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This year’s foray into Elizabethan England is over for another year (drat it.) This last Northern California Renaissance Faire, http://www.norcalrenfaire.com/ was one of my favorite in a long time. The high energy that it takes to put on a six week show was very evident. It shows in the many faces of the cast and [...]

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The height of men’s fashion in the 1820′s was the Stovepipe top hat made from the fur of a the Phylum:Chordata, Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Genus: Castor or Common Beaver. The European sub-species was nearly extinct. So the world’s supply had to come from the new world where they were still plentiful. Trade [...]

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?ÄúThe School of the Renaissance Soldier offers an opportunity for likeminded enthusiasts to gather in a full immersion environment to practice their craft.?Äù So starts the website for the event I went to a few weeks ago. As those who know me, or regular readers of this column know, I have been doing historical reenactments [...]

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More years ago then I am willing to admit to I started to go the first Renaissance faire in Agoura Calif. (about 50 miles north of LA) I thought it was just going to be another fall fair with the standard crafts. It ended up being a lot more. The people around me took on [...]

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A Christmas Story by s.n. jacobson

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Time Traveler – Renaissance Faire Casa de Fruita

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I was born out of time! I hear that all the time by both the re-enactors and paying guests at the many events I go to. Be it 1560?s Renaissance England or 1860?s American Civil War battles, everyone has their own reasons for going. Living the fantasy, enjoying the shows or just great shopping . [...]

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