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History Alive: A Journey Through Time

History Alive: A Journey Through Time is a re-enactment weekend event held by The Queensland Living History Federation (QLHF). The event is held at Fort Lytton National Park and features re-enactment groups covering the period from the Roman Empire…

Tags: Brisbane, carnival, dance, event, Fort Lytton National Park, History Alive, living history, Lytton, market, Qld, QLHF, Queensland, Queensland Living History Federation, re-enactment, tournament

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

Hourglass Gauntlets

An image of reproduction hourglass gauntlets, sold by the Medieval Shoppe in Parkes, NSW. The Medieval Shoppe produces and sells replicas of swords, shields, armour, and other historical weapons. Their website provides some information about…

Tags: 14th Century, Armour, battle, combat, fourteenth century, gauntlets, gloves, Medieval Shoppe, New South Wales, NSW, Parkes, protection, re-creation, re-enactment, recreation, replica, replicas, weapon, weaponry, weapons

Hungry Jacks Chicken Minis advertisement

The Hungry Jacks television advertisement for their Chicken Minis burger opens with a jousting tournament on the ‘Isle of Shetland’, Scotland. A knight in full armour and helmet with visor rides a Shetland pony and carries a lance. The…

Tags: â€˜Eat Righteousâ€™, Ad, advertisement, Armour, helmet, Hungry Jacks, Hungry Jacks Chicken Minis, Isle of Shetland, jousting, knight, lance, Scotland, Shetland, Shetland pony, television, tournament, tv, visor.

Hungry Jacks Legendary Whopper advertisement

The Hungry Jacks television advertisement for their Whopper burger features a segment in which a man in armour is made a knight (or is ‘knighted’ according to the advert). The segment shows the accolade, also known as dubbing, during…

Tags: â€˜Eat Righteousâ€™, Accolade, Ad, advertisement, Armour, dubbing, Hungry Jacks, Hungry Jacks Whopper, knight, knighted, sword, television, tv.

Images of Ironfest

Billed as â€˜An Arts Festival with a Metal Edgeâ€™ Ironfest is an annual festival held in the New South Wales city of Lithgow. The festival involves artists and blacksmith working with metal, as well as historical re-enactors, musicians, and…

Tags: Armour, art, arts, arts festival, blacksmith, costume, festival, helmet, jousting, Kingdom of Ironfest, knight, Lithgow, living history, New South Wales, NSW, performance, plate armour, re-enactment, replica, shield, sword, website

In Fashionâ€™s Realm

In Fashion's realm_Western Mail_26 April 1928_p21.pdf

In this column describing the latest fashion trends in 1928, the author suggests that alongside coat frocks, hats and fur pelts, the medieval style was making a comeback. Popular materials such as ring and chiffon velvets, brocades, satins and rich…

Tags: dress, dress-making, fabric, fashion, gown, gowns, hats, medieval, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval style, vogue

Infant cloak, Balingup Medieval Carnivale

A digital photograph of an infant wearing a corduroy hooded cloak at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The cloak was designed and made by Aurore McLeod, based on an imagined medieval outfit for a wealthy child.

Tags: Aurore McLeod, Balingup, Balingup Medieval Carnivale, carnival, carnivals, cloak, cloaks, costume, costumes, fayre, festivities, infant, leisure, re-creation, recreation, Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, South-West WA, WA, Western Australia

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