Academie Glorianna

Academie Glorianna Academie Glorianna is a non-profit educational organisation. We educate, study and research the art of Historical European Combat. www.theknightshop.com

Academie Glorianna is a non-profit making educational organisation. Its purpose is to educate, undertake study of and conduct research in Historical European Combat, through interpreting period documents and analysing period weapons and other relevant sources and articles. We primarily train in the style of George Silver (c. 1560s–1620s), a gentleman of England who lived during the late 16th and e

arly 17th centuries. His treatise 'Paradoxes of Defence' was published in 1599, followed in around 1605 with 'Brief Instructions' which remained unpublished until 1898. Silver recommends a highly dynamic system which he deemed effective for duelling, street defence and the battlefield, rather than the contemporary rapier systems, primarily only effective for duelling. Silver's system is characterised by his "flying out" (moving out of distance and therefore to safety) and prioritising survival over style. This was in stark contrast to many fence treatises of the Age - Antonio Manciolino's 'Opera Nova' (c. 1523) and De Sainct Didier's 'Traicte Contenant Les Secrets Du Premier Livre Sur L'Espee Seule' (c. 1573) - preferred fighting with style and grace, even if it meant losing the fight.

09/05/2026
The Academie's crew participating in it's Third Muster of the Fourth Campaign
19/09/2025

The Academie's crew participating in it's Third Muster of the Fourth Campaign

Pre-melee activities
15/06/2025

Pre-melee activities

Pre-Campaign workshop in Brighton, courtesy of the 1595 Club.
12/05/2025

Pre-Campaign workshop in Brighton, courtesy of the 1595 Club.

27/04/2025

Let it be known that on Friday 18th April 2025, Mark Vickers, Mel Harris , Samuel Grant and Zachary Rigby were publicly examined and tried at Clitheroe Castle and were awarded the Degree of Usher.

06/03/2025

It appears we have violated Facebook trade mark regulations and will be cancelling our page. We are attempting to understand how and will be challenging their decision.

Exit the small-sword and enter the cutlass
24/02/2025

Exit the small-sword and enter the cutlass

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