S22 | Dig Watch: Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day One - The Castle
Added 2022-09-30 11:23:10 +0000 UTCIt's the morning of Day One in Shropshire...
While the rest of the crew have headed over to the main dig site, Derek and Lawrence have taken a brief detour to nearby Whittington Castle to meet a few characters.
In this video diary, we provide a revealing look behind the scenes while filming a key segment for the site's story.
Keep a look out for our Site Walkabout later in the day, plus another layer of data for our site map.
Comments
Sir Ralphus Pevenhull died on crusade. He is depicted as a knight. Richard, on hearing the news of his brother's death, took to be a hermit monk. He is depicted as a monk. I am only the third Pevenhull and there has never been a Mrs Pevenhull.
James Lee-Pevenhull
2022-10-08 18:33:22 +0000 UTCThe coat of Arms is Fitzwarin. Lords of the marches. The Lee's of Stanton and Roden were underlords. From John Lee of Lee Hall, Pevehull came Ralph & Richard, identical twins. There funery effigy is in Shrewsbury Abbey.
James Lee-Pevenhull
2022-10-08 18:31:13 +0000 UTCThat trip/stumble was probably more authentic than not!
Elaine P
2022-10-05 23:12:43 +0000 UTCYes, young man, think about what you've done.
Matt Cummins
2022-10-02 08:51:16 +0000 UTCHelpful historical hijinks. :D
Justin T Donie
2022-10-02 04:08:54 +0000 UTCFun and funny behind the scenesβΊοΈ
2022-10-01 22:37:31 +0000 UTCExcellent (as always) and provided great context for what is coming up. Thank you to everyone! ππ
Patricia Amero
2022-10-01 22:16:13 +0000 UTCAlways enjoyed those humorous bits on Time Team.
Connie L Merchant
2022-10-01 22:00:30 +0000 UTCReally excellent beginning! As the man in red was pointing out.... it was all in good fun for this shoot. I definitely had a chuckle. But in the past, wearing 70-80 pounds of armor in the heat of summer, with flies, no easy access to cold beverages, showers, and our niceties of modern life, whilst fighting for your life... Sounds nightmarish for them.
2022-10-01 19:34:05 +0000 UTCLove this! As a historian I always enjoy attempts at accurate reenactments. Though TBH I don't think we can fully really appreciate what life was like in the past. But what it can do is is give us a better understanding, and sometimes solve practical puzzles of why they did things in a particular way. We learn much from reenactments on all levels. I think of it as taking what we know from books and finds, and seeing how it actually works in practice, or as close to as we can get.
2022-10-01 15:42:08 +0000 UTCWhat fun!
Jude Edling
2022-10-01 11:36:55 +0000 UTCLived it. Jealous though, I like a bit of sword fighting
Michael Taylor
2022-10-01 09:51:14 +0000 UTC
