• A Proud Tradition: Polish Winged Hussars
Throughout the day on September 12, 1683, Polish King John III Sobieski had watched the battleraging around the walls of Vienna.
• The Glory of Venetian Glass
Venice started as a marshy little group of islands, dredged and filled into habitable
land. With little else but a supply of sand and ash, a great location of
international trade, and incredible ambition, Venetian glassmakers created
an empire of luxury glass that still exists today.
• Stage Combat: The Art of Illusion
Renaissance Magazine goes behind the scenes to reveal the secrets of dynamic
stage combat, featuring interviews with legendary fight instructors Cliff Allen,
Rob Isaacson, Seth Holmes, Stephen Pasker, plus insights by Eric Tereault and
Lara Jay.
• Behind the Scenes at "The Tudors"
We go backstage for a look at the sumptuous costumes created for the Showtime
miniseries The Tudors, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gabrielle Anwar,
Peter O'Toole, and many other major stars.
• Pray then Pull: Medieval Dentisty
If we think about dentistry during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, we probably
imagine a gap-toothed hag with a mouth full of rotten stumps. Renaissance Magazine
delves into the secrets of ancient dentistry, and we find out why one of the
principal remedies for aching teeth and bleeding gums was prayer.
• The Bristol Renaissance Faire - Where Fantasy Rules!
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