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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

"1189. The Crusaders 1915."

A drawing by Fred Leist depicting an Australian soldier of 1915 shaking hands with a Crusader of 1189, with the cross of St George as the backdrop. Whilst the Australian soldier is shirtless and wearing shorts, the Crusader knight wears chain-mail,…

Tags: 1189-1192, chainmail, chivalry, cross, Crusader, Crusades, knight, knighthood, knights, Saint George, St George, St Geroge's Cross, St. George, Third Crusade

Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer

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

Guide to the Lohac Guilds

A list of the Guilds which the members of the Lochac Region (within the Society for Creative Anachronism) can join. Some of the Guilds include: Brewers, Vintners and Imbibers Guild Broiderers Guild Lohac Cooks' Guild Royal Guild of…

Tags: "Society for Creative Anachronism", chivalry, guild, knight, knighthood, re-enactment, recreation, SCA, society

"Ned Kelly at Bay"

This print of a wood engraving of Ned Kelly in his final battle is based on a sketch 'drawn on the spot' by T. Carrington. The picture shows a Ned Kelly in his helmet firing his pistol. His plate body armour is hidden by an overcoat. The armour and…

Tags: Armour, Australia, Australian identity, crime, highway man, knight, knighthood, national identity, Ned Kelly, Vic, Victoria, wood engraving

"Should the Warrior of Today Wear Armor?"

An article in the New York Times on September 19, 1915, advocating the use of armor/armour and citing the example of Ned kelly. The article was written by Bashford Dean, Curator of Armor at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Professor Dean notes…

Tags: Armor, Armour, Bashford Dean, highway man, knight, knighthood, knights, Metropolitan Museum, Ned Kelly, New York, New York Times, warfare

"The Spirit of the Middle Ages in Macquarie Street"

This photograph in The Sydney Morning Herald in 1930 shows three sculptures of medieval knights. The seated knights are on the new B.M.A. (British Medical Association) Building in Macquarie Street, Sydney. They wear full body armour and helmets with…

Tags: chivalry, knight, knighthood, knights, Macquarie Street, medieval, sculpture, scuptures, statue, statues, Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald

Sir Kaark the Crow Comic, July 1947

Sir Kaark the Crow_Sydney Morning Herald_16 July 1947_p11.pdf

Sir Kaark the Crow is a children's comic strip that featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Set in a medieval land of dragons, knights, wizards and a bad baron, it combined common medieval themes such as chivalry and gallantry with animal characters…

Tags: Bad Baron, cartoon, children, chivalry, comic, damsel, dragon, duel, gallantry, knight, knighthood, knights, Lady in Distress, New South Wales, newspaper, NSW, popular culture, Prince Gallant, Sir Kaark, Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald

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