A How To guide for those wishing to recreate clothing of the "(not so) Dark Age".

A six part series on "How to:" build a replica naval gun from the Age of Sail. In Part Six we explore how to recreate the tackle, the ropes and pulleys to run out the gun.

A brief guide to ancient underwear as part of our How To: Make Historical Costume.

This “ How To: ” series is aimed at the general reader or an individual wishing to portray a Roman legionary or auxiliary as accurately as our current knowledge allows. It is not intended to be an academic exploration of all the different permutations of Roman helmets, armour, swords and so on that have been identified and catalogued in the archaeological record. There are far more detailed books and online resources available elsewhere. In Part One we looked at the common

This “ How To: ” series is aimed at the general reader or an individual wishing to portray a Roman legionary or auxiliary as accurately as our current knowledge allows. It is not intended to be an academic exploration of all the different permutations of Roman helmets, armour, swords and so on that have been identified and catalogued in the archaeological record. There are far more detailed books and online resources available elsewhere. In Part One we looked at the clothin

Where to start? If we accept that Rome was founded in 753 BC and that the eastern half of the Empire did not collapse until Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans in AD 1453, then we have just over 2,200 years from which to choose how to dress. Unsurprisingly, in that length of time military fashions changed quite noticeably from the early sleeveless tunics to the later long-sleeved versions worn in combination with trousers. One suspects, however, that most people will

A "How To" guide to dress as an ancient Roman.

This ‘How to:’ guide is a follow up on a previous post aimed at readers wishing to recreate simple yet effective historical costume. The focus for this guide, however, is on the ancient Greeks and the typical clothing worn from the 5th century BC Classical period until the 1st century AD and Roman rule.

We think it is great for children to dress up but many of the products for sale are, to the trained eye, rather dubious. What follows is a guide to avoid common mistakes and create more historically accurate costumes.

Part Five of "How to: Build a replica Cannon" explores how to recreate the gunners' equipment needed for the crew to serve the gun.

This “How to:” guide is for those readers wishing to recreate simple yet effective historical costume. It is primarily aimed at teachers wishing to inspire their pupils on “Wow Days” when dressing up is the order of the day. In our experience, in most UK schools, that might be for history topics on the ancient Egyptians, Greeks or Romans.

Part Four of "How to: Build a replica Cannon" explores how to recreate the different projectiles fired from guns in the Age of Sail.

Part Three of "How to: Build a replica Cannon" explores how to make a lightweight, portable gun carriage from the Age of Sail.

Part Two of a six part series on "How to: Build a Cannon" from the Age of Sail explores how to build a lightweight, portable gun barrel.

Part One of a six part guide on "How to: Build a Cannon" explores the background and history of naval guns in the Age of Sail.