Tag Archives: Mediaeval jousting tournament

The Incomparable Rowley Irlam, Three Times Emmy Award Winner for Game of Thrones

Posted on September 11, 2018 by eternalidol

On the night of Saturday, September the eighth, 2018, Rowley Irlam achieved a world first and thereby made history when he collected his third consecutive Emmy Award at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Rowley accepted this prestigious and unprecedented … Continue reading →

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Fixtures in Time

Posted on December 10, 2016 by eternalidol

On the evening of Friday December 9th, 1994, I was just about as happy as it was reasonably possible for me to be. I had finished filming my part as the Aztec High Priest on the sixth series of the … Continue reading →

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“All Hail the Black Knight!” – In Loving and Respectful Memory of Geoff Winship

Posted on January 16, 2016 by eternalidol

Yesterday evening, I was enormously saddened to learn of the death of Geoff Winship, a man who had been known internationally as “The Black Knight” on account of the role he played in the world’s only touring mediaeval jousting tournament, … Continue reading →

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Leningrad, August 1990

Posted on October 8, 2015 by eternalidol

The words and deeds of Russia and her leader have dominated the news over the course of the last two weeks. To judge from the tone and content of most of what I’ve read in the media, many senior figures … Continue reading →

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“We Live as We Dream – Alone”

Posted on February 9, 2015 by eternalidol

From 1988 to 1991, I worked on a mediaeval jousting tournament that was based at Breamore, just outside Salisbury. I always worked with the touring unit, so my travels took me around the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia and Russia in … Continue reading →

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