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Children At The Renaissance Festival
Costumes and Dress-Up: Children often enjoy dressing up in costumes and playing make-believe. Renaissance festivals offer an opportunity for children to dress up as knights, princesses, fairies, and other characters from the period, which can be a fun and engaging way for them to participate in the event.
Queen Elizabeth’s Tilbury Speech
Queen Elizabeth went to Tilbury, England to rally the troops on August 9, 1588. At the time, England feared that Spain would invade its shores. That moment has gone down in British history as one of its finest. Here is the speech in full: My loving people, We have been persuaded by some that are […]
Town Criers … Make ‘Ye Way
During the day you’ll hear bells ringing and people making it loud and clear that the Queen (or anyone else who needs to be announced) is coming. In Medieval England, town criers were the most important way of spreading news with the people of a town. Many could not read newspapers. Royal proclamations, local bylaws, […]
What is a Renaisssance Festival?
Renaissance Fairs Are Festivals of Spring Renaissance fairs were celebrated as festivals of spring. A celebration of the end of another harsh winter, and the promise of the rebirth of the land and the new crops to come. The essentials of mediaeval life that were celebrated every year between the end of winter and the beginning of spring. During […]
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