FESTIVAL OF HISTORY: KELMARSH HALL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: 2010

Grid Ref: SP 735 795
Dates: 17 July 2010

English Heritage organised its Festival of History every July at Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire for several years. I show images from 2007, 2009 and 2010 on my site.Hundreds of people take part in the re-enactments of various periods of British History from Roman times to the Second World War. Here is my tribute to them in a series of candid portraits. It is unfortunate that English Heritage has decided that it should be discontinued because of cost. One of the best days out you could imagine if you are interested in history, hence our repeated visits

Tudor times	Medieaval Soldier	Medieaval Soldier
Ermins Street Guard	Jousting knight	Tudor lady
Official for the jousting	Leicestershire infantryman	Who is he?
French Napoleonic soldier	American	British redcoat
Women were not to be left out	Medieval costume	Medieval costume
Military nurse. In which army?	Viking	In which army?
Civilian, possibly a surgeon	Red army	First Nation American
A lancer	Mid-20th Century American	And her friend
Skull and crossbones badge	East Yorkshire Regiment	Medieval Clown
Reminded me of my mother, 1950	Couldn't resist a 2nd shot	WWII, but which army?
Ann Boleyn	Battle fatigued	Army Air Corp Officer

Celebrating England

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