HeyJaredLoades of History with Mike Loades
Wondering, with an emphasis on the wonder, about history – social, military and natural - dogs, horses, archery, swords, armour, castles, travel, art, making.
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BEHIND THE SCENES: MY FILM ABOUT THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY (opens the original)
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Just in case you don’t yet have Tapestry fatigue, here’s a few threads more - some reflections about the making of my film ‘THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY: PORTRAIT OF A BATTLE’ for the streaming channel History Hit.Watch the film hereA RATHER WARM DAYWe filmed during the summer in conditions of energy-draining, brain-boiling heat. It was a searing 37°C (98.8°F) on the windless day we filmed at Wychurst - a stunning replica of an Anglo-Saxon longhall, near Herne Bay in Kent. When offered
BAYEUX TAPESTRY THEMED CROSSWORD (opens the original)
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As Tapestry fever rises, with the opening of the British Museum exhibition this week, here is a crossword I’ve compiled to test, and perhaps extend, your knowledge of this fabulous artwork.CROSSWORD DIGITAL VERSIONYou should be able to click on the link below and fill it in digitally, including access to ‘hints’. Bayeux Tapestry Crossword<a class="button primary" href="https://loadesofhistory.substack.com/p/bayeux-tapestry-themed-crossword?utm_source
THE TROJAN HORSE RE-IMAGINED (opens the original)
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How would you set about building the wooden horse of Troy? The Trojan Horse may be no more than a metaphor, or a poetic idiom for a regular, wall-defeating siege engine, but IF it existed, as a means of conveying a stealth assault force, what design features would it need, and how could these be fashioned with the materials, tools and technologies at their disposal? That is the premise and I have some theories…I developed these around 20 years ago, when I was pitching the idea for a tv documenta
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