Herstmonceux Castle 29th to 31st August 2009

Attending Groups 2008

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Group Name	Group Information	Previous years attendance	Photograph
Medieval Siege Society Arriere-Ban Bayards The Bonivant Household Compagnons de la Sainte Croix Company of 1415 Company of St Barbara De Cobham Household Devereux Retinue Hartley Household Bergstead Archers Langley Household Luchd Taighe Oxford Hhousehold Red Crow Teutonic Envoys Troupe de Morte White Lion Bowmen Whittingham Household William Penny's Company Wolfshead Bowmen Worcester Household	The Society is made up of over forty households.  Colours are green and red	2004 - 2007	(awaiting image)
An BradAjn BAjn (The White Salmon)	Formly known as An Cumann Ducheas Beo na Heireann,We are an Irish Medieval Combat Group based in Dublin Ireland. We Portray Irish Kearns and Gallowglass Warriors between the periods from 10th - 16th century.	2004 - 2007
Courteneye Household	The Courtneye Household was formed in 1993	2003, 2005	(awaiting image)
The Gruuthuuse Household	The Household of Lord Louis of Gruuthuuse, born in the year of our Lord 1427, the eldest son of John V and Mary of Steenhuys. Gruuthuse was, in the 15th century, a famous family of Bruges and name explains why the family was so important; the old Flemish word 'gruut' means peeled barley or wheat which was the main ingredient for beer-brewing in the middle ages. The Lords of Bruges had the monopoly for the sale of this very important product and as a result became very wealthy and powerful and they soon became known as the 'Lords of Gruuthuse' (huse= house).	1999, 2000, 2005 - 2007
Whitelion Bowmen	Whitelion Bowmen was a free company of archers in France now hiring their trade to the highest bidder!	2004 - 2007
Company of St Jude	The Company of St Jude was formed in 2003 by two gentleman belonging to a viking society wishing to move into the medieval period and became two lone ranger mercs. Initially a group hadn't been planned, but with none in the area The Company was formed and continues to grow. Regularly training they have developed a thorough knowledge of weaponry skills of the period.	2005 - 2007	(awaiting image)
Echoes from History	TBC	2007	(awaiting image)
Hartley Household	Group members of the MSS	2005 - 2007
The Cheney Household	The Cheney Household is the name for our Living History group, that has been forming and progressing for the last few years within a combat group. This year we have decided to take the Living History separate to allow members to concentrate and research the period, to improve our display as much as we are able.  The main historical character represented is that of John Cheney; esquire of the body to Edward IV; Master of the Horse, Master of the henchmen. Hence the name of the group. **Photo is currently from the previous group that The Cheney Group were part of, The British Plate Armour Society.	2000 - 2007 (as part of another group)	**
The Hellequin	The Hellequin is neither a re-enactment or living history group, but a research and display society portraying an "indentured retinue" on campaign during the period early 1400 to mid 1500. Our m em bers include antiqurians, researchers as well as experienced archers, fight arrangers and demonstrators.	2001 - 2007	(awaiting image)
Windrush Bowmen	We are a group of Archers from Oxfordshire who carry out have-a-go for adults and children, as well as d em onstration and education talks.  We focus on the War of the Roses period and represent a group of Archers belonging to Richard Duke of Gloucester and will be wearing the Blue/Burgundy/White Boar Livery.	-
Raven Tor FitzAlan Household	Raven Tor is a multi-period Living History Group working in South-East of England , portraying crafts, combat and everyday life from the Iron Age up to the Georgian Period. At England's Medieval Festival Raven Tor will be again portraying the FitzAlan Household of Arundel Castle . Group members will represent Thomas FitzAlan, Baron Maltravers, son and heir of the Earl of Arundel, and his household at the end of the 15th century. During the Wars of the Roses the FitzAlans supported the Yorkist cause, and Thomas married Margaret Woodville, sister to Elizabeth the wife of King Edward IV. The group will be wearing the FitzAlan colours of red + white, with the Maltravers yellow + black knot badge. Winner of the 2005 Living History Competition.	2004 - 2007
Kernow Levy	The Kernow Levy is a Medieval re-enactment society who train in Cornwall , recognisable by the black and gold coloured livery. Members attend a wide variety of combat and Living History demonstrations all over the country, ranging from small educational displays to large, full combat battle re-enactment at country Estates. All fully authentic, examples include skirmishing, line work, pole arms, sword and shield, one-on-one through to full battle. Living History includes textiles, cookery, armoury etc from an authentic tent. These are performed expertly by re-enactors of many years' experience, who have a shared passion for bringing our heritage alive in an entertaining yet informative and memorable way.	-	(awaiting image)
Company of 1415	Representing a free company of the period 1400-1470 we are field archers and dismounted men-at-arms in a variety of armour styles. Our emblem is a white boars head on a blue background.	2001 - 2007	(awaiting image)
The Irish	'The Irish' are a combat group representing Irish mercenaries from medieval times. Mercenaries are hired soldiers who will fight for whoever pays the most money. Every year at England ’s Medieval Festival we have fought alongside the Erpyngham Retinue and Trivium (German living history combat group)	1997 - 2007
Tudor Household The Free Company	The Free Company, known to their friends as SCUM, have been a re-enacting group for over 26 years, and have diverse skills from period cooking and calligraphy to archery and gunnery, and have a pike block par excellence.	1993 - 2007	(awaiting image)
Compagnie of Seint Barbara	The Co of St Barbara represents a Burgundian gunnery household from around 1470. Formed from an extended family group, as was commonly the case, we have been charged with caring for the Bombard - Pyppes Dowghter. This is the largest working medieval gun in Europe . As part of our display we show and use small matchlocks, poleguns, cannon and of course the mightly bombard. Our camp is set out such as a siege based gunners camp may have been when on campaign.	1994 - 2007
British Plate Armour Society	We are a medieval Re-enactment Society covering a large period in history (1300-1485) we specialise in tournament and small skirmish type displays not living history, although we do provide a static display consisting of an authentic encampment and equipment. When fighting at large battles we portray the retinue of the Talbot Earls of Shrewsbury. The livery colours we use for this are Red and Black with the red on the wearers left side, the badge is the Talbot dog.	2003 - 2007
Taurus Auratus (De Cobhan Household)	-	2005 - 2006	-
Devon Medieval Comabt Alliance	The objectives of the Devon Medieval Combat Alliance are to promote and foster the activities of medieval combat, dress and history through the colour, excitement and spectacle of the Medieval Tournament and demonstrate the social and military customs of the period at both private and public events. For the last twelve years the Devon Medieval Combat Alliance has performed throughout the southwest, the south east, the midlands and the south of Wales, in both battle re-enactments as a group of Mercenary Skirmishers, now under our own standard a white orthodox style cross on a black background and known as Excommunicati, and our own displays for the general public.	2005 - 2007
Pelican-In-Her-Piety	Pelican-In-Her Piety is a 15th century Living History group which appears at castles and historical venues throughout Southern England over 23 weekends every year. Out of 25 members we are split 50-50 between combat/knights/men-at-arms and Living History peasants/artisans demonstrating a variety of crafts including coin-making, butter-making, rush weaving and armour repair and maintenance.	2005 - 2007
Compagnons de la Sainte Croix	-	2006 - 2007	-
Domus Lunaris	Domus Lunaris is a group of mercenary swordsmen and women and has its roots in Lombardy Wars of the mid 1400's. Following a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, where we were taught the healing arts of Anatripsis, the group was excommunicated and travelled Europe as swords for hire. The household retained its original colours of Purple and Black. The house motto 'Ambulus In Umbra' (walk in shadow) refers to our many battles in the Umbria region of what is now Italy .	2007
The Companions of St George	We depict characters both English and French from around the times of the Wars of the Roses. Out main colours are Black and white with a green border	-
Sgeimh Solais and Havoc!	Sgeimh Solais (pronounced skife soolish), a group founded in Germany , portray a small English household from the late 14th century. Our archers are members of Havoc!, the Medieval Warbow Display Team, dedicated to practicing and demonstrating the skills and techniques required to shoot the military English Longbow. Havoc! are the only UK archery display group demonstrating the English war bow as it would have been at the height of the Hundred Year War.	1998 - 2007
Bowmen of Darenteford	-	2007	(awaiting image)
Arma Bohemia	Arma Bohemia is a re-enactment group and living history trader and demonstrator. As a travelling Jewish merchant I am wearing the typical yellow Jewish "kaftan" with a "Judenhut" (pointy Jewish hut) as prescripted in Holy German Empire Jewish dress. In the siege we will be handgunners with my arquebuse.	1998-2003	(awaiting image)
Rotyka	-	2004 - 2007
The Berghestede Archers	Berghestede Archers are a group of archers from the manor of Berghestede in West Sussex .  We fight on the Yorkist side under the flag of Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex .  Our lands are owned by his brother, The Archbishop Of Canterbury, and it is at his bequest that we fight by his side. We have some surviving m em bers from the Siege of Constantinople. Our Colours are Red and Gold. We are a group within the MSS and we portray a siege camp of Archers, cooks and craftsmen.	2004 - 2007	(awaiting image)
The Company of the Holyrood	-	2007	(awaiting image)