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Tournaments in Dunstable
« on: Sunday 21 March 21 15:36 GMT (UK) »
Hello All,
Can anyone tell me if there was a (jousting) tournament held in the Dunstable area in the first decade of the 15th C, please?
Also, when where the last official & unofficial tournaments held in Dunstable?
Cheers,
Bob
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Re: Tournaments in Dunstable
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 21 March 21 18:39 GMT (UK) »
Hello

Have a look at
http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/timekine.html
https://www.textmanuscripts.com/medieval/genealogie-royal-england-60882
states ' last true tournament held in England in 1342 at Dunstable,...'
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Mark W

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Re: Tournaments in Dunstable
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 21 March 21 18:49 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks Mark,
I had seen those, but hoping someone might have something later.
Cheers,
Bob
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