I happen to be quite the student of Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil Wars, and I've been to a few re-enactments. Around the city walls in Chester is always a good place (there was a protracted siege there, back in the day). I should quite like to have a go at 17th century life, as I love so many aspects of it's culture. I'd have lolled around quite happily searching out King Charles sympathisers and despatching them fastly to their maker.
If needs ever be, I know how to use a flintlock pistol and a polearm. Very usefull in downtown Birkenhead on a Saturday night.
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Originally Posted by sonicl
I find the people who take part in these re-enactments a little scary. History is cool, we wouldn't be where we are now without it, but some people seem to take it all a little too seriously.
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Ha ha, you may be right. I've talked to some of the bods from the very serious indeed Wirral Skip Felagh (or something similar) Viking re-enactment group; they spend months making chainmail armour out of those round keyring links. Great people, they are. By researching the real history and living the life, they contribute a great deal.
Apart from the re-enactment side of things, it's often people like that who do hardcore research and write the really good local history books.
In another Viking-related bit of rubbish, that has even less to do with this thread than the two preceding paragraphs, I would like to say tat I live a ten minute walk from Prenton PArk, the ground of mighty football warriors Tranmere Rovers. Tranmere Rovers are the only league team with a Norwegian Viking name, and every week many Norwegians make the trip to support the club.