> >> >>> June 28th: Better be careful - you'll soon be in my territory (or at >> least, >>> familiar territory). I have an MA in Medieval History (with a >>> smidgen of >>> Renaissance thrown in because they made me and because the uni I went >>> to >> had >>> no Ancient History tract to do instead). >> >> Naw. I have no interesting Medieval History. Armour is Not Cool. >> >> > > Heh.......I get it. Too true, both ways. I prefer the days before > they went > banging about like tin cans, myself. They never talk about how many > knights > were fainting because of heat prostration.......I wonder...... > I recently went to England as part of a travel course (right up Starshadow's alley; saw the Globe, Canterbury, York) and in the Tower of the London they had examples of armor used in England through the ages and writing about people in armor is on thing, seeing it in person gave me new appreciation for the stuff. ------ Chris Turkel Guru, Dragaera Readalong List http://dragaera.info Buy my Book! www.xlibris.com/TheWorldattheEdgeofTime.html