List of LINKS, Richard York

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... in theory. Being human, it's probably out of date...

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... one of these days I'll put them in alphabetical order... there again, perhaps it's more fun wading through them & finding ones you weren't expecting...

N.B. TEACHERS & PARENTS: I checked these links at the time of putting them here. I cannot chase all the links to links, neither can I keep checking every day, so I cannot be responsible for the content you may find. They all seemed alright at the time.

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Tabulae Ltd. is the accreditation register to which Elizabeth & I now belong, and likewise a growing number of reputable interpreters. If you want to find good Romans, World War I people, or tilemakers, apothecaries, or whatever, look at http://www.tabulae.org

For several years I've worked, and we've worked in duo too, with both Tom & Sue Hughes, he of the Salt Museum in Northwich, she of the Grosvenor museum in Chester. They're very good friends. I'm glad they've now got their own website, at http://www.pilgrimsandposies.co.uk/

Historic Coventry.co.uk - Before working in Coventry for a Heritage Open Days w/e as couple of years ago I researched some of the history of this city on the web, and this was the site I used. By happy chance I met Rob Orland and his family during the weekend. Here's his positively enormous site - Coventry has more of interest than you may expect!
(... and on the "Links" pages you'll find my site, and also my wife's lovely harp site)
http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk

HEURISTICS - alias Don & Kathryn Holton. What can I say adequately about this irrepressible and energetic duo, who know more about period technology, especially methods of time keeping, than most of us will ever hope to half remember ... and who ALWAYS treat their audiences with reverence and due seriousness???
... and with whom I/we do a great double act from time to time! www.heuristics.org.uk http://www.heuristics.org.uk

RAPHAEL FALCONRY, being the inspiring Mike & Emma Raphael, and their falcons and other birds. Mike & Emma have astonishing knowledge and devotion to their art,and claim with some pride to be the only truly authentic historic falconers at work in Britain; and I/we get the joy of working with them now & then
http://www.raphaelfalconry.com

THE CLARSACH NET is a wondrous website, full of history of these beautiful creatures, and with many pictures, and a whole lot more resources besides. http://www.clarsach.net
Most dangerously, it even lists makers, with more pictures of instruments to drool over and want!

THE HISTORICAL HARP SOCIETY OF IRELAND promotes the playing of historical harps, particularly the Irish wire-strung harp http://www.irishharp.org/

SCOIL AN CHLÁIRSIGH - Irish Summer School of Wire-Strung Harp is the leading international annual summer school for the historical harp of Ireland http:// www.irishharpschool.com

THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM what's on listing: http://www.vam.ac.uk/visiting/whatson/?section=whatson

The BAGPIPE SOCIETY, including an interesting links page of its own: http://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/

Aron Garceau's site about IMAGES OF BAGPIPES from carvings, pictures, tapestries, all sorts. Great source material
http://prydein.com/pipes/

To learn more about JULIAN GOODACRE, BAGPIPE MAKER, he being the maker of my set of "Marwood" style pipes, go to: http://www.goodbagpipes.co.uk

A Site full of Tudor Portraits: http://www.tudor-portraits.com/

CLOTHING History:http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/topics/clot.htm(Largely aimed at people who want to make things, but some very useful further links in there, anything from Very Ancient Indeed to 1980 when I last looked!)

ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY informative site about Victorian WORKHOUSES:http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.html

1833 FACTORY ACT - a dry title, but lots of info. about children in factories, plus pictures. http://www.learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot13/snapshot13.htm

VICTORIAN and earlier SEWAGE and WATER MANAGEMENT: http://www.tanton.ndirect.co.uk/crossness/index.htm
More of the same, especially John Snow & CHOLERA: http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/broadstreetpump.html
Quite heavy in places, but good information.

SELLY MANOR - Birmingham Medieval/Tudor Manor House right next door to a chocolate factory... to Selly Manor

http://www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor/

COMPLETE HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA! the TUDOR bit:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Tudors.htm
... but in fact the Spartacus site offers facts on just about every bit of history you ever heard of, and a few you hadn't!

TIMEKEEPING and CLOCKS: http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html

MAKER of HARPS, LUTES, and more, including my own Queen Mary Clarsach: http://www.btinternet.com/~george.stevens

DULCIMERS http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/dulcimer.htm - a good site showing lots of other instruments too. I'm advertising the competition here!

MORE DULCIMERS - in Arabic music: http://www.aramusic.com/history.htm

PIERROT FRENCH DANCE BAND Pierrot is a truly exciting band on the Lincs/Yorks borders, playing a superb mixture of French and English music. Most of my family joins it for occasional bookings, when we have a thoroughly great time!

CHRIS EATON HURDY GURDIES http://www.hurdygurdy.farmcom.net/
- Link to view the site of one of the best known Hurdy gurdy makers in Britain. It includes good inside views of the instruments.

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