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James Gillaspie’s 16th century armor on display in The Fine Craft show at the Albany Center Gallery

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James-Arlen-Gillaspie-armorRenowned craftsman James Arlen Gillaspie‘s finest 16th century armor replica is proudly on display in The Fine Craft Show at the Albany Center Gallery in New York.

James Gillaspie recreated the armor after studying the original, an exquisitely crafted late 16th century piece which is currently on display at The Wallace Collection museum in London.

James is among the finest armorers on the planet and this armor replica, as well as some examples of his other works are featured in many publications.

The 16th century armor is currently owned by Henricus Citie Militia Captain, Dennis Strawderman. The armor was custom made to fit Strawderman for use in reenactment events at the Henricus Historical Park in Virginia.

This notable piece of armor is also featured in a book by Brian Price titled Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction.

Gillaspie specializes in the design of custom medieval renaissance armor and also designs medieval armor in the English, German, Spanish and Italian styles which were worn by knights.

To learn more you can visit his website at James Arlen Gillaspie – Artist Metalsmith and Medieval Armour Maker

To view more images please visit our gallery: 16th century armor

 

1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Refurbished by Dennis Strawderman & Ron Blackburn

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This 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I was refurbished by Dennis Strawderman & Ron Blackburn in Midlothian, Virginia. The vehicle was on its way to The Car Club Council of Central Virginia at River City Diner, Midlothian area, Huguenot Rd in the Shops at Bellgrade.

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Henricus Militia Men Featured on Travel Channel’s Church Secrets and Legends

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© 2014 The Travel Channel, LLC; a subsidiary of Scripps Networks, LLC

Militia Men Ron Blackburn (pictured left) & Dennis Strawderman (pictured right) were featured in Travel Channel’s Church Secrets & Legends. They were casted in the second part of the show which depicted the Salem Witch Trials.

Another church mystery hit directed by Kevin Hershberger from LionHeart Films. The episode aired Sunday, March 16th, 2014. This episode reveals the true story of the Salem Witch Trials which took place in Salem, Massachusetts.

Dennis did a marvelous job of playing Reverend Samuel Parris. Ron Blackburn was equally amazing with his steely-eyed glint, playing Minister Nicholas Noyes.

You can view a clip of the show on The Travel Channels website: www.travelchannel.com/video/salem-witch-trials
For more info visit www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/church-secrets-and-legends

Visit LionHeart Film Works at www.lionheart-filmworks.com/

or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/LionHeart-FilmWorks/212209212135231

 

The hand painted portrait of Bloody Mary

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bloody_mary_paintingInspired by the story and images Dennis Strawderman has taken for his upcoming book, Bloody Mary and the Pirates of the Coast, artist J. Wallace Jones painted a portrait based on a photograph which was taken at the exquisite Virginia House at Agecroft Hall in Richmond, Virginia. Jones forever captures the fiery soul who is only known as Bloody Mary.

Under the pseudonym Frances Morgan, Dennis starts the first book in the trilogy covering the early years of the legendary pirate Bloody Mary and her reign of terror in Bloody Mary and the Pirates of the Coast.

bloody_mary_painting-2In his second volume, Bloody Mary and the Brethren of the Coast, we follow the infamous female pirate into an even more dark and adventurous path. At the dawning of the Golden Age of Piracy, Bloody Mary blazed a path of death and destruction from the colony of Virginia down the Atlantic coast straight into the Caribbean.

We have yet to hear about volume 3 which is still in the works. All of the books will soon be available in Kindle and soft cover formats on amazon.com.

Henricus Militia Commander Dennis Strawderman featured in Hopewell News Reflections Mag celebrates 400th

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dennis_strawderman_hopewell_news_reflections-2013The Hopewell News & Patriot, the community newspaper in Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Prince George, Fort Lee, Chester and Enon Virginia has released its monthly supplement publication, Reflections: Past, Present, Future for August 2013.

Featured on the cover is none other than Henricus Citie Militia commander, Dennis Strawderman, for the cover story “Hopewell Turns 400.” Strawderman portrays Sir Thomas Dale, a soldier of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who served England in the United Netherlands against Spain, who first settled City Point 400 years ago and who was one of the prominent men in the foundation of the Jamestown Colony.

Caitlin Davis, Senior Staff Writer for the Hopewell News & Patriot, covered the story for “Hopewell Turns 400” — thoroughly detailing all the changes in Hopewell over the past decades. The article also describes the harrowing tales of early settlers who risked everything to find opportunities in the new world.

To read about this fantastic coverage of local history visit Reflections: Past Present Future at http://issuu.com/lminews/docs/ref2013/

To learn more about 17th century Virginia history reenactments, visit the Henricus Historical Park at  www.henricus.org

Pirates take over Yorktown Virginia at The Watermen’s Museum

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On May 4th, 2013, The Watermen’s Museum Featured Henricus Citie Militia Captain Dennis Strawderman as “Capt. Brandon Dalton” and many others demonstrating “how to be a pirate” in Yorktown, Virginia. Continue reading “Pirates take over Yorktown Virginia at The Watermen’s Museum” →