A Knight in The University of Sydney Commem Day Parade, 1937
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Hyperlink to a photograph of a Sydney university student participating in the â€œCommem Dayâ€ street parade in 1937, taken by renowned Australian photographer Sam Hood. The student in the photograph appears on horseback and dressed as a medieval knight, complete with chainmail and a helmet. â€œCommem Dayâ€ was an annual procession orchestrated by students at The University of Sydney. It began as an impromptu concert performed by students waiting to have their degrees conferred in 1888, but developed into a separate festival involving a parade through the streets of Sydney in the early twentieth century. The last â€œCommem Dayâ€ parade was held in 1975.
State Library of New South Wales, Digital Order No. hood_14975
State Library of New South Wales, Hood Collection part I: Sydney streets, buildings, people, activities and events, c.1925-1955
Hyperlink; Digitised photograph - 1 film photonegative (copied from original nitrate photonegative)
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In this instalment of â€œThe Ladiesâ€™ Sectionâ€ of the Sunday Times, an illustration is provided of a fashionable wedding dress described as being â€œof medieval inspirationâ€. The simplicity of the dress, the caption suggests, is what constitutes its charm. The dress is cut along medieval lines and embellished with pearl trimmings.
National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58413526
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In this article from a regular childrenâ€™s column in the Sunday Times called â€œThe Girls and Boys Clubâ€, a standard and idealised description of medieval manor houses is provided. According to the author, a fifteenth-century manor house was a grand residence that featured a great hall, a huge kitchen with adjoining pantry and buttery, a large dining-room, a private chapel, an aviary, a tower, courtyards and beautifully landscaped gardens. It was presided over by a lord and is described as a â€˜little townâ€™ because it housed hundreds of people. An interesting but unexplained comment towards the end of the article also suggests that manor houses had underground tunnels because in the â€˜bad old daysâ€™ of the medieval period, the Lord of the manor â€˜was likely to make enemies almost overnight, through no fault of his ownâ€™.
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In this review of Jeffery Farnol’s historical romance “The King Liveth”, the novel is recommended to readers who appreciate the “picturesque recreation of the England of those far off [Anglo-Saxon] days”. Set in the ninth-century and culminating in the Battle of Ethundane (Edington) in 878, the reviewer claims that this tale of Alfred the Great is based on evidence from chronicles. This most likely refers to the “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”, and perhaps Asser’s “Life of Alfred”, both written during Alfred’s reign. After being forced to flee to the marshes around Athelney following the invasion of the Viking great army led by Guthrum (where the burning of the cakes episode mentioned by the reviewer supposedly happened), Alfred was able to rally an army and defeat the Vikings. The survivors fled to Chippenham but following a two-week siege they asked for a treaty. A peace treaty followed by which Guthrum and his leading supporters were baptised and the following year they settled East Anglia (part of the ‘Danelaw’), where Guthrum reigned until 890. For a copy of the book’s cover and the dust jacket summary, see: http://newportvintagebooks.com/gallery/farnol/pages/Far_KingLiveth_UK.htm. For more on Alfred, see Patrick Wormald, ‘Alfred (848/9–899)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/183, accessed 15 June 2011].
National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50339347
A Page for Women and Perhaps Men: Medieval Angels
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Included on this page from the Western Mail in 1935 is a photograph of three women, identified as the Petter sisters, dressed as â€˜medieval angelsâ€™ at a Halloween Ball in London.
A Suit of Plate Armour at the Perth Medieval Fayre
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A suit of plate armour on display at the Perth medieval Fayre. This type of armour, consisting of a breastplate and various other plates to protect the arms, legs, elbows, hands and shoulders, was crafted from steel and began to replace chainmail as the favoured armour for knights during the fourteenth century. For an explanation of changes to plate armour, including the addition and development of rerebraces, vambraces, pauldrons and gauntlets, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, see Kelly DeVries, Medieval Military Technology, Peterborough, Broadview press, 1992. The Perth Medieval Fayre is organised by the Western Australian Medieval Alliance (WAMA). In 2011 it was held at Supreme Court Gardens on 19 March. Enthusiasts and vendors showcased a range of medieval arts and crafts, from dancing, calligraphy and lace-making to demonstrations of the techniques, weaponry and apparel of medieval combat.
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Image One of three. This photograph was taken at the UWA Extension event ‘A Taste of the Medieval’, presented by Dr Margaret Dorey. The event commenced with a lecture on food in fourteenth and fifteenth century England, ending an exercise where participants were challenged with verbs found in Middle English recipes. This was followed by a lunch consisting of various recipes from the period prepared by the chef at Meeka Restaurant in the Perth suburb of Subiaco. The meal was accompanied by medieval music played on guitar and flute. UWA Extension is a community outreach initiative of The University of Western Australia offering courses and events to the public. For UWA Extension see www.extension.uwa.edu.au
Image Two of three. This photograph was taken at the UWA Extension event ‘A Taste of the Medieval’, presented by Dr Margaret Dorey. The event commenced with a lecture on food in fourteenth and fifteenth century England, ending an exercise where participants were challenged with verbs found in Middle English recipes. This was followed by a lunch consisting of various recipes from the period prepared by the chef at Meeka Restaurant in the Perth suburb of Subiaco. The meal was accompanied by medieval music played on guitar and flute. UWA Extension is a community outreach initiative of The University of Western Australia offering courses and events to the public. For UWA Extension see www.extension.uwa.edu.au