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Members of the Renaissance players on the steps of the Gothic Style buildings of the University of Sydney.

This photograph shows members of the musical group The Renaissance Players on the steps of a building in Gothic style at the University of Sydney. The photograph was taken in 1974 by Alex Ozolins for the Australian Information Service. Although…

Medieval FightClub shop

Medieval FightClub is an online store with a warehouse in the New South Wales town of Wyee. They sell ‘Historical replica products from Medieval and Ancient times’ including various weapons, clothing, drinking horns, accessories,…

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Medieval Drama

An article from the Sydney Morning Herald notifying readers of a second performance of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. The performance by graduates and undergraduates of the University of Sydney was of a section of Malory's work, The Quest for the Holy…

Medieval artifacts and replicas, St Andrewâ€™s Cathedral, Sydney

St Andrewâ€™s Cathedral on George Street in central Sydney was consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia. The Anglican cathedral is in the Gothic Revival style and was designed by the English architect Edmund Blacket.…

MCC Website - Medieval Combat

The website for MCC - Medieval Combat, a group of martial enthusiasts and historians who are students and practitioners of both European and Middle Eastern martial arts. They are based in Cowra, New South Wales.

Tags: battle, battles, combat, Cowra, European, martial arts, medieval combat, medieval sport, Middle Eastern, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, recreation, sport, sports, training

Maypole dancing around Australia

Maypoles and the folk dance associated with them are a popular event, often involving children, at festivals throughout Australia. The origins, and possible symbolism, of Maypole dancing are uncertain but they can be traced back at least as far as…

Tags: ACT, Australian Capital Territory, dance, festival, folk, folk dance, maypole, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory, NSW, NT, Qld, Queensland, SA, South Australia, Tas, Tasmania, Vic, Victoria, WA, Wales, Western Australia

Mainly Medieval replica spoon

An advertisement for a replica medieval eating spoon distributed by â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. The spoon is made from food grade pewter. It is described by the catalogue as…

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Mainly Medieval

â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™ is an online store that provides a range of products for medieval enthusiasts. The catalogue lists for sale reference books about aspects of the medieval period, magazines related to re-enactor activities such as…

Tags: â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, artefacts, consumption, material culture, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, reenactment, replica, reproduction

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