Our current slide show features the work of  Willem Claesz Heda (1594-1680), a Dutch artist devoted to painting still life subjects. Details in paintings like these provide some of the research material used by the Guild in resourcing the replicas used in their presentations.

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Welcome to the website of the Guild of Gentry & Allied Skills. The small illustration here is taken from a photograph snapped by one of our members at an event several years ago. This was not a posed arrangement- it is a typical example of the scenes we create at our events.

Introduction

The Guild of Gentry & Allied Skills is a costumed history interpretation group specialising in the portrayal of domestic life in early 17th century Britain. Our volunteer members appear at appropriate heritage properties throughout the country and we have worked with English Heritage, the National Trust, local government educational departments, museums and for private enterprises.
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Guild events for 2009 PDF Print E-mail

We have reacked our target number for events during 2009. You can find full details by clicking on Events List in the top menu but here is a summary:

  • 3rd-4th May - Blakesley Hall, Yardley, Birmingham
  • 30th-31st May - Lodge Park, near Cheltenham
  • 1st-2nd August - Skipton Castle
  • 16th-17th August - Moseley Old Hall, near Wolverhampton
 
On The Nature of Women PDF Print E-mail

Frances Howard, Countess of SomersetThe portrait gallery at Montacute House in Somerset is hosting a temporary exhibition of portraits of Tudor and Jacobean women, 1535 to 1620. The exhibition is called "On the Nature of Women" and runs from 30th April 2008 to October 2009. The following links give more information.
 
Apethorpe Hall saved? PDF Print E-mail

Apethorpe HallA stunning Jacobean manor house, once a trysting place for King James I, has been saved by English Heritage from potential demolition.

Read the full story at the BBC News web site, and learn about visiting the house at the English Heritage web site.
 

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Our latest article is a feature about the paintings used for the slide-show displayed at the top of the Front Page. To view it, click on the slide-show display or else click here: The Still Life Paintings of Willem Claesz Heda.

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