggiani back on for an exclusive one-on-one interview. Ed is one of the world's foremost experts on all things Bond and owner of a massive collection of 007 memorabilia. In this episode we talk about the Breitling Top Time from Thunderball, and the James Bond guns that got stolen & never recovered from a private collector. You can contact Ed through his website. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith, Views From Mark and Lucas Townsend. Afters: a chat with Ken Stauffer of OceansOgrapher about the new Brad Pitt/ George Clooney Film, WOLFS. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! The London Bond Map is now available to buy in the link below. https://londonbondmap.co.uk/product/london-bond-map If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith, Views From Mark and Lucas Townsend. I also get into some London Bond Map news, now available to buy in the link below. https://londonbondmap.co.uk/ Afters: a debrief on my visit to Omega with David from the Bond Experience. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith, Views From Mark and Lucas Townsend. I also get into some London Bond Map news, and why I'm locking horns again with my publisher. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. I also get into some London Bond Map news, my trip to Corfu, and altercation with a Greek bus driver, and an insane exchange with a cruise line entertainer about the movie Convoy. Rob can be found on: https://www.instagram.com/fetchamlad77/ Londoners I've set up a James Bond Facebook page for anyone looking to meet up in London and chat Bond. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Today on the show I have Graham Rye on for an exclusive one-on-one interview. Graham is the Editor/Art Director/Publisher of 007 MAGAZINE & ARCHIVE Limited. You can contact Graham and make purchases of the 007 Magazine through his website here. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Today on the show I have Ed Maggiani on for an exclusive one-on-one interview. Ed is one of the world's foremost experts on all things Bond and owner of a massive collection of 007 memorabilia, and digital files containing nearly 150,000 images of Bond-related material. Ed's knowledge base on the topic of 007 is beyond remarkable. You can contact Ed through his website. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. Londoners I've set up a James Bond Facebook page for anyone looking to meet up in London and chat Bond. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Matt Wood from Shaken No Stirred. Londoners I've set up a James Bond Facebook page for anyone looking to meet up in London and chat Bond. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Jon Auty from Behind the Stunts. Afterwards I talk about my experience watching Tosca at the Royal Opera House, and bumping into a fellow Bond fan at Gatwick, but not getting the outcome I'd hoped for. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Jon Auty from Behind the Stunts. Also for a special feature I interview Matt Sherman of Bond Fan Events about Bond in America. Matt is well known for this tours and events and has curated the Ian Fleming exhibition at the Florida Museum opening Aug 3rd, and Matt is hosting 00 Siete in October which takes you round the Spectre Day of the Dead locations, and some Licence to Kill locations. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
Minute by Minute of Casino Royale continues with Rob Smith. Also for a special feature I interview Jeff Wybo of James Bond Canada about what went wrong from a security standpoint with Trump's failed assassination. This show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
In this episode I have Rob Smith on to help me break down minutes 45&46 of Casino Royale. We have listener mail & recommendations. This is show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. We have set up an exclusive discount code Bond25 which gives you a 25% discount and free delivery on their site SAVILE ROW GIN. This will apply to the bottle or the bottle in a gift box. It does make a great martini! If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
In this episode I have Views From Mark on to help me break down minutes 43&44 of Casino Royale. We have listener mail, recommendation, and a new single song from Matt Spaiser of Bond Suits to finish. This is show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts. Links and mentions in the show. The Persol Sunglasses
In this episode I have Mark Morrell-Smith from dressedtothrill007 on to help me break down minutes 41&42 of Casino Royale. We have listener mail, recommendation, and a walk around the block to finish. This is show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts. Links and mentions in the show. Mikov Predator Casino Royale Knife Review! A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood
In this episode I have Ken Stauffer from OceansOgrapher on to help me break down minutes 39&40 of Casino Royale. I speak to Liz Williams from SoFab about the Oyster Truck from Live and Let Die. We have listener mail, recommendation, and a walk around the block to finish. This is show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
In this episode Brian Sheridan from Plant Based Bond is back to break down Minute #38 of Casino Royale. Matt Spaiser and Ken Stauffer also jump on to discuss Matt's new song, We Have All The Ties In The World. Listener Mail. Recommendation of the week. Oliver Stone's Autobiography, Chasing The Light. This is show is supported by: My favourite razor brand Wilde & Harte are offering a 20% discount off any RAZOR (including the very popular Royal Armouries collaboration razors) at their online shop. Use discount code Tailor20. If you want to support the show you can also buy me a Mountain Blue Coffee here. Bless your hearts.
This week Rob Parsons joins 13,000 (mostly blue suit-wearing) delegates from the business and political worlds at a major property conference in Leeds - the UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum. The likes of Angela Rayner and Alastair Campbell were among the speakers at the three-day event at Leeds' Royal Armouries - which saw hectic networking amid the torrential downpours as local leaders pitched for investment to get major projects off the ground. It was an event that showed how much the North's politicians need private investment to make their local areas thrive. And Rob talks over some of the highlights with Alistair Houghton, editor of the Business Live website, and Manchester Local Democracy Reporter Ethan Davies. Also listen out to hear about a fascinating new book about Manchester, a city whose recent economic growth and gleaming skyscrapers attract envious glances from many parts of the North, even if they wouldn't admit it publicly. Brian Groom, author of the best-selling 'Northerners', talks about his latest offering 'Made In Manchester: A People's History of the City that Shaped the Modern World'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/horse-armour-at-the-royal-armouries-with-eleanor-wilkinson-keys/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's episode is with Eleanor Wilkinson-Keys, who is Assistant Curator of Arms and Armour at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. She has an MA in Medieval Studies from the University of Leeds, and works with the European armour and edge weapons collections, which makes us all extremely jealous, and the Asian and African collection which also makes us extremely jealous. She works there with Natasha Bennett, who you may recall from Episode 82. In our conversation, we talk about how Eleanor got into her career and why a jousting helmet sparked her interest in working at the Royal Armouries. Ellie's particular interest is in later jousting, when the kit got really weird and wonderful. We chat about some of the fantastic decoration on both the horses' and knights' armour, such as dragons, snails with wings, and even squirrels. We also talk about the best way to visit a big museum where there is just too much to see. Ellie tells us which pieces at the Royal Armouries she would make a beeline for. Finally, Guy sets Ellie a challenge, and if you are looking at this after 28th November 2024, you'll be able to see the results of that challenge! Photos: https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-20471 https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-1292
Elephants have played a surprisingly important role on the battlefield, even before the birth of Christ; notably in 5th Century BCE India, and during the Punic Wars in Africa. But on 23rd January, 971, the Southern Han division of the Chinese military retired their famous elephant corps forever - after facing a massive aerial assault from crossbowmen from the Song Dynasty, who had defeated them in battle. War elephants were not just formidable attackers, but also served as platforms for archers, vantage points, and even provided cover for advancing troops. Despite their effectiveness, the inherent volatility of the animals - susceptible to spooking and turning on their own side - led to their eventual decline. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discover how some elephants continued to serve in the military, even after the development of gunpowder; consider the awesome psychological impact of being attacked by a troupe of elephants; and reveal how the Romans learned to defend themselves from elephants - with the aid of some squealing pigs… Content Warning: animal cruelty. #China #Animals #War #Medieval #BC Further Reading: ‘Elephants, kingship and warfare in Southeast Asia' (British Library, 2017): https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2017/05/elephants-kingship-and-warfare-in-southeast-asia.html ‘In Ancient Rome flaming war pigs were used to counter elephants' (The Vintage News, 2016: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/15/ancient-rome-flaming-war-pigs-used-counter-elephants/ ‘War Elephants' (Royal Armouries, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3-f8ebLlk Love the show? Join
The Series 9 trailer is here. Starting on 23rd October on General Release we'll be bringing you Authors Peter James Bowman, Ernest Coleman, Anne Fletcher, Matt Lewis and Leanda de Lisle. From the world of Academia Charlotte Gaulthier, Miriam Bibby and Rory MacLellan. We have Podcaster Zack White from The Napoleonic War Podcast and finally from the Royal Armouries, the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, Jonathan Ferguson.Support the showYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage.You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Tower of London has been a symbol of the authority and power of the British crown for almost a thousand years. Established by William the Conqueror, the iconic building has served as a palace and a prison; a safe and an armory; a seat of leadership and a site of torture and execution. But why was it built in the first place? How did it evolve? What are the stories of its residents, willing or otherwise? This is a Short History of the Tower of London. Written by Thomas Bickley. With thanks to Bridget Clifford, Curator Emerita at the Royal Armouries and retired Keeper of the Tower Armouries. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I'm really happy to be talking to Dr Alex Woodall about her wonderful work with objects. We're talking about how the joys of working with objects creatively. We're exploring how you can use objects to spark all sorts of connections, associations and fun in the museum and beyond…Dr Alex Woodall is a museum professional and academic, inspired by the creative use of objects and rummaging in stores. She has 20 years' experience working in learning, interpretation and exhibition management and leadership roles, including at Sheffield Museums, Manchester Art Gallery, the Royal Armouries in Leeds and the Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia. She is currently Programme Director for the Postgraduate Creative and Cultural Industries Management degree at the University of Sheffield, where she teaches a large international cohort about museum management. In our chat today, we talk about the joys of working with objects creatively. Alex shares how her love for objects started when she was very small rummaging through her dad's ‘museum' full of amazing finds that he'd dug up in the garden - rocks and fossils and clay pipes and so on. And how that developed into a career-long fascination with all kinds of objects.We talk about what objects do, how we can use them and what we can get out of working with objects. Alex tells us what an object dialogue box is and how you can use objects to spark all sorts of connections, associations and fun in the museum. She takes us through a wonderful activity that I did with her at the ICOM CECA conference in Denmark recently that helps us to notice more details and find stuff in museums that we would normally overlook. We also talk about how we can use objects to inspire more creativity and imagination organisations in for example meetings, in teams, programming, brainstorming etc. And she shares two wonderful books to read if you're as fascinated by objects as we both are. This is a delightful chat about creating joyful engaging experiences with objects -Enjoy! LINKS HOW TO LOOK AT ART (SLOWLY) - a free guide for looking with 30+ activities!Support the ShowJoin the Slow Looking Club Community on Facebookwww.alexwoodall.co.ukAlex Woodall on Twitterhttps://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/Karl and Kimberley Foster - Object Dialogue Boxes https://www.sorhed.com/http://www.marymaryquitecontrary.org.uk/Books mentioned:Sandra Dudley (2010) Museum Materialities: https://www.routledge.com/Museum-Materialities-Objects-Engagements-Interpretations/Dudley/p/book/9780415492188Pablo Neruda (1994) Odes to Common Things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Common-Things-First-Pablo-Neruda/dp/B0058WGC84Written by Alex Woodall: Woodall A (2020) 'Storehouses of Unimagined...
The Field of Cloth of Gold was a summit and celebration that was held to start what was hoped to be a long-term alliance between France and England. And it required a lot of fancy footwork to keep two monarchs appeased. Research: Richardson, Glenn. “The Field of Cloth of Gold.” Yale University Press. 2020. “Henry VIII's foot combat armour.” Royal Armouries. https://royalarmouries.org/stories/object-of-the-month/object-of-the-month-for-april-henry-viiis-foot-combat-armour/ Solly, Meilan. “When Henry VIII and Francis I Spent $19 Million on an 18-Day Party.” Smithsonian. June 23, 2020. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/five-hundred-years-ago-henry-viii-and-francis-i-spent-19-million-18-day-party-180975116/ “The Field of Cloth of Gold.” Historic Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/the-field-of-cloth-of-gold/#gs.9xj1t7 Lay, Paul. “Wolsey's Own Accord.” History Today. Volume 68, Issue 10. October 2018. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/editor/wolsey%E2%80%99s-own-accord Watts, Karen. “Tournaments at the Court of King Henry VIII.” From “Henry VIII in Twenty-First Century Popular Culture.” Lexington Books. 2017. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Military Historians are People, Too! A Podcast with Brian & Bill
Our guest today is Medival historan Kelly DeVries. Kelly is a Professor of History at Loyola University in Maryland, and is a world-renown historian of medieval military history. He has published widely - he is the author of A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology, which won the Verbruggen Prize for the best book in medieval military history in 2007. He shared a Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award with his co-author, Michael Livingston, in 2017 for The Battle of Crecy: A Casebook. His many other publications include Joan of Arc: A Military Leader, The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477, and Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology. These are merely a few of his numerous monographs and co-authored books. Kelly has also written more than 100 articles, that's right, 100. Kelly attended Brigham Young University as an undergraduate and earned his Ph.D. in Medieval Studies at The Centre of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. He was the General Mark W. Clark Visiting Chair of Military History at the Citadel in 2011-2012, and he is an Honorary Historical Consultant at the Royal Armouries, UK. He serves as editor of the Journal of Medieval Military History and as co-editor of the History of Warfare series from Brill Publishers. Kelly has held just about every possible office in the Society for Military History, including trustee. He also served as a trustee and secretary-general of the United States Commission on Military History. Kelly has appeared on the History Channel and National Geographic Channel, and his credits include History vs. Hollywood, Barbarians, and The Plague. Kelly's knowledge of warfare in the medieval world is unrivaled. Check out his podcast Bow and Blade, which Kelly co-hosts with Michael Livingston. If you want to know anything about medieval military history, and where to eat in Charleston, Kelly DeVries is your go-to guy. Rec. 01/26/2022
Today's guest is Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries in Leeds, and he has the coolest job title in the museum world. Jonathan's books: – The ‘Broomhandle' Mauser, available from Amazon.– Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901 – 2020, available from Headstamp Publishing. Royal Armouries website, where you can support the museum with a donation; and be sure to follow … High Caliber History 001 – Coolest Museum Job Title Ever Read More »
General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DLRichard Dannatt was a soldier for forty years concluding his military career as Chief of the General Staff – the professional head of the British Army. Since retiring from active duty in 2009, he was Constable of the Tower of London until July 2016. In 2011 he became an independent member of the House of Lords and is a member of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. He is a frequent commentator on defence and security issues in the media and columnist for The Daily Telegraph. He is passionate about welfare issues relating to both serving and veteran members of the Armed Forces. In 2007, he co-founded Help for Heroes with Bryn Parry and is closely involved with several other military charities.Lord Dannatt has wide experience at Board level in the private, public and charitable sectors. Currently he is Chair of the National Emergencies Trust and of the Normandy Memorial Trust and on the International Advisory Board of Photonis. Previously he was Chair of the Royal Armouries and Cadence Consulting, and on the Board of Historic Royal Palaces and a Trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust.Lord Dannatt divides his time between London and his family home in Norfolk where he runs the family arable farm. He chairs the Norfolk Strategic Flooding Alliance, is a past President of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association and is President of the Norfolk Churches Trust, YMCA Norfolk and Veterans Norfolk. He published his autobiography: “Leading from the Front” in 2010, and a second book: “Boots on the Ground – Britain and her Army since 1945” in October 2016. His wife, Philippa, was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk in 2019. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of both Greater London and Norfolk.Richard Dannatt's top leadership tip is to remind aspiring leaders that success is defined by two considerations – character, which determines whether others want to follow you – integrity, which will determine the level of enthusiasm with which others will follow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Sword Guy Podcast episode 95 Sarah Hay has been jousting since 2008. Just ten years later she won the Queen's Jubilee Horn at the Royal Armouries' Easter jousting tournament in Leeds. In this episode we find out how Sarah's passion for jousting came about, her background with horses, getting your own armour, and the vital role that mindset plays in her success. Sarah casually dropped into conversation that she “controls her thoughts”, and we dig a little deeper into this. It's a useful listen if you are interested in improving your performance in any area, or just looking to get rid of that negative voice inside your head. If you would like to see pictures of Sarah in her armour and taking part in tournaments, check out her Instragram @sarahjousts. The Toby Capwell episode mentioned can be found here: Episode 76 and the episode on jousting with New Zealand jouster, Callum Forbes, is here: Episode 40. For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://swordschool.com/podcast And to support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
The Sword Guy Podcast episode 80 Photo credit: The Royal Armouries Natasha Bennett is the Curator of Oriental Collections at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, working with the Asian and African collections. These include an enormous spread of arms and armour mostly dating from between the 14th and 20th centuries, so her research interests are necessarily wide-ranging. She has presented specialist study sessions and seminars on mounted warfare in Asia, South Asian arms and armour, Islamic arms and armour, Asian swords, and textiles in Japanese armour. In our conversation we talk about guns, specifically the “15 Rupee Jezail” and how the popularity of the matchlock mechanism persisted because of its simplicity and functionality, even when elsewhere in the world newer technologies took over. In case you were wondering, this is what a jezail looks like: Photo credit: The Royal Armouries And this is the Tusken Cycler rifle from Star Wars: We also talk about Natasha's work with the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum and the amazing benefits of 3-D technology. You can have a good, close-up, 3-D look at the objects on the museum's website: https://www.anglosikhmuseum.com/ This leads us into a discussion about the circumstances in which many items ended up in British museum collections, i.e. as colonial loot, which is a tricky issue for museums to navigate. Listen in to find out whether Indian steel weapons are the best, and also how Natasha plans to get her baby doing horseback archery before they can walk. For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://guywindsor.net/ And to support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
In 1593, Shakespeare wrote Venus and Adonis the play in which he writes “like the deadly bullet of a gun, His meaning struck her ere his words begun.” As our guest this week explains, “This is likely a reference to the phenomenon of a supersonic bullet hitting the target before the gunshot is heard. The Henrician arquebuses housed at the Royal Armouries in England, some dating from Shakespeare's lifetime, were capable of 400 metres per second or more, which is supersonic. The big heavy muskets of his era and many artillery pieces were also supersonic. 'Bullet' was used for any gun projectile at the time, so Shakespeare could actually have been talking about firearms or artillery (or both) here.” Shakespeare references either the word gun or musket a total of 7 times in his works. Like so many things during this Renaissance period of history, the technology of firearms and rifles was growing and evolving rapidly in terms of their construction, accuracy, firing mechanisms, and even which countries adopted the manufacturing of these weapons. Several surviving examples of these guns from 15-17th century Germany, France, and England are held at the Royal Armories Collections and their Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, Jonathan Ferguson, is here today to talk with us about the differences between matchlock, flintlock, rifles, and muskets, and to explore exactly what kind of weapons Shakespeare would have known about when he mentions guns, bullets, and muskets in his plays.
In this episode, game designer and professor James Coltrain joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game, Blackhaven, and how it explores racism, slavery and America's past.
The Sword Guy Podcast, episode 69 Paul Wagner has been involved in historical swordsmanship since the 1990s, and was present at the first night of the Stoccata School of Defence in 1998, a HEMA school which now has several branches in Australia. Paul is a Provost at Stoccata, teaching courses in Single Sword according to George Silver, Highland Broadsword according to Thomas Page, Sword and Buckler according to I.33, Rapier according to Joseph Swetnam, English quarterstaff and English longsword. He has written many books and articles on the subject too. This week's episode is a must-listen for all sorts of talk about about bum daggers, Swetnam the woman hater, fighting while half drunk, or how you could go about leaving your body to HEMA. But first, here's a link to the love poem to the Welsh Buckler: https://guywindsor.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Welsh-Bucklers.pdf Welsh buckler https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-2645.html Shield - Buckler (1540) From Wrexham, Wales. Located at the Leeds, Self Defence Gallery, UK. Royal Armouries. We cover quite a lot in this conversation, and there are a few accompanying links: Paul's new armoured jacket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHcgIAD583A The McHowarth "Fencing" text - i.e. the missing Art of Defence on Foot - is going to be on https://stephen-hand.selz.com/. It's not up yet but hopefully soon. There'll be some kind of nominal fee to cover the cost of the platform. Alehouse Dagger article: https://stoccata.org/2017/05/14/english-knife-fighting-the-alehouse-dagger/ Alehouse Dagger Video: https://youtu.be/bTNbpoqgYkE English Buckler videos: https://youtu.be/uaMVpzP2aSU https://youtu.be/U2Ym9GynDBM https://youtu.be/lBkqTK_0_Qw Comparison of Dagger and Buckler: https://youtu.be/pM4ZmRgJV0M English Longsword videos: https://youtu.be/VB3kt3y7EPU https://youtu.be/ZO52-watCOM https://youtu.be/oP_Ay-Bkgr8 https://youtu.be/PW-e_gt7p5M Articles on English Longsword: “Common Themes in the Fighting Tradition of the British Isles” in Late Medieval and Early Modern Fight Books, Brill (2016) “English Longsword: a Tactical Approach” in In the Service of Mars, Vol. II Proceedings from the Western Martial Arts Workshop 1999–2009, Volume II (2015) “Hawks, Rabbits, and Tumbling Cats: An Analysis of English Longsword Terminology” in In the Service of Mars. Vol. I Proceedings from the Western Martial Arts Workshop 1999–2009, Volume I(2011) For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://guywindsor.net/ And to support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
Not wanting to lumber a single guest with Episode 13 I decided it was time to introduce a new, occasional format for the show, The Catch Up. One thing I noticed with other Podcasts I listen to is that, a guest comes on and announces a game or a new range of figures or an event and that's it you never hear from them again ! I thought it would be interesting to "catch up" with old guests and see how something they spoke about on their Episode went. Such a chat probably wouldn't need a full episode so I came up with the idea of having multiple guests on the same show, each chatting for 20 minutes to half an hour on a certain topic. That led me to consider adding other guests who haven't been on the show before to do a shorter format interview. So that's how this idea was born and it was all going so well until my fourth guest for this show had to pull out at the last minute. A bit of a panic, not his fault, a genuine reason but I managed to fill the time with some else new. So all in all a different episode, I hope you enjoy it. I speak with Chris Breeze from Episode 1 about the World War Roses event and his involvement in playtesting the new Wars of the Roses Rules, Test of Resolve. Test of Resolve – Wargame Rules Next up is Andrew Dickinson from my Wargames Club in Leeds and we talk about the new club venue, the history behind that and the forthcoming show FIASCO at the Royal Armouries in Leeds Leeds Wargames Club - Organisers of FIASCO Then its Gareth Lanes turn in the chair, another veteran of Episode One who tells us all about the huge uplifts in his ongoing projects. Finally I brought forward The Wargames Problem Page to fill the vacated interview slot. Here me and Nora Batty discuss a number of gaming topics, some controversial, some less so. We are back to the normal format next episode (10th September) for a Peter Gilder special, when I speak to Robbie Roddis about his time in wargaming (including blaming him for getting into The Italian Wars) and his website dedicated to Mr Gilder. Until then, Sithee Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer
This episode sees us return to Gods Own County after a trip round the world in the last episodes. Todays guest is David Marshall who runs the company TM Terrain. He is an outstanding terrain maker and very kindly gave up his time to chat about how he got interested in the terrain aspect of our hobby as well as talking about his techniques and methods. We had a cheeky idea to visit Games Workshop, buy the smallest thing in the store and then when asked what we were into, we would reply with the most obscure army we could think of, surely a game all the family could play. David is most famous for working with the Perrys to produce the awe inspiring Agincourt Display which is now in the Royal Armouries here in Leeds and we of course chat about how that amazing piece of work came about. I've failed again to come in under two hours, David had more than one question for me at the end of the show and we ended up talking Big Games for a bit longer, whats wrong with that ! Thanks again for listening, I hope you enjoy. Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer
The Sword Guy Podcast episode 65 Dr. Amanda Taylor is a Research Fellow at the Oakeshott Institute and a Research Affiliate at the Center for Early Modern History, University of Minnesota. She is the author of several academic papers such as The Body of Law: Bodies, Combat and Rhetoric in Sir Thomas Mallory's Quest for Justice and the forthcoming Domesticating War: Women, Medicine and Military Activity in Premodern Europe. She has presented at conferences on topics such as martial women and political power in Shakespeare's history plays and battlefield wounds and treatment in English and Italian sixteenth century epic romances and surgical practise. As well as all that, she works for a medical equipment company. In our conversation we cover lady knights, battlefield wounds, PTSD in returning soldiers, academic publishing, and more. It's quite a wide ranging one! These are the books recommended in this episode: Tamora Pierce: Song of the Lioness Quartet Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene Ludovico Ariosto: Orlando Furioso Matteo Maria Boiardo: Orlando Innamorato Elizabeth Lev: The Tigress of Forli: The Life of Caterina Sforza More information on Amanda's Ph.D., Fabricating the Martial Body: Anatomy Affect and Armour in Early Modern England and Italy, can be found here: https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/206363 Amanda has a love for armour, and her favourite is the Lion Armour, which can be found at the Royal Armouries: https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-34482.html Here's Guy's favourite Avant Armour: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/collections/collection-highlights/avant-armour Amanda mentions Craig Johnson a few times, and if you would like to listen again to his episode, it's episode 33. For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://guywindsor.net/ And to support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
In this episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery for the Royal Armouries to talk about collecting for new gun owners…or something like that. Produced by Kamila Kudelska Theme Song by Corey Anco
This week we make our way through the atmospheric forests of North America to take on the latest screen adaptation of 'Last of the Mohicans'. We're joined by special guest Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the UK's Royal Armouries, to explore Michael Mann's 1992 epic. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Wes Studi, Eric Schweig, and Steven Waddington and is set during the tumultuous French & Indian War. The film offers a more historically authentic telling of James Fenimore Cooper's most famous novel and takes us on a trek through the North American frontier of the 1750s and gives us a love story amongst desperate sieges and viscous battles. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @FightingOnFilm and check out our new website www.fightingonfilm.com Thanks for listening!
Weird Tales Radio Show #167: Jonathan Ferguson on Firearms 14/6/20210 Comments In this week's Weird Tales Radio Show (167) our guest is one of the UK's leading experts on guns, ancient and modern (and now YouTube legend): Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the UK's National Firearms Centre, which is part of the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds. He is taking us on a whistle stop tour of very dangerous toys for boys. Not only discussing the 27,000 plus pistols, rifles and machine guns in the museum's collection, including some which would be not be out of place in steampunk movies, but also discussing how they are depicted, accurately or otherwise, in movies, TV series and computer gaming. Links: https://royalarmouries.org + https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalArmouries/ + https://royalarmouries.org/about-us/collection-staff/jonathan-ferguson/
In this week's Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is one of the UK's leading experts on guns, ancient and modern (and now YouTube legend): Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the UK's National Firearms Centre, which is part of the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds. He is taking us on a whistle stop tour of very dangerous toys for boys. Not only discussing the 27,000 plus pistols, rifles and machine guns in the museum's collection, including some which would be not be out of place in steampunk movies, but also discussing how they are depicted, accurately or otherwise, in movies, TV series and computer gaming. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show https://www.urbanfantasist.com + https://www.youtube/c/weirdtalesshow + https://royalarmouries.org + https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalArmouries/ + https://royalarmouries.org/about-us/collection-staff/jonathan-ferguson/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Bill Harriman, an arms consultant whose career of 35+ years has included working with the Antiques Roadshow, the British Association of Shooting & Conservation, the Royal Armouries, and as an author of multiple books. Bill's books: The Bayonet - https://amzn.to/3bsTdcS The Arisaka Rifle - https://amzn.to/3dvsGyk The Mosin-Nagant Rifle - https://amzn.to/3aG7mEt Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH patches & stickers - https://www.highcaliberhistory.com/store Be sure to follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/highcaliberhistory Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highcaliberhistoryllc/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/HighCaliberHist YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/HighCaliberHistoryLLC --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/highcaliberhistory/support
This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Lisa Traynor, the Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. We talk about historic types of bulletproof vests, their durability, testing them, and seeing if they could have prevented WWI. For more information, visit http://www.royalarmouries.org. To purchase her book, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Era of Assassination, click here for the physical copy, or click here for the ebook. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH patches & stickers - https://www.highcaliberhistory.com/store Be sure to follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/highcaliberhistory Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highcaliberhistoryllc/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/HighCaliberHist YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/HighCaliberHistoryLLC --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/highcaliberhistory/support
Sophie (age 7) & Ellie (age 5) tell of Eleanor of Aquitaine. But Eleanor has been Queen of France. Now she becomes Queen of England.----more----This is the second in our series about Eleanor of Aquitaine. But you don't need to have listened to the last episode to enjoy this one. Last week we learned how 800 years ago Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, married the King of France. But she didn’t much like him. He was unhappy they didn’t have a son. So they divorced. But no one expected what happened next. Eleanor married the dashing young pretender to the English throne. His name was Henry and he was ten years younger than her. The French King was furious. With Eleanor's help Henry took the throne of England. Now he was King of England and ruler of most of France. Eleanor was his Queen. Furthermore, it turned out that Eleanor could have sons after all. Lots of them. She had eight children, four of them boys. For years she raised them. Then she set up her own Court. The Court of Love with minstrels and knights and her ladies in waiting. Meanwhile, Henry got himself a girlfriend. Eleanor did not like that. Their children were also angry with Henry. He kept treating them like children even though they were quite grown up. They all rebelled against Henry. But Henry was a skilled General. He defeated Eleanor and his sons. He forgave his sons but put Eleanor in prison for 15 years. She was only released when her son Richard became King. She then supported her son Richard and later her son John. We tell how her story is ignored by many later writers like the Disney film Robin Hood because often women are ignored in history. She died aged 81 years old and is remembered today as one of the greatest women in history. Other episodes If you liked this episode about Eleanor of Aquitaine you might also like our Matilda episode. It’s set around the same time in history with knights and castles. and tells you what is happening in England while Eleanor of Aquitaine is married to the King of France. It’s a another story about a powerful woman. https://link.historystorytime.com/Matilda You might also like to try our Jousting with the Royal Armouries episode. We made it with the world famous Royal Armouries in England. We tell the story of knights, tournaments and jousting. All the sorts of things that Eleanor and her knights and nobles enjoyed. https://link.historystorytime.com/Jousting Patrons Club If you liked this episode you might like to join our Patrons’ Club. There you can listen to exclusive new episodes, help choose an episode or be in an episode. You can join on www.patreon.com/historystorytime
Todays podcast is a little different as I chat with Historical Reenactor, David Perry about our experiences with teaching and learning through play both at LEGOLAND Windsor and the Royal Armouries! Music: www.bensound.com
Sophie (age 7) & Ellie (age 5) tell of Eleanor of Aquitaine. In a time of knights and castles, men rule. But Eleanor is Duchess of Aquitaine - no one is telling her what to do.----more---- 800 years ago Eleanor became Duchess of Aquitaine in South West France. It was a time of Knights and Castles. But the King of France, Louis the Fat, didn’t want to lose control of Aquitaine. So he quickly married 13 year old Eleanor off to his son – also called Louis. Louis didn’t much want to be King. He also didn’t much want to be a husband. He had thought he was going to be a monk. But after his older brother died he had to be King. He loved Eleanor. But she thought he was really boring. He worried about having babies as he thought he might be more holy not to have any. But the monks and later the Pope himself told him to have some. He had Eleanor had girls. But that wasn’t any good for France. The laws of France said they needed a King. They went on Crusade together to the Holy Land. It didn’t go very well. France lost the battles. Eleanor became very good friends with her uncle. Some people even thought they had become girlfriend and boyfriend. When they got back to France Eleanor and Louis decided to divorce. Eleanor went back to Aquitaine. But Eleanor wasn’t upset by this. In fact for the first time in her life she was free to make her own decision. That decision was to lead to her becoming Queen of England. But that’s the topic of the next History Storytime episode. OTHER EPISODES If you liked this episode about Eleanor of Aquitaine you might also like our Matilda episode. It’s set around the same time in history with knights and castles. and tells you what is happening in England while Eleanor of Aquitaine is married to the King of France. It’s a another story about a powerful woman. https://link.historystorytime.com/Matilda You might also like to try our Jousting with the Royal Armouries episode. We made it with the world famous Royal Armouries in England. We tell the story of knights, tournaments and jousting. All the sorts of things that Eleanor of Aquitaine and her knights and nobles enjoyed. https://link.historystorytime.com/Jousting PATRONS' CLUB If you liked this episode you might like to join our Patrons’ Club. There you can listen to exclusive new episodes, help choose an episode or be in an episode. You can join on www.patreon.com/historystorytime
When people think of the Middle Ages one of the first images that pops into their head is a knight in shining armor. Knights are synonymous with the Middle Ages. Slaying dragons, saving damsels in distress, but beyond the fairy tales are the real life knights. Men who sacrificed and endlessly trained to earn the title of Knight. On this episode of the Medieval Archives podcast I’m joined by historian and author Christopher Gravett to discuss The Medieval Knight. Chris is a former curator at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and an expert in the field of medieval arms, armor and warfare. He also worked with numerous TV series and movies as a historical advisor including The Conquerors, Braveheart and Ivanhoe. Chris even advised Terry Jones, best known as part of Monty Python, for his books. Chris has some fascinating ‘behind-the-scenes’ stories. Chris’s new book The Medieval Knight covers the evolution of the knight over 300 years, from the early Norman Knights of William the Conqueror to the gradual decline in the 15th century. We discuss a variety of topics including how knights trained, how armor evolved over the years and tournaments. Did you know a king and a prince were killed while jousting in a tournament! Listen in to find out. You can read my review of The Medieval Knight here. It is a fantastic book! Grab a copy today and enjoy the well researched history and the amazing pictures that help visualize the weapons and armor.
Today's guest is Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries in Leeds, and he has the coolest job title in the museum world. Jonathan's books - The 'Broomhandle' Mauser available from Amazon. Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901 – 2020 available from Headstamp Publishing. Royal Armouries website, where you can support the museum with a donation; and be sure to follow on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Support the show on Patreon. Snag some HCH merch or some HCH patches & stickers. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/highcaliberhistory/support
In this spooky Halloween season 4 premiere, Danny and Ashley are joined by Keeper of Arms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries to discuss Vampire Killing Kits. Royal Armouries Donation Produced by Kamila KudelskaTheme Song by Corey Anco
Happy birthday to me, it's time to talk about Claude of France, she is a rather obscure queen of France. However she makes small cameo appearances in history all the time but no one ever talks about her since she is overshadowed by her husband Francis I. Come join me to talk about this awesome queen whom I share a birthday with. Support this podcast: https://t.co/rHVVdHBtuf Works Cited 08, Samantha Henman | Apr, et al. “41 Raunchy Facts About King Francis I, Father Of The French Renaissance.” Factinate, 17 Aug. 2020, www.factinate.com/people/41-raunchy-facts-about-king-francis-i-father-of-the-french-renaissance/. “1498: French King Dies in Squalor after Bumping Head.” Past Peculiar, 13 Feb. 2019, alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar/1498-french-king-dies-bumping-head/. Abernethy, Susan. “Claude De Valois, Queen of France.” The Freelance History Writer, 5 Apr. 2019, thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2015/10/02/claude-de-valois-queen-of-france/. Abernethy, Susan. “Jeanne De Valois, Queen of France and Duchess of Berri.” The Freelance History Writer, 4 Feb. 2018, thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2014/09/05/jeanne-de-valois-queen-of-france-and-duchess-of-berri/. “Claude of France.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 July 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_of_France. A Plum of a Queen: La Reine Claude, writingren.blogspot.com/2008/11/plum-of-queen-la-reine-claude.html. “Queen Claude of France.” Royal Armouries, 14 July 2020, royalarmouries.org/stories/queen-claude-of-france/. Susan, and Susan. “Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France.” Unofficial Royalty, 21 June 2020, www.unofficialroyalty.com/claude-of-france-duchess-of-brittany-queen-of-france/. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Anne Of Brittany.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 21 Jan. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-of-Brittany. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Italian Wars.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Feb. 2020, www.britannica.com/event/Italian-Wars. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Louis XII.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 23 June 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XII. Theanneboleynfiles. “Anne Boleyn, Margaret of Austria and Queen Claude.” The Anne Boleyn Files, 17 Nov. 2012, www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-margaret-of-austria-and-queen-claude/. Theanneboleynfiles. “Claude, Queen of France.” The Anne Boleyn Files, 13 Oct. 2017, www.theanneboleynfiles.com/claude-queen-france/. “Unlucky Princesses: Claude of France.” The Creative Historian, 14 Dec. 2018, www.creativehistorian.co.uk/blog/read_187780/unlucky-princesses-claude-of-france.html. “Your Guide to the Field of the Cloth of Gold.” HistoryExtra, 20 July 2020, www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/what-was-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold-facts-when-why-held-henry-viii/.
In order to better understand how we move forward with our careers, sometimes we have to look back. AND, sometimes we also have to look sideways. Consequently, #ARCSchat in October would like to unveil a new series this season called "Career Perspectives" where we hold a round table discussion with our professional colleagues about their own careers at various stages: emerging museum professionals, mid-career, and late-career. On October 6 we hosted with three mid-career professionals representing different types of collections from different parts of the world about how they got into the field, what their expectations were at the beginning, and what their expectations are now going forward. See the video, transcript, and live chathttps://youtu.be/7hUGZxhn2qQ Panel:Kaia Black: Special Projects and Programs Manager at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Jen Kaines: Head of Collection Services at Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK Chakira Santiago: Chief Registrar at the Museum of History, Anthropology, and Art at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.
This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms. In this episode I speak to Keith Dowen, deputy-curator of the Royal Armouries, about the Littlecote Collection (the most important surviving civil war armoury) and the individual civil war artefacts in the collection such as:Iconic armour which was used by both sidesBuff coats and Mortuary SwordsKing Charles I's armourOne 1970 prop from the film 'Cromwell' starring Sir Alec Guinness and Richard HarrisHear more about Gustavus Adolphus's buff coat, and why that changed hands shortly after WWI. (not in the RA collection)To find out more about the civil war, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.allegianceofblood.comPlease do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts! You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (markturnbullauthor).Thanks for your support!
Sophie (age 7) and Ellie (age 5) want a story of a girl knight. So they tell the story of Joan of Arc, the French heroine who turned the tide of The Hundred Years War.----more---- We learn how England’s Henry V and his archers crushed the French knights at the Battle of Agincourt. He then agreed to that he will succeed the old French king. Everything is thrown into turmoil when Henry V dies. The French King’s son, the Dauphin fights back. But the English archers are invincible, the English occupy Paris, and the Dauphin can’t even be properly crowned King at the traditional Cathedral of Rheims. Then a French peasant girl, Joan of Arc, appears at the French Court. She had made her way there across enemy territory disguised as a man. She says that angels have told her to help throw the English out of France. At first the Dauphin does not believe her. But he and the priests test her and she passes every test. They give her armour and a banner and she leads his armies in battle at the critical battle of Orleans. Joan and her army smash through the English lines and save the city. Then in the pursuit there is a pitched battle between the English and the French. This time the French knights ride down the English archers in a stunning victory. The military power of the English is broken. Joan and the Dauphin march on Rheims and the Dauphin is crowned King. Joan continues fighting. But the French nobles do not support her. In one battle she is pulled off her horse and captured. The English put her on trial for saying that angels were talking to her and for dressing as a man. They find her guilty and she is burned to death at the stake. But her efforts had turned the tide. The French went on to win The Hundred Year War. If you liked this episode you might like our episode on “Jousting with the Royal Armouries” which includes a description of a Tournament in the Hundred Years War. https://www.historystorytime.com/e/jousting-with-the-royal-armouries/ Or you might like our story of Richard III and the Wars of the Roses. https://www.historystorytime.com/e/the-wars-of-the-roses-and-richard-iii/
This week Sophie (aged 7) and Ellie (age 5) team up with Chloe from the Royal Armouries – the UK’s National Museum of Arms and Armour - to tell the story of Jousting. We follow the history of jousting from its beginnings as training for warfare to an increasingly stylised spectator sport. We track some of the great tournament specialists – the celebrities of their age. And we dive into one of the Great Tournaments of medieval England.----more---- We learn the rules of jousting – what to do and what not to do. We see the comparisons between the film the Knight’s Tale and the real thing. We experience the drama as knights get trapped in their helmets and a King of France is killed while jousting. We discover the growing importance of chivalry as part of what it meant to be a knight. We learn how the equipment started to serve a decorative, fashion purpose. We discover the different aspects to a tournament – it was not just about the jousting. We follow the crowd in England as they enjoy a spectacular tournament and we experience it through the eyes of a medieval observer. Noble ladies lead knights by silver chains through the streets of London to cheering crowds. And a French knight wins an English Grand Tournament in London in the middle of the Hundred Years’ War. We also see how and why the joust declined and then ended as a sport. If you like this episode you might also like our episode on Matilda and the Anarchy. https://www.historystorytime.com/e/queen-matilda-knights-and-eels/ Or you might also like our episode on the Wars of the Roses and Richard III. https://www.historystorytime.com/e/the-wars-of-the-roses-and-richard-iii/ You can find out more about the Royal Armouries, their spectacular Museum in Leeds, their Fort Nelson in Portsmouth, and their displays of armour and guns at the Tower of London here: https://royalarmouries.org/
In the most action-packed chapter of Northern Lights so far, we join Lyra and the bears as ring-side spectators to a rare fight to the death between contenders to the throne of Svalbard. Through a jaw-dropping fight between Iofur Raknison (the usurper King of the Panserbjorn) and Iorek Byrnison (our hero and the rightful King), the fate of Lyra and the bears is decided. With the clear advantages of health, rest and power, Iufor looks sure to win but perhaps Iorek has a trick up his greaves...Join us this week, as we discuss real world bear fights, recreate the sound of all the world's shingle in an ocean-battering storm and debate panserbjorn political philosophy.------You can see a full version of Amy's artwork for our episodes and our quotes for the week here.For a full paper on the anatomy of walrus skulls look no further than here.For some Attenborough-narrated bear battles look here.Moustachioed helmet at the Royal Armouries at their Twitter page here.Background on the name Belacqua here.A great overview of the legend of Sigurd here and Norse Myths from the Myths & Legends podcast here.The real-world uses of Spaghnum moss in WW1 here and 100%-vetted and sourced reference to bears using moss for their wounds here.------Music by: Jaymen Persaudwww.thedarkmaterialpodcast.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/darkmaterialpodcastTwitter: @darkmaterialpodInstagram: @thedarkmaterialpodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/thedarkmaterialpodcast
My week has been all over the place and this DM's Diary is a little shorter than usual. Hear my initial thoughts on the second session of the Friday Night Game plus a lengthy fessing-up on my beliefs and feelings around magic. I also (rather cheekily) include a recording from a visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds in which we hear the final confrontation between Dracula and Van Helsing... sort of. As ever, this is my personal Dungeon Mastering Diary and roughly recorded, badly edited, and very raw. You have been warned!Many thanks to Mike and Rich from the Royal Armouries at Leeds: royalarmouries.orgDear Diary Theme Song and all incidental music by TJ Drennan: patreon.com/TJDContact Details:Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/messageEmail: hello@rpgrescue.comPatreon: patreon.com/rpgrescueMeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Facebook Page: facebook.com/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue") Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My week has been all over the place and this DM's Diary is a little shorter than usual. Hear my initial thoughts on the second session of the Friday Night Game plus a lengthy fessing-up on my beliefs and feelings around magic. I also (rather cheekily) include a recording from a visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds in which we hear the final confrontation between Dracula and Van Helsing... sort of. As ever, this is my personal Dungeon Mastering Diary and roughly recorded, badly edited, and very raw. You have been warned! Many thanks to Mike and Rich from the Royal Armouries at Leeds: royalarmouries.org Dear Diary Theme Song and all incidental music by TJ Drennan: patreon.com/TJD Contact Details: Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message Email: hello@rpgrescue.com Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue") Facebook Page: facebook.com/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")
Runjeet Singh is a UK-born art dealer born to Sikh Punjabi parents who emigrated to England in the 1970’s. He’s one of the only professional dealers specializing in Asian Arms and Armor in the world and has sold to the world’s most important museums, including the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Royal Armouries in England.Runjeet graciously hosted me at his new exhibit in New York, where we discussed his passion for arms and armoire - we had an excellent conversation about his journey as a dealer and consultant. We also discussed his new exhibit, titled ‘Treasures from Asian Armories’!During our conversation, we also chatted about a variety of topics such as: British accents, his interest in other Sikh artists, and whether Gordon Ramsey’s anger issues are real or not.
Learn how a Polish monk created the first bulletproof vest and, in doing so, changed the world. In 1897, at a public demonstration in Chicago, a man accomplished the unprecedented and seemingly physics-defying feat of stopping a bullet. After being shot with a revolver at close-range, and temporarily falling to the ground, the man was completely unscathed. That man, Kazimierz Żegleń, had succeeded in creating a vest that made him bulletproof. In this episode, our hosts John and Lea discuss the man behind the vest, Kazimierz Żegleń, and the story of its creation. Who was Żegleń in the first place? How was he inspired to create a potentially life-saving vest and how did he manage to invent it? What was the immediate impact of this supposedly bulletproof vest? Did it save any lives? And finally, how has Żegleń’s invention influenced modern-day bulletproof vests? Like our show? Sign up for our newsletter! Time stamps [02:10] Introduction to Kazimierz Żegleń, creator of the bulletproof vest [03:33] Why would a monk become interested in durable materials? [05:00] How did Żegleń create his bulletproof vest? [08:10] How Żegleń’s daring public demonstration of vest his vest came to fruition? [10:45] How is silk even capable of stopping bullets? [12:45] Why Żegleń went to Europe and met the ‘Polish Edison’ [16:00] Did Żegleń manage to turn his invention into a commercial success? [18:25] Why was 1901 such an important year for bulletproof vests? [20:20] The legacy of Żegleń’s invention Further reading The Monk Who Stopped Bullets with Silk: Inventing the Bulletproof Vest / on Culture.pl Kazimierz Żegleń / on Wikipedia.org Jan Szczepanik / on Wikipedia.org Tailored to the Times – The Story of Kazimierz Żegleń Silk Bulletproof Vest / on Academia.edu Bulletproof vest / on Wikipedia.org Thanks Sławomir Łotysz / professor at the Institute of the History of Science at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw. Professor Łotysz kindly agreed to tell us the story of Kazimierz Żegleń, as well as provide us with lots of materials on Żegleń's inventions and biography. Professor Łotysz's research was made possible largely thanks to the generous support of the Chemical Heritage Foundation of Philadelphia. Lisa Treynor / curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, who kindly agreed to explain to us how on earth silk is capable of stopping bullets. SFTEW Team: Wojciech Oleksiak, Adam Zulawski, Lea Berriault, John Beauchamp, Nitzan Reisner, Michael Keller & Barbara Rogala
To fully enjoy this podcast, we recommend listening while viewing the images Cornelia Parker presented alongside her talk: roy.ac/2uuXhFB Cornelia Parker, one of today’s most renowned artists, speaks candidly about what inspires her and her printmaking practice, in conversation with Jan Dalley, Arts Editor of The Financial Times. Cornelia Parker is well known for her large-scale, often site-specific, installations. Often there is an apocalyptic tone to her work, but Parker also demonstrates a concern with the more insidious effects of global warming and consumerism. Parker works in a variety of media and has collaborated with institutions such as HM Customs & Excise, Royal Armouries, Madame Tussauds and Victoria & Albert Museum. She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997 and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2010.
Martin Pegler, former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries, discusses sniping and field-craft in the First World War (his book, Sniping in the Great War, has been re-published by Pen & Sword).
In this episode hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker & Dave Luff talk about what they have been up to in the hobby, chat about some of the latest hobby news and delve into the mailbag. You also get chance to listen to the seminar given at the Royal Armouries about constructing the Agincourt diorama, by David Marshal and Alan & Michael Perry We hope you enjoy the show Show details: 00:00 - Intro 08:10 - What we've been up to 59:20 - Hobby News 1:44:50 - Agincourt Seminar 2:41:40 - Mailbag Hobby News Blood & Plunder Kickstarter 15mm sci-fi terrain Thunderchrome Iron Duke Miniatures Zorgon model from Antediluvian miniatures Tiny Terrain Models Freejumper Achtung! Cthulhu Mike Whitaker's Lard based army list finder
Welcome to Episode 167 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker once again chat about all things wargaming. Due to time considerations, this episode only contains our main features, which are once again two interviews - once we'd recorded the interviews, we didn't have room for anything else! First off, something a bit different as we chat with Kirsty Rogers of the Royal Armouries, and discuss several upcoming events which may be of interest (as well as taking a verbal whistle-stop tour of the museum) Then we are once again joined by Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies. We catch up with the latest happenings on Lard Island, and have a (very) in-depth discussion on the Sharp Practice 2 rules. which are due out next month. We hope you enjoy the show Show details: 00:00 - Intro 06:15 - Kirsty Roger / Royal Armouries interview 1:24:30 - Richard Clarke interview 3:51:00 - Outtro Further links Royal Armouries Facebook page Royal Armouries Easter Tournament Royal Armouries Hundred Years War Wargaming Event
Sean visits the new Agincourt 600 Royal Armouries Exhibition at the Tower of London and talks to Dr Malcolm Mercer, Curator of Tower History
Another Piece Of The Action, See? Hello, and welcome to episode 106 of The Fantasticast, see? Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four, see? It's Thought Bubble weekend, and Steve and Andy are busy trying to teach comics fans at the Royal Armouries in Leeds how to talk like a 1920s gangster, see? The reason for this is that this week's episode features covereage of the third (second-and-a-halfth) part of the Thing Enslaved story, in Fantastic Four #92, see? Marvel at the delights of lazily designed and names Magno-Man! Delight at the appearance of Cat Man! No, not that one. Or that one. Thrill at the dropping of a running gag regarding the insertion of the word 'see' at the end of each sentence! All this, and the Swindon version of Seal's greatest hit! Send in your feedback to fantastic4podcast@gmail.com, leave your comments at the libsyn site, or at fantasticflameon.wordpress.com. Follow us on twitter, where we are @fantasticast Original artwork by Michael Georgiou. Check out his work at mikedraws.co.uk Episode cover design by Samuel Savage.
Dr Simon Werrett (Dept of Science and Technology Studies, UCL) Haileigh Robertson (History,Royal Armouries,York) Abstracts Simon Werrett Theatre and Effect in Early Modern Fireworks Much of the literature on early modern fireworks displays tends to treat them as texts, to be deciphered and read for their symbolic and allegorical content. In this talk I focus on the performative aspects of early modern pyrotechnics and the practical, material techniques used to create fireworks spectacles in the period. Under the heading theatre I explore the way fireworks were stage-managed and related to pyrotechnic images and knowledge in printed books and manuscripts. Under the heading effects, I review the performative properties of different kinds of fireworks such as sound and colour and the logic of early modern performances – the ways materials were supposed to relate to one another in order to produce effects. I conclude by showing how these performative elements were not only critical in making fireworks effective tools of state and court spectacle, but also had an impact on natural philosophy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Haileigh Robertson The Role of Gunpowder in Early Modern Science Gunpowder was a subject of interest for many early modern experimental natural philosophers. Attracted by the massive physical power given off on ignition, the early moderns experimented frequently with gunpowder. Owing to gunpowder’s most obvious application, in warfare, some of the experiments conducted had the intention of improving gunpowder—both procurement and performance. The early modern experimentalists however, especially those following Francis Bacon’s (1561-1626) projected mode of inquiry, saw gunpowder as much more than a military propellant. Natural philosophers involved with the Hartlib Circle and early Royal Society, for example, proposed new ways of harnessing gunpowder’s energy. Whilst gunpowder’s utility was undoubtedly important for the early modern experimentalists, there was much more to be gained from the close study of the incendiary substance. Bacon and Robert Boyle (1627-91), for example, used gunpowder to resolve disputes over matter theory. Gunpowder experiments were significant not only because they were practically interesting. They occasioned theorising over fundamental issues in early modern science. This paper explores the uses of gunpowder in early modern natural philosophy. I outline how gunpowder was used, why it was used, and the implications of its employment. Drawing on the reproduction of early modern gunpowder experiments conducted in collaboration with the Royal Armouries (Leeds), I examine precisely how gunpowder affected early modern experimental science. It will be demonstrated how gunpowder served the natural philosophers who employed it, as well as the specific challenges it posed. I argue that for early modern experimental natural philosophers gunpowder was not only about what it could do, but what it could tell us. Gunpowder was a source of potential knowledge
To learn about medieval armor, there’s nothing quite like holding a piece of it in your hands – although the Royal Armouries' recent collaborative project is just about as close as your going to get.
A few days ago I was invited to an event at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, organised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It was billed as a working lunch with business leaders from the North of England to talk about what Equality and Rights developments mean to the private sector. In the next episode I'll be presenting Trevor Phillips' speech to that audience. But first, in this item, Trevor spoke to me about the commission's first nine months of operations, the initiatives already underway, and his hopes for the future. In addition to Trevor I also speak to EHRC's Director of English Regions, Tim Wainwright.
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