Name: ILLUSTRATED TALK: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL SWORD FIGHTING
Start: 2026-11-02T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-02T21:00:00+00:00
Location: All Saints' Hall

ILLUSTRATED TALK: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL SWORD FIGHTING

Join Luke Loader and Phil Milton for an introduction to Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) and the lost fighting traditions of medieval and Renaissance Europe. This talk will explore how we study, reconstruct, and practice these historical combat systems using surviving technical manuals and illustrations. As part of Taunton Longswords, a club dedicated to reviving […]

02 Nov

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

All Saints' Hall

North Street, Langport, TA10 9RQ

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ILLUSTRATED TALK: EXCAVATIONS AT SOMERTON ROAD, LANGPORT

Finding a Roman Villa in the middle of Huish was quite a surprise! Perhaps you were one of the lucky ones who managed to see the dig in progress, but now there is a chance to hear a professional account of what the archaeologists found. Agata Socha-Paszkiewicz of Thames Valley Archaeological Services will give a […]

07 Dec

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

All Saints' Hall

North Street, Langport, TA10 9RQ

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ILLUSTRATED TALK: TITHE BARNS

Author Joseph Rogers will present a talk about Tithe Barns. It is based on his recent book of the same name, which documents the architecture, history, and modern-day transformations of medieval tithe-storage buildings across Britain.

04 Jan

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

All Saints' Hall

North Street, Langport, TA10 9RQ

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ILLUSTRATED TALK: BRITISH HOME CHILDREN

Author Chris Mapp will present a talk about The British Home Children. The talk covers a little known, and some would say shameful part of our social history, in which he has a particular interest. From the late 1860s until 1939, around 100,000 British children from pauper backgrounds were sent to Canada where they were […]

01 Feb

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

All Saints' Hall

North Street, Langport, TA10 9RQ

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ILLUSTRATED TALK: THE AXMINSTER TO LYME REGIS RAILWAY

Local history researcher Tessa Leeds will present the story of the Axminster to Lyme Regis light railway, tracing its construction, operation, and eventual closure.

01 Mar

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

All Saints' Hall

North Street, Langport, TA10 9RQ

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ILLUSTRATED TALK: BUILDINGS OF MARTOCK

Local historian Fergus Dowding will give us an illustrated tour around some of Martock’s historic buildings. Talks are free to members. Visitors are very welcome, £4 per person.

06 Sep

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

All Saints' Hall

North Street, Langport, TA10 9RQ

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ILLUSTRATED TALK: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL SWORD FIGHTING

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