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Historical Reenactment on HobbyThing

Historical reenactment is a role-play activity performed on leisure or educational purposes aimed at bringing back to life a historical age, event or features of a culture. Historical reenactment representations were given from ancient times. During Roman Empire's age, battles meant to reenact previous historical events were performed in amphitheaters and ancient history became the object of reenactment performances during the Middle Age. Today, they are part of theater scenes, performed as a hobby by people passionate about history. And when the passion reaches high levels, history reenactment becomes a way of living

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History Reloaded Through Reenactment Clothing

Reenactment clothing is extremely important in re-creating the atmosphere specific to the targeted historical period. You simply cannot reenact Victorian age, in blue-jeans and wearing sun glasses, no matter how familiar you are with the language, behavior and mentalities that existed back then. Choosing the right clothes for the historical reenactment performances requires a thorough research of the fashion habits in place at that moment, from the overall style and looking to the most... read full story

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English Civil War re-enactment

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