From the Tower – Back Issues – 2012

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2012

March cover of From the Tower, showing Antonia di Lorenzo operating her fire breathing dragon at Canterbury Faire

January Issue (read here)

  • Canterbury Faire information
  • Canterbury Faire poem
  • Canterbury Faire fire information

February Issue (read here)

  • Incoming Seneschal’s Column
  • Pearls: A Lasting Love article
  • Making polyester hardened lamellar armour article

March Issue (read here)

  • Awards given at Canterbury Faire
  • Event Ad: String Day the Third
  • Event Ad: Baronial Anniversary

April Issue (read here)

  • Grand March article
  • European Sumptuary Law article
  • Baronial Anniversary information

May Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Anniversary photos
  • Baronial champions and awards
  • Brewer’s A&S competition

June Issue (read here)

  • Event ad: Yule
  • Event ad: Midwinter Coronation

July Issue (read here)

  • Mushroom pies recipe
  • Yule event report
  • Event ad: Midwinter Coronation

August Issue (read here)

  • Yule recipes
  • Deputy Reeve advertisement
  • Event Ad: Golden Flight 3

September Issue (read here)

  • How do I research article
  • A Mongol Coat article
  • Heraldic Humour
  • Event Ad: Nelson Medieval Camp

October Issue (read here)

  • Event Ad: L’Evento Italiano
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire

November Issue (read here)

  • Nelson Medieval Camp event report
  • L’Evento Italiano event report

December Issue (read here)

  • Two Medieval Gardening Books article
  • Cockatrice Cover Art contest
  • Event Ad: 50 Years celebration

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2011

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2011

The April 2011 cover of From the Tower featuring a large Lochac flag, flying in front of the marquee at Canterbury Faire

January Issue (read here)

  • St Judes Tournament Event Report
  • Populace Survey
  • Canterbury Faire information
  • Event Ad: Hafla
  • Event Ad: St Kessog Feast and Collegium

February Issue (read here)

  • St Judes Tournament Event Report
  • Populace Survey
  • Canterbury Faire information
  • Event Ad: Hafla
  • Event Ad: St Kessog Feast and Collegium

March Issue

  • No Issue due to the devastating February 11 earthquake

April Issue (read here)

  • Officer Introduction
  • Baronial Champions Wanted
  • Awards from Canterbury Faire
  • Event Ad: Baronial Anniversary

May Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Champions
  • New Officers
  • Event teaser for Golden Flight

June Issue (read here)

  • Battle of Lepanto information
  • Event Ad: Lepanto Yule
  • Baronial Ovens notice

July Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Succession information
  • Southron Gaard Financial Report
  • Images from Great Northern War
  • Event Ad: Baronial Games Faire

August Issue (read here)

  • Column from the Vicar
  • Yule Event Report
  • Event Ad: Fimbulwinter
  • Event Ad: Golden Flight

September Issue (read here)

  • Yule Arrow photos
  • Baronial Succession information
  • Event Ad: Golden Flight

October Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Succession Candidates
  • Fimbulwinter Event Report
  • Medieval Meals for Modern Cooks
  • Canterbury Faire Ad

November Issue (read here)

  • Ellesmere A&P show photos
  • Medieval Meals for Modern Cooks
  • Event Ad: Heavy Combat Training Weekend
  • Event Ad: Christmas Revel

December Issue (read here)

  • Golden Flight Event Report
  • Heavy Combat Training Weekend Event Report
  • Event Ad: Christmas Revel
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2010

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2010

The cover of the March 2010 issue of From the Tower, featuring a photograph of Baron Sir Callum being slain by Death

January Issue (read here)

  • Canterbury Faire news
  • Canterbury Faire Ball
  • Preparing for Canterbury Faire

February Issue (read here)

  • Canterbury Faire notices including fire information
  • Canterbury Faire survival
  • Event Ad: Baronial Anniversary

March Issue (read here)

  • Awards from Canterbury Faire
  • Baronial Anniversary information
  • Tales of Southron Gaard. A collection of memories of key events in the history of the the Barony
  • Menu and recipes from the Canterbury Faire feast

April Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Champions
  • Awards from Baronial Anniversary
  • Demos
  • The Admiralty
  • Event Ad: Tournament of the Roses

May Issue (read here)

  • Introducing New Officers
  • News from Festival
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • Mind Your Manners

June Issue (read here)

  • The Scottish Play song
  • From the Baronial Library
  • Mind Your Manners

July Issue (read here)

  • New Officer Introduction
  • Entries from the Yule Poetry contest
  • Yule event report
  • Event Ad: St Clare’s Collegium
  • From the Baronial Library

August Issue (read here)

  • Sources for the Yule Feast
  • St Clare Collegium class list
  • St Clare’s Ball list
  • From the Baronial Library

September Issue (read here)

  • New Officer Introduction
  • Archery Matters
  • St Clare’s photos
  • Event ad: String Day
  • Event ad: Golden Flight

October Issue (read here)

  • Archery Challenge
  • Introduction to Stewarding
  • SCA Census

November Issue (read here)

  • String Day Report
  • Images from Golden Flight
  • Canterbury Faire Be Prepared
  • Lochac Officer Training Symposium information
  • Event Ad: St Jude’s Tournament

December Issue (read here)

  • The Baronial A&S Championship information
  • Canterbury Faire martial activities
  • Canterbury Faire Ball

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2009

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2009

Cover of the January issue of FTT showing a huddle of heavy fighters, standing in a glad, having the tourney format explained to them

January Issue (read here)

  • Herald’s Cry
  • Images from the Day of Tourneys
  • Martial matters from Heavy, Rapier and Archery 
  • Canterbury Faire notices

February Issue (read here)

  • Canterbury Faire notices
  • Baronial Championships
  • Mind Your Manners

March Issue (read here)

  • Images from Canterbury Faire
  • A Lament for the Southern Reaches
  • Known World Handbook Rewrite project

April Issue (read here)

  • Awards from Canterbury Faire
  • Article on The Tazza
  • Mind Your Manners

May Issue (read here)

  • Update on the Canterbury Faire cat
  • To make a Tarte of Chese
  • On Favours
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • Preparing for Canterbury Faire

June Issue (read here)

  • Medieval Padlocks
  • Medieval Knitting
  • Event Ad: Yule

July Issue (read here)

  • Demo opportunity
  • Yule event report
  • Gazza, Wokka and Phil
  • Event Ad: Baroness’s Birthday Bash
  • Event Ad: Crescent Fence

August Issue (read here)

  • Yule Poetry Contest Winner
  • Baking and Roasting article
  • Event Ad: St Percival

September Issue (read here)

  • A brief introduction to Officiers de la Bouche
  • Known World Pavane
  • Event Ad:  November Crown Tournament

October Issue (read here)

  • The Clerkenwell Tales Book Review
  • Kingdom A&S Championship categories
  • Event Advert: The Feast of Sir Percival and the Quest for the Holy Grail
  • Event Advert: November Crown

November Issue (read here)

  • Missive from Kingdom
  • Eight easy steps to a Lover’s Knot
  • Feast of St Percival photos
  • Dance List for the Crown Prince’s Ball

December Issue (read here)

  • Names for Grant of Arms awards
  • Awards from November Crown 
  • Crown Tourney round by round
  • 1500 era Maths and the SCA
  • Southern Gaard’s First Tourney photo

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2008

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2008

Cover of the February issue of From the Tower, featuring the coronation of Berengar and Bethan, King and Queen of Lochac

January Issue (read here)

  • From the Knight Marshal
  • Health and Safety Advice for camping at Canterbury Faire
  • Event Ad: Twelfth Night Tournament
  • Menu and Report from the December Hafla
  • Etiquette of SCA camping article

February Issue (read here)

  • Missive from the Crown
  • 12th Night Tourney Report
  • Canterbury Faire notices

March Issue (read here)

  • Awards from Canterbury Faire
  • Steward’s Tale of Canterbury Faire
  • The Battle of Blue Cheese Tavern
  • Recipes from Canterbury Faire
  • Baronial Anniversary Information
  • Mind your Manners

April Issue (read here)

  • Report and recipes from St Kessog’s First Feast
  • Amusement A Poem
  • Cuppe Perilous

May Issue (read here)

  • Officer Columns
  • Baronial Anniversary Report
  • Crown Tournament Information
  • Caidan Award of Arms project
  • Mind your Manners

June Issue (read here)

  • A Rare Patchwork Cushion article
  • Crown Tourney event report
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • Event Ad: Castleburn’s Midwinter Convivium
  • Mind Your Manners

July Issue (read here)

  • Yule event review
  • Canterbury Faire Site Allocations
  • Leoncello Dance
  • Event Ad: Collegium and Florentine Ball

August Issue (read here)

  • Kingdom Notices
  • The Wearing of Garb song
  • Mignotta Veccia and Belfiore Dances
  • Event Ad: St Crispin’s Day
  • Mind Your Manners

September Issue (read here)

  • SCANZ notice
  • Martial Matters
  • Event Ad: Collegium and Florentine Ball
  • Event Ad: St Crispin’s Day

October Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Succession Process
  • Martial Matters
  • Florentine Ball Review
  • Thornspell Launch
  • Bal d’Argent announcement

Baronial Succession Issue (read here)

  • Seneschal’s Comments
  • Baronial Succession Process
  • Candidate Statement
  • Polling Form

November Issue (read here)

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Stew
  • Matters Martial
  • St Crispin’s Day event report
  • Heraldic Symposium event

December Issue (read here)

  • St Crispin’s Event picnic photos
  • Matters Martial
  • Sententiologist for Hire
  • Event Ad: Black Swan Revel
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2007

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2007

Cover for the January 2007 issue of From the Tower featuring a page from the Book of Kells

January Issue (read here)

  • Candied Fruit Peel
  • Missive from the South
  • The Viking Raiding Boat song

February Issue (read here)

  • Making Cordials
  • Event Ad: Midwinter Coronation
  • Medieval Stuff Evening

March Issue (read here)

  • Event Ad: Baronial Anniversary
  • Baronial Populace Survey
  • Canterbury Faire Poem
  • A Guide to Potlucks
  • Missive from St Kessogs

April Issue (read here)

  • Southron Gaard Renaissance Challenge
  • I love a Good Mystery – article
  • Life of a Bard poem
  • The Baronial Trailer

May Issue (read here)

  • Southron Gaard Renaissance Challenge
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • I am the Very Model of the SCA Nobility
  • Event Ad: St Kessog’s First Feast

June Issue (read here)

  • Yule Poetry Contest
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • Grand A&S Competition
  • The Target and the Arrow Poem

July Issue (read here)

  • Southron Gaard Augmentation of Arms
  • Poems on a Swan and a Ghost
  • Event Ad: Midwinter Coronation

August Issue (read here)

  • A Heavy Fighter Poem
  • Awards from Midwinter Coronation
  • Grand A&S Competition

September Issue (read here)

  • Bransle Charlotte Poem
  • Honey article
  • Robin Hood – A Review
  • What happened this month in history

October Issue (read here)

  • Officer Vacancies
  • Southron Gaard Renaissance Challenge
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire

November Issue (read here)

  • Officer Vacancies
  • Southron Gaard Renaissance Challenge
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire

December Issue

  • No issue

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2005

From the Tower – Back Issues – 2005

Cover image for the January 2004 issue of From the Tower, featuring a woodcut of a Pelican in its Piety

January Issue (read here)

  • First electronic edition
  • Event Ad: A Grand Pas d’Armes
  • Half Circle Theatre Information
  • Canterbury Faire 2005 information
  • Page’s Page

February Issue (read here)

  • Baronial heirs: Bartholomew and katherine
  • Event Ad: Baronial Anniversary
  • Page’s Page
  • Canterbury Faire 2005 information
  • Medieval Women and Education article

March Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Scriptorium 
  • Map of the Kingdom of Lochac
  • Batholomew’s First Spell
  • March Muster
  • Medieval Women and the Diverse Role they played article
  • Medieval manners

April Issue (read here)

  • Southron Gaard Siege Engine Challenge
  • Missives received by Their Excellencies
  • Southron Gaard Singing Group
  • Southron Gaard’s Paladin of the Caidan Coasts

May Issue (read here)

  • Arts and Science workshop
  • Ultimatum and Response
  • Southron Gaard Enlistment Song
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • Event Ad: Merchant’s Ball

June Issue (read here)

  • Southron Gaard Siege Engine Challenge Rules
  • Event Ad: Yule
  • Making Recommendations article
  • Southron Gaard Financial Committee
  • Camping without a Cooler article

July Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Hangings Project
  • Emigration Impost
  • New Captain of the Southern Reaches
  • A Night of Gostes and Shadowes
  • A Chance to Show Off?

August Issue (read here)

  • Baronial Hangings Project
  • Waipara Working Party
  • Heritage Week

September Issue (read here)

  • Waipara Working Party
  • Event Ad: Siege Engine Challenge Encampment
  • Heritage Week

October Issue (read here)

  • Event Ad: Siege Engine Challenge Encampment
  • Event Ad: 1066 and All That
  • Heritage Week

November Issue (read here)

  • Medieval Stuff Evening
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire
  • Event Ad: Siege Engine Challenge Encampment
  • Event Ad: 1066 and All That
  • Event Ad; St Catherine’s Faire

December Issue (read here)

  • Medieval Stuff Evening
  • Event Ad: Canterbury Faire
  • Event Ad: Siege Engine Challenge Encampment
  • Missives from Their Excellencies