Web Resources

myArmoury.com – A fantastic forum for collectors and enthusiasts of weapons and armour.

Sword Forum International – A forum set up for enthusiasts of the sword and martial arts

The Bristol Discussion Page – Set up by Seadog Dean Calin and Fantastical’s Director Tom Charney, a great place to chat!

The Compendium of Common Knowledge – A good overview of what life was like in Elizabethan England

Arquebus & Matchlock page – More information about muskets of our period.

Robyn’s Roost – A great site with tons of pictures from the Faire, by one of the Friends of Faire

Books

Here’s a few books with information about Europe in the Sixteenth Century. Since we are military re-enactors, there’s quite a few dealing with that area. Click on any of the highlighted titles to go to that page on the Barnes & Noble web site. If a title isn’t highlighted, they don’t carry it in normal stock. It can probably be ordered however. Try searching for it in the link at the bottom of the page.

A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century -Sir Charles Oman

The Military Revolution (Military Innovation and the Rise of the West)- Geoffrey Parker

The Military revolution in Sixteeth Century Europe -David Eltis

European Arms and Armor – Charles Henry Ashdown

Armies and Warfare in the Pike and Shot Era – Donald Featherstone

Firearms and Fortifications (Military Architecture and Siege Warfare in Sixteenth Century Siena)-Simon Pepper and Nicholas Adams

The Exercise of Armes: All 117 Engravings from the Classic 17th-Century Military Manual – Jacob De Gehyn

Henry VIII’s Army Osprey Men-At-Arms series

The Border Reivers – Osprey Men-At-Arms series

The Landsknechts – Osprey Men-At-Arms Series

Elizabeth’s Army – C. G. Cruickshank

Elizabethan Military Science – Henry Webb