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Collection: Medievalism on the Streets

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"Le Forgeron Marionettes, Knight, 1930-1956"

Part of the Le Forgeron Marionette collection held at Museum Victoria, this marionette is of a medieval knight dressed in full body armour and wearing a helmet. It was manufactured and performed in Melbourne by Alex and Murray Smith some time between…

Tags: Armour, entertainment, knight, knights, marionette, marionettes, popular culture, popular entertainment, puppet, puppets

Meatworkers in the Labor Day March in Toowoomba

Procession halted in front of the Toowoomba Hall. Labor Day parade celebrates the eight hour working day. Processions with banners were a feature of the later medieval period. The metalworkers' banner has a medieval predecessor in the banners used by…

Tags: banner, banners, class, Labor Day, labour, labourer, labourers, parade, procession, suits, worker, workers, working class

Irish National Foresters' Regalia

The Irish National Foresters Organisation is a mutual aid society, which was established to help members in distress and the relatives of members who are deceased. It began in 1877 as a breakaway from the Order of Foresters, which was originally set…

Tags: clover, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, Ireland, Irish, Irish National Foresters Organisation, nationalism, nationalist, regalia, sash

St. Anthony's Parish of Wanneroo, Fremantle Saints Parade

Still image depicting members of St. Anthony's Parish participating in a Saints Parade. The medieval Franciscan priest Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was born in Portugal and died in Padua, Italy.

Tags: banner, banners, Christian, Christianity, parade, parades, procession, processions, religion, religious, saint, Saint Anthony, saints, St Anthony, St. Anthony

The Blessing of Fleet the Procession, Fremantle

A photograph of members of the WA Portuguese Community congregated outside St Patrick's Basilica in Fremantle during the 'Blessing of the Fleet' celebrations in 1979. The Blessing of the Fleet takes place in Fremantle, Western Australia, on the…

Christmas Pudding. Its Medieval Origin.

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In this newspaper article, the author traces the origin of Christmas pudding to the popular medieval dish of â€œplum porridgeâ€, a savoury dish combining mixed meats, fruits and spices. It suggests that this traditional medieval dish was…

Tags: Catholic, Catholic tradition, Catholicism, Christian, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas pudding, food, medieval food, mince pies, pie, pies, Plum Porridge, Plum Pudding, porridge, pudding, tradition

Interview with Prince Leonard, George Negus Tonight, New People Dimensions, â€˜Episode 11: Prince Leonardâ€™, 16/4/2003.

In this transcript from episode 11 of the ABCâ€™s George Negus Tonight: New People Dimensions series, reporter Brendan Hutchens interviews Prince Leonard I of what was the Hutt River Province Principality (now the Principality of Hutt River). In…

Tags: 'Prince Leonard', â€˜H.R.H Prince Leonard Iâ€™, â€˜Hutt River Provinceâ€™, â€˜knighting ceremonyâ€™, â€˜Principality of Hutt Riverâ€™, â€˜Royal Orderâ€™, heraldry, knight, knighthood, regalia, sword

Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer

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Flyer for the 2011 West Australian Medieval Allliance's Perth Medieval Fair. A man dressed as a knight in full armour is depicted.

Tags: "medieval club", "medieval re-enactment", "Society for Creative Anachronism", "West Australian Medieval Alliance", Armour, chainmail, chivalry, knight, knighthood

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