With a move date now. I can start to plan the rest of the years workshops. I have plans for Victorian Martial Arts workshop WW1 trench warfare workshop Medieval wrestling Dagger fighting Armoured fighting workshop Chinese v Japanese sword Maybe the odd lightsaber workshop too #workshops #bartitsu

There is an online link to the petition to keep St Augustine's Abbey open year round: chng.it/2qW2v5zfYW This comes about under a proposed closure of ‘smaller sites’ by English Heritage, which includes St Augustine’s Abbey.

We have our ladies only Longsword Class tomorrow from 6pm to 7pm if you ever fancied having a go with a medieval longsword. #historicalfencing #medievalcombat #hema #longswords

My latest post on Substack is available. You can subscribe for free via my profile. Happy reading! #stuarts #seventeenthcentury #plot #gunpowderplot #guyfawkes #parliament #history open.substack.com/pub/historyp...

From 12th Feb to 2nd Nov, visitors to #HeverCastle can enjoy costumes from #WolfHall: The Mirror and the Light! I adored working as an historical advisor on the series, so its a joy to have organised the loan of these treasures, displayed with their portraits. Do come & see! 📷 Oliver Dixon

My most recent blog post is available on my website. Katherine of Aragon’s use of the pomegranate emblem. I hope you enjoy #history #tudors #katherineofaragon #pomegranates thehistorypomegranate.com/2025/02/06/k...

Oare Gunpowder Works in Faversham is now a nature reserve and has a small visitors centre explaining the history. The park is open all year round but the aviators centre is open from mid-March to November on the weekends. #localhistory #faversham #kent #history

New book arrives. A day to day manual of living the life of a knight. #chivalry #knight #medieval

Medieval Mechanical Hand at the Baumann Collection, Rothernburg Museum

It’s getting cold. Wrap em up warm #tacticalbob

An idea for a workshop that has been long in the making and will be happening in early 2025. The last time two groups of soldiers fought each other with swords was World War 2. Come and try out both Japanese and Chinese sword techniques made for fighting bayonet charges, and other swords.

Trying to rebuild Viking combat from sagas is like trying to build an effective combat system from Game of Thrones.

Article research, almost there.... #dolchfechten #messerfechten #medievalselfdefence #medieval #lawandorder

Hey Booksky 💙📚, the UK Kindle version of my latest book is currently on sale for 99p! It doesn't give you the full experience of the hardback, of course, but definitely a bargain!

Looking for an easy Christmas present idea? Go on treat yourself... canterbury-medieval-combat.myspreadshop.co.uk

Corporate Events with a Twist: Unleash Your Team’s Inner Warrior! Looking for a truly unique and engaging experience for your next corporate event? Look no further! medievalswordschool.co.uk/about-us/boo...

We are launching a syllabus for students that train with us. We will draw on a number or manuscripts across the German tradition to help build out a rounded multi weapon and unarmed curriculum. #medievalcombat #medievalselfdefence #hema #medievalmartialarts

I teach German traditional medieval self defence on Mondays and Thursdays in Canterbury, Kent based on the teachings of Johannes Liechtenauer #medievalbluesky #medieval #medievalcombat