Historical reenactment: Difference between revisions
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An event for the purpose of recreating a historical event, most often a battle. In America, Civil War reenactors are the best known example of this. Reenactors have a tendency to look down on the [[SCA]], as our standards are rather more lax and our time period much broader. |
An event for the purpose of recreating a historical event, most often a battle. In America, Civil War reenactors are the best known example of this. Reenactors have a tendency to look down on the [[SCA]] and indeed place the [[SCA]] into a category separate to reenactors, as our standards are rather more lax and our time period much broader. |
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Some reenactment groups also accept large time periods, but tend to focus on a narrower time frame for specific events rather than have all periods at once. |
Revision as of 23:23, 22 January 2006
An event for the purpose of recreating a historical event, most often a battle. In America, Civil War reenactors are the best known example of this. Reenactors have a tendency to look down on the SCA and indeed place the SCA into a category separate to reenactors, as our standards are rather more lax and our time period much broader.
Some reenactment groups also accept large time periods, but tend to focus on a narrower time frame for specific events rather than have all periods at once.