[Sca-cooks] RE: time was: "Trial By Fire" Ad

[Terry Decker]

> <<< In theory,anyway, we're an educational organization learning and
> studying about the historical period prior to Dec 1, 1600.>>
>
> *Prior to 17th century which starts January 1,1601.
> There are those Kingdoms that have members that do Cavalier or periods up 
> to
> 1650. Why 1650? I do not know, only that I am told that that is as far as
> SCA folks are willing to tolerate out of SCA period. Ten years ago the
> tolerance date stopped around 1605, maybe someone got dyslectic with the
> date.
>
>
> Lyse

In the early days of the SCA, one of the widely used publications (Queen 
Carole's Guide, I think) used 1650 as the cut off date rather than the 
"pre-17th Century" stated in Corpora.  1650 became the "generally accepted" 
but incorrect end date.

Bear