Shire Business Meeting

Thursday 5 September, 6.00pm-7.00pm Open to all members of Thamesreach. We will discuss potentially adding a constitution, using this one from Dun in Mara as a starting place.  N.B. This meeting will start at 6pm prompt. Venue Cafe W, Waterstones (Basement), Piccadilly, W1J 9HD London
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Blackberrying

Sunday 4 August, 1pm A blackberrying expedition in the northern reaches of our shire led by Lady Cecily. The exact location for the rendezvous will be announced only on the day before (once the best spot for an abundance of ripe fruit has been scouted) so sign up here for notice. We will most likely meet at either Arnos Grove tube station (on the Piccadilly Line) or...
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Flintheath Shire weekend

Thamesreach, mighty though it is, does not exist alone in the principality of Insulae Draconis. To the north lies Flintheath, a shire which can be reached in little time and has many friendly residents, including some former Thamesreach residents. At the end of May they held their first multi-day event over the bank holiday weekend. The venue was Manor Farm which ...
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Fantastic Fabrics and Where to Find Them

Sunday 7 July, 10am-6pm We are pleased to be presenting our next Thamesreach Masterclass. The class will focus on fabrics, what to chose, what to avoid and how to make an informed compromise. We are excited to have Dame Margaret Wolseley who was elevated to the Order of the Laurel for her skill in creating historically plausible clothing from a range of cultures and...
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Rapier Revel – Saturday 15 June 2019

Join us for a full afternoon of rapier fencing, followed by a potluck feast. The day will see fencers recruited into the Thamesreach town garrison, earning coin for success (and spending it on tailoring repairs). For fencers, would-be fencers and anyone else interested, we will begin the day with some fun warm-up exercises and drills. We will also practice using th...
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Kingdom University

November sees people from all over Drachenwald (and the Known World) to attend Kingdom University –a day of talks and classes covering every aspect of life in the Middle Ages, followed by a sumptuous feast. This year, Kingdom University was held at Ingestre Hall, a beautiful late Elizabethan manor house near Stafford. Small flurrie of Thamereachers old and new, headed north to ...
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Animals, demons and magic in the Middle Ages

Animals, demons and magic in the Middle Ages Thursday 12 July 2018, 7pm Come along and join us for a lecture by Dr Sophie Page on how animals, demons and magic were viewed by people in the Middle Ages. A bit about Sophie from her UCL profile page: ‘Sophie works in the area of European medieval magic and astrology, especially in relation to orthodox religion, natural p...
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Feast of St Adalbert

Events come in many different shapes and guises. This weekend saw a company of Thamesreachers venture across the sea to enjoy the small but perfectly formed Feast of St Adalbert, the second incarnation of an event set in the 16th century. The doors to a country noble house in county Offaly, Ireland, were thrown open to enjoy a weekend of literary discussion, music, period food ...
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What’s brewing in Thamesreach?

-Members of Thamesreach gets together to brew their own beer- One Sunday in February a group of brewers, and  soon-to-be-brewers, gathered at a small brewery in central London to try their hands at  making their own beer under the watch full eyes of Nasr and Robert. Nasr the experienced brewer, with his trusty companion Robert by his side, explained the process of brewing...
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