The War of the Roses

Medieval History Societies and Organisations

Listed below are the names and websites of many societies and organisations which are either dedicated to medieval history or its re-enactment or who publish books and magazines on history . There are, however, many more societies in existence who do not appear to have their own websites. A number of these societies have listings under the History.com, HistoricUK.com and Living History.co.uk websites.

 

Medieval Arms, Armour and Warfare

Arms & Armour Society – www.armsandarmour.net
Society dedicated to the study and preservation of arms and armour from ancient times to the present day

Arms and Archery – www.armsandarchery.co.uk
Company supplying arms and armour to the film and TV industry, armour made to order

The Lance and Longbow Society – www.lanceandlongbow.com
Society to promote interest in medieval times and medieval wargaming

The Oakshott Institute – www.oakeshott.org
Studies in arms and armour

Re-enactment Groups

British Plate Armour Society – www.britishplate.org.uk
 A medieval Reenactment Society covering the 14th & 15th centuries.

Company Ecorcheur – www.planetsimon.co.uk
Re-enactment group dedicated to Gloucester Household and Warwick Castle Garrison

Knights of Royal England – www.knightsroyal.co.uk
Re-enactment group

Knights of Middle England – www.knightsofmiddleengland.co.uk
Re-enactment group providing facilities for film and TV industry

Lion Rampant – www.lionrampant.org
Medieval display society

Livery & Maintenance – www.et-tu.com/livery/cgi-bin/index.cgi 
(includes following history & re-enactment groups)

Audley Household
Clarence Household
The Company of the Palm
Gloucester Household
John Nestfield Retinue
Buckingham’s Retinue
Lord Burgh’s Retinue
Sir John Paston’s Retinue
The York City Levy
Wales & Borders Medieval Society

Medieval Combat Society – www.themcs.org
Tournament re-enactment group specialising in Edward III/Hundred Years War

National Association of Re-enactment Societies – www.re-enact.com/soc
Site listing most of the UK re-enactment societies

Plantagenet Medieval Society – www.plantagenet.org.uk
Re-enactment group

Sir William Stanley Household – www.williamstanley.org
Re-enactment dedicated to Stanley family

Tewkesbury Medieval Fayre – www.tewkesburymedievalfestival.org/
Organisers of the Tewkesbury Medieval Fayre – associated with Companions of the Black Bear

York City Levy – www.yorkcitylevy.com
Re-enactment group organising events all over UK

Listing of some of the medieval historical societies who do not appear to have their own websites but may appear on the History.com; HistoryUK.com or Living History.co.uk websites.

'1471'
Brotherhood of Noble Knights
Chivalry in Action
Company of the Black Hose
Company of the Golden Phoenix
Company of the Falcon
Company of the Hawk
Company of the White Boar
Company of the White Wolf
Conisburgh Castle Garrison
Drayton Bassett Medieval Society
Escafield Medieval Society
Excaliber Medieval Society
Huddersfield University Medieval Society
King’s Pagent Re-enactment Society
Knights of the Rose
Knights of Theoc
Lincoln Castle Garrison
Marcher Knights
Medieval Times
Northampton Medieval Society
Norwich & Norfolk Medieval Society
Royal Household – The White Company
Somerset Household Stafford Household
Southern Medieval Society
Tutbury Castle Medieval Society
The Courtney Household
The Gloucester Household
The Howard Household
John de Vere’s Troop
Lord Ferrers Household
Mortimers Household
Stafford Household

General

Battle of Bosworth – www.bosworthbattlefield.com

Battlefields Trust – www.battlefieldstrust.com
Trust dedicated to save battlefield sites and improve interpretation and presentation of battlefields

Blore Heath 1459 – www.bloreheath.org

Hemyock Castle – www.hemyockcastle.co.uk
Feudal, medieval and castle terms.

History.com – www.history.com/ 
Claimed to be the worlds largest online directory of people, organisations, places with 28,000 listings  – site sponsored by a number of companies/organisations – charge a small fee for a listing.

Historic UK.com – www.historic-uk.com
Guide to historic and heritage  (and accommodation) events in England, Scotland & Wales

International Wargames Federation – theiwf.wordpress.com

Living History.co.uk – www.legendsmedieval.co.uk
Contains links to medieval societies and organisations – plus recommends suppliers of medieval goods

Medieval Warfare - www.medievalwarfare.info

Towton Battlefield Society – www.towton.org.uk
Society to promote interest in the battle of Towton, the battlefield site and medieval history

Writing and Interpretation – helencox-herstorywriting.co.uk/

Publishers in the Field of Medieval Studies

Ashgate Publishing  – www.ashgate.com

Boydell Press – www.boydell.co.uk

Broadview Press – www.broadviewpress.com

Cambridge University Press – www.cambridge.org

Cornell University Press – www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

The Crowood Press – www.crowoodpress.co.uk

Edinburgh University Press – www.euppublishing.com/

HarperCollins – www.harpercollins.co.uk

John Hopkins University Press – www.press.jhu.edu/press/index

Liverpool University Press – www.liverpool-unipress.co.uk/

Orion Books (includes Cassell Books and Weidenfeld & Nicholson) – www.orionbooks.co.uk

Osprey Publishing – www.ospreypublishing.com

Oxford University Press – www.oup.co.uk

Palgrave (includes MacMillan Press & St Martin’s Press) – www.palgrave.com

Paul Watkins Publishing – www.stamford.co.uk/watkins/

Pearson Books – www.pearsoned.co.uk

Pen and Sword Books – www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

Penguin Books – www.penguin.com

Routledge Publishing – www.routledge.com

Royal Armories – www.royalarmouries.org

Thames & Hudson – www.thameshudson.co.uk

University of Exeter Press – www.exeterpress.co.uk

University of Wales – www.uwp.co.uk

Magazines

History Today – www.historytoday.com

Practical Family History – www.family-tree.co.uk

Family genealogy

Family Tree – www.family-tree.co.uk

Ancestors – www.ancestors.co.uk

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