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Gothic Window, Kryal Castle, Ballarat

An image of a gothic-style window at Kryal Castle, a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. It was built in 1972 and opened in 1974 by Keith Ryall.

Described as â€˜Australiaâ€™s unique medieval castleâ€™, Kryal…

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Torture Display at Kryal Castle

An image taken at the Kryal Castle model Medieval Torture display. This mannequin is being tortured using a rat in a cage, an effective form of capital punishment used in the Middle Ages.

About Kryal Castle:

Located 8km from Ballarat in…

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â€˜Under Merlinâ€™s Spellâ€™

This entertainment piece from The West Australianâ€™s online edition reviews the BBC series Merlin (2008). At the time the article was written in 2010, the second season of the series was being aired on Australian television by Channel 10. The…

"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

Laurie Payne & Tony Hughes in Costume for Camelot

In this black and white photograph from the Laurie Payne Collection of Theatrical Photographs (held by the National Library of Australia), actors Laurie Payne and Tony Hughes in their costumes for the musical Camelot are pictured with an unnamed man…

History of the Sunshine Castle, Bli Bli - A Timeline

The Sunshine Castle is a popular tourist destination on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Influenced by a Norman architectural style, and complete with medieval additions such as a moat, turrets and a drawbridge, the castle hosts markets and…

Tags: Bli Bli, castle, entertainment, function venue, Norman, Norman style, popular culture, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, recreation, Sunshine Coast, tourism, tourist, venue

Weddings at Sunshine Castle, Bli Bli

The Sunshine Castle is a popular tourist destination on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Influenced by a Norman architectural style, and complete with medieval additions such as a moat, turrets and a drawbridge, the castle hosts markets and…

Tags: Bli Bli, castle, entertainment, function venue, herald, knight, medieval feast, Norman, Norman style, popular culture, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, recreation, Sunshine Castle, Sunshine Coast, tourism, tourist, venue, wedding, weddings

â€˜Soldier at a Medieval Faireâ€™

This is a â€˜frozenâ€™ combat image taken at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre by photographer Richard Taylor in 2011. It depicts a participant dressed in a Norman style helmet complete with a chainmail collar known as an avential or camal, and…

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