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Calendar for 2010

 

Yule

42973 Thornblade Cir
Ashburn VA 20148

Lord Grey's Retinue will be holding a Yule dinner on January 9th. A feast fit for a lord and his court. Food will be served at 2pm guest may arrive any time after 8am.

Directions: The house is new and most GPS units cannot find it, Google Maps and Mapquest both can find the house.

   
         
 

Military Through the Ages (MTA) March 20-21, 2010

Jamestown Settlement
Route 31 South
Williamsburg, Va

Re-enactment groups depicting soldiers and military encounters throughout history join forces with modern-day units to demonstrate camp life, tactics and weaponry.

Lord Grey's Retinue will be teaching about and demonstrating:

  • Military camp life
  • Combat from the 15th century
  • Arms and armor
  • Archery
  • Period cooking
  • Retinued service to our lord Baron Henry Grey of Codnor
  • Medieval social classes

More information on the Jamestown settlement at: The Jamestown website

   
         
 

Marching Through Time (MTT) April 16-18th, 2010

Marietta Mansion
5626 Bell Station Road
Glenn Dale, Md. 20769

Spend the day at our annual multi-period living history encampment including re-enactors from 1st century Romans through 20th century World War II and more. Demonstrations include camp and domestic life, cooking, crafts, weaponry, and military drills. Also featuring period merchants and food. No pets please. Free parking at Glenn Dale Community Center with continuous shuttle service to event.

More information on the mansion available at: http://www.pghistory.org/MariettaMansion.htm

   
         
 

Stepping Stones Medieval Days Demo May 14-16th, 2010

Steppingstone Farm Museum
461 Quaker Bottom Road
Havre De Grace, MD 21078

This is an SCA demo event at a living history site in Havre de Grace MD. We have been given permission to be part of the demo. Lord Grey's will be doing it's typical camp like it was a time line event while interacting with the local SCA group. Our demo will include:

  • Military camp life
  • Combat from the 15th century
  • Arms and armor
  • Archery
  • Period cooking

SCA event flyer summary:

"Steppingstone Museum is a nonprofit educational facility in Harford County and they are hosting their Medieval Days event on May 15th and 16th. We are running a demo for this event to add to the educational history component and share our talents and information about the SCA with the public. We will have a large area to work with included tenting space, pavilions, and fields. Please join us to share your talents with the public! Fighting and Armoring- Heavy and Rapier, SCA Equestrian activities, Target and Combat Archery, Medieval and Renaissance Dance, Arts and Sciences Displays and Demonstration, Bardic Arts- Performer’s Revel, Children’s Crafts and Games."

More information about the event here: SCA Calendar

More information on the Steppingstone living history museum at: The Steppingstone Museum

  Steppingstone Demo  
         
 

Colonial Plantation Medieval Days October 16th and 17th

Ridley Creek State Park
Media, PA 19063

Medieval Re-enactment groups depicting soldiers and military encounters throughout medieval history demonstrate camp life, tactics and weaponry.

Lord Grey's Retinue will be teaching about and demonstrating:

  • Military camp life
  • Combat from the 15th century
  • Arms and armor
  • Archery
  • Period cooking
  • Retinued service to our lord Baron Henry Grey of Codnor
  • Medieval social classes

More information on the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation living history museum at: Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation website

  Colonial Plantation Medieval Days