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Welcome

and thank you for taking the time to read this presentation

• The Beaufort companye is one of the more authentic re-enactment groups for the period 1450–1500. The end of the middle ages and the coming of the tudor age.

• Our aim is to reconstruct and re-enact late medieval life, recreating the period known as ‘The Wars of the Roses’. whether as gentry, servants and tenants, or as soldiers, recreating sieges, battles, and day to day events.

• We pride ourselves on our authenticity and professional attitude to the portrayal of late 15th century life, providing events that are educational, informative and entertaining to the public.

• as well as fun to take part in and watch.

Our Aims• To educate people about this

often neglected period of our history.

• To enact the key events of the period, with style and attention to detail

• To entertain by bringing history to life, and involving the public in events

• To accurately portray the life and times during the Wars of the Roses

for exciting and highly interactive events

• medieval camp

• Medieval Cooking displays and talks

• Living History and role play

• fashion and manners

• Arms and armour display and talks

All the above happening throughout the event

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• Archery

• crossbows

• handguns

• artillery

Medieval military drill and “kiddie drill”

The life & times of richard III

Costume talks

Arms and armour

Dressing a knight

The church militant

ESPECIALLY ……..

THE BATTLE…..

The GUNS,

ARCHERS,

KNIGHTS ,

BILLMEN

All the excitement

plus

Entertaining commentary

Typical daily Running Order

• 10:00 Start of the event• 10:30 Drill and archery• 11:00 Arms & Armour talk• 11:30 Foot tourney• 12:00 Food and drink• 12:30 Firepower Display• 13:00 Lunch• 14:00 Fashion & Manners• 14:30 Drill and kiddie drill • 15:00 (Role-play)• 15:30 ARMING FOR WARRE• 16:00 Battle/skirmish• 17:00 End of show

Fides pro Munus!

For further information please contact :

• Allan HarleyTel: 01773 [email protected]

• Website: http://www.beaufort-companye.org.uk

• Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622# ... 2497046333