Ceremonial Swords Of Britain

Author : Edward Barrett
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Swords
ISBN : 0750962445

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Ceremonial Swords of Britain by Edward Barrett Pdf

BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY. The British Isles have long been steeped in a rich heritage of ceremony and tradition, and there are few artefacts that evoke this culture so strongly as the ceremonial sword. Undertaking a monumental task to create a celebration of artistry, craft and tradition, author Edward Barrett travelled to over sixty locations, from Edinburgh to Exeter, Camarthen to Canterbury, on a 3,500-mile-long odyssey to inspect, document and measure the eighty-seven state and civic swords of Great Britain. This was followed by a further 1,000-mile journey around Ireland researching similar swords. The individual story behind each of these magnificent works of art is told in full, and the volume also explores the history of the sword, the scabbard and their manufacture, as well as of other ceremonial trappings of each location. With unique access to the Royal Collections and stunning full-colour images throughout, Edward Barrett more than brings this fascinating work to life.

Author : Ian Colquhoun,Colin Burgess
Publisher : C.H.Beck
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Bronze age
ISBN : 3406305008

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The Swords of Britain by Ian Colquhoun,Colin Burgess Pdf

Author : Charles Martyn
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473812772

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The British Cavalry Sword From 1600 by Charles Martyn Pdf

A simplistic and informative guide to British Cavalry Swords that does not claim to be an academic treatise. The essential features are demonstrated by photographs and descriptions of swords from the author's own collection, supported by sketches of sword hilts that have not been generally publicised.

Author : Brian Robson
Publisher : Arms & Armour Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015011888826

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Swords of the British Army by Brian Robson Pdf

Author : Mark Barton,John McGrath
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321359

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British Naval Swords and Swordmanship by Mark Barton,John McGrath Pdf

This new publication is intended to bring together a mass of research dealing with all aspects of British naval swords. Unlike the much sought after Swords of Sea Service by May and Annis, this work offers a far broader coverage and, for the first time, the complete story of swords and swordsmanship is presented in one concise volume. While the swords themselves are described the authors also tell the story of naval swordsmanship For exsample, subjects such as how swords and cutlasses were used in action and how training was conducted and covered. The authors also address how how the use of swords developed into a sport in the Navy, and how swords and swordsmanship may have entered naval symbology in such areas as ships' names. Many current myths are addressed and corrected, and the story is brought right up to date with information on the sport from 1948 to 2000. While the book concentrates on the Royal Navy, foreign weapons, including those of the Irish Naval Service, are mentioned where appropriate Other British Maritime organisations such as the Merchant Navy, the Customs and Coastguard Services, and the Reserves are also addressed The book also covers subjects such as dating, collecting, and conservation of swords and re-examines those swords attributed to Nelson. The Appendices include the first list of Swords of Peace awarded to naval units to be published. Recent research by the authors is also reflected in the updated lists of Patriotic Fund Awards, City of London Swords, and Naval fencing champions contained in the Appendicitises The comprehensive nature of the work has not been attempted before and the book will appeal to a wide range of naval enthusiasts and historians, collectors of weapons, fencers and re-enactors.

Author : Harvey J. Withers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0954591054

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British Military Swords 1786-1912 by Harvey J. Withers Pdf

PRINTED ON DEMAND BY AMAZON CREATESPACE FULLY UPDATED AND REVISED If you collect British military swords you will need this book Containing over 1500 unpublished full colour photographs and illustrations, it is the first full colour price guide for collectors of British regulation military swords. The book contains detailed photographs of all the British regulation sword patterns from 1786 - 1912. Includes: Fully Updated Price Guide Infantry Swords Cavalry Swords Scottish Swords General Officers' Swords Naval Swords Departmental Swords British Sword Maker/Retailer Index Close-up shots of Blade & Hilt Sword Markings Wilkinson Sword Serial Number Index Sword Knots Wilkinson Sword serial number date index The book also contains a short history of the Wilkinson Company, including a detailed examination of how a Wilkinson Sword was manufactured. The Wilkinson Sword serial number date index from 1854 has also been reproduced to enable collectors to accurately date their Wilkinson swords. In addition, there are illustrated excerpts from the 1796 Sword Exercise for Cavalry by Napoleonic British cavalry officer, Gaspard Le Marchant, as well as comprehensive sections on collecting antique swords today, the care and preservation of antique swords and a comprehensive bibliography. The Foreword is written by the renowned edged weapons author, Frederick Wilkinson. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND BY AMAZON VIA CREATESPACE AND NOT THE PUBLISHER.

Author : Ian Mathieson Stead,Janet Lang
Publisher : British Museum Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015064737896

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British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards by Ian Mathieson Stead,Janet Lang Pdf

British Iron Age swords and scabbards are here catalogued in detail for the first time. They are grouped on the basis of typologies of components and are discussed with special reference to their decoration, context and chronology. Artefact studies have been neglected for many years, and this subject was last tackled in a paper published in 1950. Since then, the material available for study has tripled, from 93 to 274 items, and new archaeological discoveries include several elaborately decorated scabbards. Illustrations include 71 full pages of line drawings, while additional contributions examine the technology of some of the swords and provide a discussion of their enamelled decoration. Contents: Introduction; Typology and terminology; Group A: Swords of medium length and scabbards with open chape ends; Group B: Swords of medium length and scabbards with closed chape ends; Group C: Long swords and scabbards with campanulate mouths; Group D: Long swords and scabbards with straight mouths; Group E: Earlier swords and scabbards in the north; Group F: Later swords and scabbards in the north; Group G: Short swords in the south and the north; Group H: Swords and scabbards of mixed traditions; Discussion; Appendices; The technology of some of the swords; Weapons and fittings with enamelled decoration; The Isleworth sword: a note on the brass foils; A technical report on the Orton Meadows scabbard; The scientific examination of the Asby Scar sword and scabbard; The extraction of swords from their scabbards; Catalogue; Bibliography.

Author : Graham Phillips
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591439011

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Merlin and the Discovery of Avalon in the New World by Graham Phillips Pdf

The first book to present the true identity of the mythic figure Merlin • Uncovers historical evidence that the legend of Merlin was based on the life of a real man • Reveals that Avalon, Merlin’s final resting place, was an island in the United States The legendary figure Merlin is known throughout the world as the wizard of Camelot who was counselor to King Arthur and helped that monarch create the Round Table. Through the course of a 20-year investigation Graham Phillips has uncovered evidence that this famous story was based on the life of an actual historical figure: the son of a Roman consul who became the last of the Romans to rule Britain in the fifth century A.D. Furthermore, the evidence reveals that he died and was buried in what is now the United States. According to legend, Merlin ended his life on the mystical island of Avalon. A 1500-year-old saga tells how Merlin left Britain on a boat bound for a mysterious island to the west. The places described in Merlin’s voyage, Phillips argues, would only have been seen by someone who had journeyed to the New World. For example, the island where boiling fountains bubble from the ground could be the geysers of Iceland, and the island with rivers of ice, the glaciers of Greenland. During his research Phillips discovered that a site believed to be Merlin’s grave was found by the first British settlers in North America: a secret location said to have been preserved in the works of William Shakespeare and the coded writings of the Freemasons. Phillips follows a trail of historical clues that leads ultimately to a mysterious New England tomb. Here a final encrypted message not only reveals the whereabouts of Merlin’s grave but contains evidence that Merlin’s descendants still survive and, through a merger with the Spencer family of Princess Diana, may once again ascend the British throne.

Author : Robert W. Jones
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781837650361

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A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword by Robert W. Jones Pdf

This study takes the sword beyond it functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artifact and the broader meaning and significance it had to its bearer.

Author : Harvey Withers
Publisher : Harvey Withers Military Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0954591062

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The Sword in Britain by Harvey Withers Pdf

THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND BY AMAZON CREATESPACE PRINTERS This is Volume One of an exciting four part series to be produced by Harvey J S Withers on the history of the sword in Britain from 1600-1945. This extensive work contains over 900 full colour photographs and illustrations of the types of swords (both English and Continental) carried within Britain during the 17th Century. These include: INFANTRY SWORDS CAVALRY SWORDS RAPIERS AND SMALLSWORDS HUNTING SWORDS NAVAL SWORDS Each page is lavishly illustrated with detailed close-up shots of the sword hilt, blade and decoration. It is an ideal reference for both the collector and student of British military history.

Author : Anne Curry,Susan Jenkins
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Armor
ISBN : 9781783277179

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The Funeral Achievements of Henry V at Westminster Abbey by Anne Curry,Susan Jenkins Pdf

Ground-breaking new studies of Henry V's chapel, tomb and funeral service have new revelations and insights into the time.

Author : Nicholas Comfort
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849543163

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Surrender by Nicholas Comfort Pdf

British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age was a world leader. The first - British - jet airliner was taking to the skies, the first nuclear power station was under construction at Calder Hall and British firms were pioneering the computer. Our shipyards reigned almost supreme, and from Britain's factories came cars, lorries, buses, heavy machinery, aircraft and locomotives, exported all over the world. Sixty years on, many of these industries and millions of jobs have disappeared, while competitors have flourished. Much of what remains is under foreign ownership. Britain has lost many export markets, and essential goods have to be imported. How did all this happen? Britain's loss of competitiveness has traditionally been blamed on outdated working practices, failure to invest and modernise, poor management, bloody-minded unions, the loss of Empire and the ability of post-war Germany and Japan to rebuild from scratch. All this is true, but the picture is far more complex. The role of Whitehall and successive governments, Britain's relationship with Europe, corporate greed, misjudgement and even suicide, and sheer bad luck all play a part. In Surrender, Nicholas Comfort revisits the past six decades and identifies some of the factors behind the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs.

Author : Charles Henry Hart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : History
ISBN : OCLC:1000347533

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The Sword Presented by Louis XVI to John Paul Jones by Charles Henry Hart Pdf

This short work details the history of the ceremonial sword presented to John Paul Jones by King Louis XVI of France. It was presented in the summer of 1780, less than a year after Jones' valiant service aboard Bonhomme Richard when, with a heavily damaged vessel, Jones was still able to win the battle over British Captain Pearson in his Serapis. Beautiful images of the artifact accompany the text.

Author : Harvey J. S. Withers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Swords
ISBN : 0954591003

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British Military Swords 1786-1912 by Harvey J. S. Withers Pdf

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780744034684

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Military History by DK Pdf

The world’s weaponry is showcased inside this spectacular visual guide. From the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare, 5,000 years of weaponry are explored and explained in unprecedented detail. Military History profiles key arms and armaments and conveys technologies and tactics across hundreds of pages of dramatic photography and accessible text. Find out how war is waged between battleships at sea, tanks on the battlefield, and fighter planes in the skies. Climb siege towers, drive chariots, enter medieval fortresses, fly unmanned drones, and detect stealth bombers. You will also experience virtual tours of iconic vehicles, including the T-34 Tank, the Lockheed F-117 Stealth Bomber, and the AH-64 Apache helicopter. And discover the leaders, battles, and weapons of war that have changed the course of history, and understand the lasting impact of global conflicts. This complete history of weaponry is essential reading for military enthusiasts of all ages.