The Secrets of Wootz Damascus Steel Loades Of History 2017-11-22 | A 50-minute documentary about the legendary Al Pendray, together with two swordsmiths from Jordan, and their quest to produce authentic wootz Damascus steel with ores mined from a historical mine in Jordan - a mine that is known to have produced weapons for Saladin himself.
POCKET PISTOLS Loades Of History 2024-01-26 | This 8-minute video looks at self-defence in the Golden Age of Coach Travel. The main focus is on the astonishingly ingenious pocket pistol. To give context I also talk about the blunderbuss and the nature of wounds from a regular flintlock pistol. All the images were filmed for inclusion in two films I made for History Hit ( History)in 2022. ‘Stand and Deliver’ is about Highwaymen and ‘Quicksilver’ is the fascinating story of the origin of the Mail Coach in Britain, featuring a working reconstruction of an original Mail Coach called “Quicksilver’. Both these 40-minute films can be viewed on the History Hit channel by clicking on the links below.All filming leaves chunks on the cutting room floor. However I was so intrigued by the pocket pistols (casualties of the edit) that History Hit kindly gave me permission to make this little film to showcase them. access.historyhit.com/videos/stand-and-deliver-the-truth-about-highwaymenaccess.historyhit.com/videos/quicksilver-mail-coach
DOGS: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks Loades Of History 2020-10-30 | A short video introducing my book about dogs and history. It is published in the UK by White Owl Books (an imprint of Pen-and-Sword Books) and is distributed in the US by Casemate IPM. If you care about the future of our dogs, it is not a bad idea to have a broader understanding of their past.
Archery Its History And Forms Loades Of History 2020-06-19 | I made this video twenty-five years ago, in 1995. Some of it is looking a bit dated now and I have adjusted some of my thoughts about power, range and penetration with regards to the longbow. Current thinking on these issues is much better expressed in my book 'WAR BOWS'. However I thought it was time to make this old film freely available to a new audience. It was filmed on location in the glorious grounds of Knebworth House with a group of dear friends (some sadly no longer with us). I have happy memories of making it. It was intended as a celebration of much of the wonderful diversity that a study of historical archery offers. I hope that, in some ways it still does that
HORSE ARCHERY with Mike Loades Loades Of History 2017-11-21 | A 2-minute film demonstrating horse-archery and building the bond between a horse-archer and his horse.
Swords and Swordsmen Loades Of History 2017-11-21 | An introduction to my book 'Swords and Swordsmen'. Now available in both hardback and paperback.amazon.com/Swords-Swordsmen-Mike-Loades/dp/1526706466/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512014406&sr=8-1&keywords=swords+and+swordsmen
