Being a survey on Personas

[Randy Shipp]

On Thu, 27 Jun 1996 LIB_IMC at centum.utulsa.edu wrote:

> <Antoine D'Aubernoun<"\"Randy Shipp\"" <rshipp at molly.hsc.unt.edu>>
> >Though it's not clear why they should choose to do that...but then, I'm an
> >expatriated Atlantian, and the custom here (which is to say, the ending 
> >date of the SCA's period) may be different.  What is commonly used as the 
> >end of Ansteorra's historical focus?
> 
> As I'm sure you know, there are various schools of thought.  Some people
> go for the "Pre 17th century", meaning 1600 or earlier; while others
> prefer 1620, 1650, and to just by some of the outfits worn at some events
> I've attended, there's a subtle nod to 1700...

I know.  What do you think about that? ;)

> OTOH, I know some people would be just as happy to cut it off at 1500.
> 
> My personal preference is the execution of Charles, as the solid cut off date
> for the end of the "Middle Ages"...

What year was that?

In Service,

Antoine D'Aubernoun
mka Randy Shipp        (who is only on p.77 of Cantor's "Civilization of
rshipp at flash.net        the Middle Ages")