Robert Hardman (pictured): 'I am strapped inside 8 st of medieval armour on top of a horse — a stallion, no less — which is heading at a canter for a solid stone rampart and does not understand the meaning of the word "Whoa!"' From Romans and Vikings to World War II codebreakers, the past is finally making a comeback at festivals, fetes and stately homes. The public don’t just watch the knights in action in what the medieval world knew as ‘the tiltyard’ or ‘the lists’. Robert: 'I am very glad no one is watching me being squeezed into my armour when I turn up for a practice run at Kenilworth Castle.' I am very glad no one is watching me being squeezed into my armour when I turn up for a practice run at Kenilworth Castle.

Source: Daily Mail August 01, 2021 22:07 UTC