The Revolting Peasants

04/04/2026

Even the table is all aquiver! 😅

The excitment is simply palpable as we kick off the 2026 living history and re-enactment season at The Gathering. This is a reenactor-only event bringing together groups from far and wide to reconnect, relax and prepare for the year ahead.

We'll be preparing more peasant dad jokes and bad puns! And, of course, bringing more history to life.

Thank you to NEMAS for bringing us together again.

26/11/2025

02/10/2025

Fantastic to be part of the Queanbeyan Medieval Fair for a third year in a row! Thank you to all who visited the Revolting Peasants and for your brilliant questions 😁 Great to see the peasants represented in the local WIN News Canberra and chuffed to see our humble footage used for the piece for a second year in a row! 🤩📽 We look forward to seeing you all again next year! In the meantime... be revolting! 😜

27/09/2025

And if you are not certain where to find us on site at the Queanbeyan Medieval Fair we are between the back of the grandstand and the tavern 😁 just walk in the main gate and go straight, you ll find us on the right shortly after.

The Year in the Life of a Peasant presentation will be in the Combat Arena again today at 11.30am.

Our in-depth presentations/demonstrations will be in our encampment from 1pm to 2pm per the last post.

Come say g'day and learn about our peasanty ways 🤩

27/09/2025

For all those who asked us today about the Queanbeyan Medieval Fair program - please see below! In addition, you can catch us doing more detailed presentations in our encampment - come along and learn a thing:

1.00pm
The Peasant, the Sea and the Ship - medieval maritime skills.
Climb on board and set sail for an interactive and immersive experience of the skills, processes and materials of sea-side peasants.

1.30pm
Lifting the veil
Ever wondered what people kept under their caps and coifs? Join us as we lift the veil on medieval hairstyles and discuss possible techniques & interpretations, including a hair lacing demonstration.

2.00pm
Who made who? Who made you?
How you are connected to the lives represented in living history displays and regardless of individual famous ancestors, we're all Peasants.

27/09/2025

We are starting to think that the wind is following us around... surely we don't smell that bad that we need constant ventilation!

A successful first day at Queanbeyan Medieval Fair despite what we think were gale force winds... again! Shades of Newcastle Medieval Festival a few weeks ago 💨🍃

We look forward to a slightly calmer Sunday - come say hello to the Peasants and be sure to catch our demonstrations!

26/09/2025

Bring the fam to this year's Queanbeyan Medieval Fair and find out about how you are related to peasants past!

This year we are giving detailed presentations on topics of great interest. Alex will be regailing us at 2pm this weekend on both Saturday and Sunday with tales of ancestry:

"Who made who? Who made you?
How you are connected to the lives represented in living history displays and regardless of individual famous ancestors, we're all Peasants."

Make your way to our encampment at 2pm to be entertained and educated, Peasant style!

26/09/2025

Join us this weekend at the Queanbeyan Medieval Fair for an in-depth exploration of the life of every day folk in the 13th century. In addition to our main display we will be focusing our lens on some specific topics.

At 1.30pm on both Saturday and Sunday Tracey will be combing through the fascinating details of medieval hairstyles:

"Lifting the veil
Ever wondered what people kept under their caps and coifs? Join us as we lift the veil on medieval hairstyles and discuss possible techniques & interpretations, including a hair lacing demonstration."

Find us in our encampment and become entangled in stories of the practicalities of every day life 800 years ago.

24/09/2025

This year at the Queanbeyan Medieval Fair The Revolting Peasants will be taking you even deeper into the world of regular people in the 13th century by exploring various facets of daily life for different people.

Kicking off the frivolities will be Renee at 1pm on both Saturday and Sunday with her presentation of maritime skills:

"The Peasant, the Sea and the Ship - medieval maritime skills. ⛵️

Climb on board and set sail for an interactive and immersive experience of the skills, processes and materials of sea-side peasants."

Come along to our encampment at 1pm and dive into exploring the past through a maritime archaeology and living history lens! 🌊💦🏊‍♀️

P.S. The front row may or may not be a splash zone 😅

23/09/2025

It is time for our annual journey to the land of clear waters (Queanbeyan comes from the Aboriginal word Kuwinbiyan, meaning 'clear waters').

We'll wear our best, least stained clothes to this year's Queanbeyan Medieval Fair - we are delighted to be there once again. And this year, in addition to our demonstration of the Year in the Life of a Peasant, we have also prepared in-depth presentations on hot peasant topics 🤩🔥 We have no doubt that all peasantry attending the fair will find these of great interest and moderate use in daily life.

Watch this space for more detailed information on each presentation to be held in our encampment on both Saturday and Sunday!

02/09/2025

Newcastle ranks as the 4th windiest city in Australia. In our humble peasant opinion it should be first - average wind speed recorded on the first day of the Newcastle Medieval Festival was 50-60km/hr gusting up to 96! That's enough to blow the coif off a peasant's head! 😲

Good thing these peasants learnt their lesson from last year and windproofed the camp and our displays for visitors to enjoy! We were heartened to see so many people in attendance. Fortunately, Sunday was much more calm. Thank you for your interest in the lives of peasants-past and your fantastic questions!

Thank you also to the organisers and our fellow reenactors for your assistance! We look forward to next year - with a little less wind if possible 😅

Up next - Queanbeyan Medieval Fair on 27-28 September. See you there!

23/07/2025

Oooohhhhh peasants invited to the new castle! 🤩 Ah, no, hold on, it says Newcastle, nevermind. Only joking - we are delighted to be part of the 2025 Newcastle Medieval Festival and look forward to meeting our fellow modern era peasants!