Jane Staton

Full Contact Jousting

• Sherwood Forest Faire
  The Year is 1189. Richard the Lionhearted has taken the Throne of England from his father, Henry II (Plantagenet). England is all abuzz with Richard’s commitment to the Holy Crusades. Many of the second sons of nobility have gathered at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, a pub at the foot of Nottingham Castle, before setting […]
• History Channel and Professional Bull Riders
  HISTORY and the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) are teaming up to introduce America to one of history’s original extreme sports: jousting. The partnership will bring live jousting exhibitions to Professional Bull Riders events in New York and Anaheim, Calif., in January as part of the promotional run-up to the launch of HISTORY’s new series, FULL […]
• Are jousting knights the new UFC?
  The duelling knights are credited for introducing full-contact jousting — the emphasis is less on theatre than violently knocking an opponent off his horse — and freeing the equestrian sport from medieval history geeks. Read More Here…   […]