Bios
Dan Shadrake is the founder of Britannia, one of the countries finest re-enactment groups, specialising in the Gladiatorial combat and 5th century, end of the Roman empire re-enactment. He has appeared in many films, including Gladiator and Faintheart and has been historical advisor on many TV programmes.
Ian Weston has been a member of Britannia since 1998, and has been involved with re-enactment since the 1980's. He has taken part in numerous Film and TV projects. Ian is passionate about history and archaeology and has participated in several digs. He is one of the founder members of Portals to the Past.
Mark Halls is a member of Britannia, and is a amateur archaeologist and historian. One of his hobbies is metal detecting around the area he lives, and he has found many beautiful artifacts.
Andy Pilkington is a member of Britannia who specialise in Gladiatorial and 5th century combat and living history.
He is also a member of the Fauconburg Household and the Dogs of War.
Sir John Pilkington, his Tudor Character is one of Andy's ancestors.
Andy has a deep seated love of history and is about to start a degree in this fascinating subject.
Richard and Beverley Bowring are 1940’s enthusiasts and spend most weekends portraying this fascinating period at events around Britain. They have both worked in education, Richard as a lecturer in Graphic design and Beverly as a teaching assistant.
Steve Pollington is well known author, broadcaster and lecturer on many aspects of early English culture and language. He regularly gives lectures for eductional institutions such as Dr Sam Newton's Wuffing Education (www.wuffings.co.uk), museums, historical societies and the Sutton Hoo Society.
