Bryan of Skirbeck

I am Sir Bryan of Skirbeck (aka Dave) leader of The Knights of Skirbeck medieval reenactment society, Boston, Lincolnshire. Check out our shiny new website!

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#OnThisDay in 1431 King Henry VI was crowned King of France in Paris. To this day he is the only monarch ever to have been crowned King of both England and France.

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Just taken another booking for The Knights of Skirbeck in 2023 - July 29th & 30th. A medieval event at Stonham Barns Park https://t.co/RTPULdv9iU

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#OnThisDay in 1485 King Henry VII (Henry Tudor) was crowned at Westminster.
Henry had been King since the death of Richard III at the battle of Bosworth on 22nd August that year.

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Interested in medieval weapons? Me too, so I've just added a Dictionary of Medieval Weapons to our website - https://t.co/FsQSrUC8q2

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#OnThisDay in 1066 at the place we now call Battle (near Hastings) an army led by Duke William of Normandy eventually defeated the Anglo Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson. The battle raged all day before William gained the upper hand when King Harold was killed in the fighting.

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#OnThisDay in 1399 Henry Bolingbroke was crowned King Henry IV at Westminster Abbey. He was the first - and so far, only - English monarch to have been born in Lincolnshire.

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Many of you are asking why the enforcement of the S106 agreement to hand over the Freehold made between Buckinghamshire Council and Comer isn't being enforced.
S106 agreements are legally binding and the development control team at Buckinghamshire Council can enforce the terms.

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@BucksCouncil when are you going to force Comer Group to comply with the planning permission at Newland Park so Chiltern Open Air Museum can have the freehold as promised. Perhaps you can even 'encourage' them to remove the concrete block obstructing the overflow car park too?

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@comerhomesgroup when are you going to comply with planning permission at the Newland Park development and give the freehold to the Chiltern Open Air Museum? #ChilternOAM

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Loving the new look Nottingham Castle #NottmCastle
Looking forward to spending a week there with The Knights of Skirbeck over May half term 2023

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Loving the new look Nottingham Castle #CastleNottingh1
Looking forward to spending a week there with The Knights of Skirbeck over May half term 2023 https://t.co/LF77udm3Op

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#OnThisDay in 1440 King Henry VI founded Eton College as a charity shool for poor boys, with the intention they would then progress to Kings College Cambridge, which he'd previously founded.

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#OnThisDay in 1422, the great warrior King, Henry VI - hero of Agincourt - died of dysentery while on campaign in France.

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#OnThisDay in 1485 King Richard III was buried without ceremony at #Greyfriars Monastery, #Leicester.
Come see our dramatised 'eye witness' account of Richard's death this weekend at the #skegness #Medieval #Tournament https://t.co/0utGbKogGd

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#BankHoliday - we've just been asked if dogs are allowed at the #Skegness Medieval Tournament, yes dogs are most welcome - there's plenty of grass, shade & drinking water for them too. https://t.co/0utGbKFS4N

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#OnThisDay in 1305 Scottish knight, rebel and troublemaker Sir William Wallace was executed for treason at Smithfield. The Wallace monument near Stirling is worth a visit, though the famous 'Wallace sword' is a fake. See what his sword was really like at https://t.co/0utGbKFS4N

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We're getting excited about the Skegness Medieval Tournament this weekend https://t.co/0utGbKFS4N it looks set to be the best value family day out around!

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#OnThisDay in 1485, King Richard III was killed at the battle of #Bosworth earning himself the dubious distinction of being the last English monarch to die in battle. This bank holiday weekend come see this historic event recreated at The Village, Skegness https://t.co/0utGbKFS4N

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#OnThisDay in 1486, William Waynflete died at Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire. He was born in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire in 1398 and had been Provost of Eton, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor of England. He also founded Magdalen College Oxford & Magdalen school in Wainfleet.

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#OnThisDay in 1403, Henry 'Hotspur' Percy, having formed an alliance with Owain Glyndŵr and Edward Mortimer, attempted to overthrow King Henry IV aft the battle of Shrewsbury.
Percy himself was killed in the battle, causing his followers to hover up the fight.