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Archive for October, 2016
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![The curfew bell tolled twice daily at Burgh le Marsh during the season from 11th October (the day following old Michaelmas if you adhere to the calendar as it was […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Burgh le Marsh Curfew")
Burgh le Marsh Curfew
Posted on October 24, 2016 | No CommentsThe curfew bell tolled twice daily at Burgh le Marsh during the season from 11th October (the day following old Michaelmas if you adhere to the calendar as it was […] -
Waltham Cross Bakers & Sweeps Football Match
Posted on October 23, 2016 | 2 CommentsFor over 100 years, every Boxing Day at Waltham Cross featured an unusual football match. The teams of Bakers and Sweeps in appropriate costumes battled it out on the playing […] -
![Sma’ Shot was the name given to the thread used by the makers of Paisley shawls to bind the colourful weft threads together and was the cause of an industrial […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/9244909427_97b608dbbe_z-115x115.jpg "Paisley Sma’ Shot Day")
Paisley Sma’ Shot Day
Posted on October 23, 2016 | 1 CommentSma’ Shot was the name given to the thread used by the makers of Paisley shawls to bind the colourful weft threads together and was the cause of an industrial […] -
![The Battle of Largs took place in 1263, when the Norse King Haakon was defeated by the Scots King Alexander III; Haakon’s death led to the Western Isles and the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_9220-115x115.jpg "Largs Viking Festival")
Largs Viking Festival
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Battle of Largs took place in 1263, when the Norse King Haakon was defeated by the Scots King Alexander III; Haakon’s death led to the Western Isles and the […] -
![After his defeat at the Battle of Hastings, the body of King Harold was brought to Waltham Abbey for burial by his partner Edith Swan-Neck. Harold founded the Abbey here […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/King-Harold-Day-115x115.jpg "Waltham Abbey King Harold Day")
Waltham Abbey King Harold Day
Posted on October 23, 2016 | 4 CommentsAfter his defeat at the Battle of Hastings, the body of King Harold was brought to Waltham Abbey for burial by his partner Edith Swan-Neck. Harold founded the Abbey here […] -
![The Massacre at Glencoe took place on 13th February 1692, when members of Clan Macdonald were brutally murdered by guests to whom they had offered hospitality for weeks. The guests […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_8174-115x115.jpeg "Glencoe Massacre Commemoration")
Glencoe Massacre Commemoration
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Massacre at Glencoe took place on 13th February 1692, when members of Clan Macdonald were brutally murdered by guests to whom they had offered hospitality for weeks. The guests […] -
![The Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13th November 1715, was an indecisive fight during the Jacobite rebellion. The Earl of Mar leading the highland Jacobites clashed with the government forces under […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_9515-115x115.jpg "Sheriffmuir Battle Commemoration")
Sheriffmuir Battle Commemoration
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13th November 1715, was an indecisive fight during the Jacobite rebellion. The Earl of Mar leading the highland Jacobites clashed with the government forces under […] -
![The Battle of Killiecrankie was fought on 27th July 1689 between the forces of the Jacobite highlanders supporting deposed King James II and the army of his son-in-law William of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0437-115x115.jpg "Killiecrankie- Soldiers of Killiecrankie Battle Weekend")
Killiecrankie- Soldiers of Killiecrankie Battle Weekend
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Battle of Killiecrankie was fought on 27th July 1689 between the forces of the Jacobite highlanders supporting deposed King James II and the army of his son-in-law William of […] -
![As part of the celebrations for Christmas at the exquisite medieval manor house of Cotehele, volunteers construct an immense flower garland to hang in the great hall. 6o feet long […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_4938-115x115.jpg "Cotehele Christmas Garland")
Cotehele Christmas Garland
Posted on October 7, 2016 | No CommentsAs part of the celebrations for Christmas at the exquisite medieval manor house of Cotehele, volunteers construct an immense flower garland to hang in the great hall. 6o feet long […] -
![While everybody is aware that William the Conqueror defeated King Harold and the English at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, it’s much less well-known that the Battle of Stamford […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_9293-115x115.jpg "Stamford Bridge Battle Weekend")
Stamford Bridge Battle Weekend
Posted on October 7, 2016 | 2 CommentsWhile everybody is aware that William the Conqueror defeated King Harold and the English at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, it’s much less well-known that the Battle of Stamford […]