The Tadcaster Militia is a group of men and women drawn together by a love of rapier combat and other ridiculous things. This website sheds light on the hows and whys of the group.

We meet Wednesday nights from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, PA. The Militia boasts over two dozen members, taking part in various activities as a unit. Interested in learning more about the group? This page describes our reasons for being, structure, and the like. This one can tell you where Tadcaster is. Over here you'll find our collective travel and event stories, and here are our quotable utterances...so you can get an idea of what we're talking about. Or not.

What's New?

  • New photos! Five or six months late, but moving fast - September's EKU and October's Bhakail Commons.
  • Vivat to the newest bearer of the Honor of Tadcaster, Lord Meryke Winterbourne!
  • New article! Madame Bruni offers her thoughts on making heraldic consultations easier for heralds and submitters. Available in Word or PDF.
  • LOLTadz! Got pictures that made you ROFL? If you'd like them to be considered for LOLTadz, send 'em to Ian.
  • Griff and Collin have K&Q Rapier in the planning, February 28th at the Williamson Free School. We'll be helping out, as well as hoping to keep "the Streak" alive - if the next King's or Queen's champion were from Tadcaster, we wouldn't complain.
  • New quotes.
  • Even now, there remains a chance that we're still SO gonna get banned. Ask us why...we might even tell you.

For further information, contact Ian Raven, the . Be warned, though: he's a bit mad.

Old, but still amusing: did you see this billboard?

July 2009
7/2 - 7/5 Northern Region War Camp Shire of Glenn Linn - Warrensburg, NY
7/2 - 7/5 Known World Dance Symposium VII Kingdom of Ealdormere - Hamilton , ON
7/3 - 7/5 Ruantallan's Baronial War Camp Barony of Ruantallan - LANSDOWNE, NS
7/3 - 7/5 Montevale Summer Demo: Wolfhunt Returns! Shire of Montevale - Fayetteville, PA
7/10 - 7/12 Great Northeastern War XXIII Province of Malagentia - Hebron, ME
7/10 - 7/12 Haggis & Scottish Games VII Shire of La Selve d'Aure - Montbeillard, QC
7/12 Christmas in July (Toy's for Tot's Warlord Tourney) Barony of Iron Bog - Pemberton , NJ
7/17 - 7/19 East Kingdom War Camp Shire of Eisental - Lehighton, PA
7/24 - 8/9 Pennsic XXXVIII Kingdom of East/Aethelmearc/Middle -
August 2009
8/23 Carolingian Archery & Thrown Weapons Championship Barony of Carolingia - Bedford, MA
September 2009
9/11 - 9/13 Pointless War Shire of Caer Adamant - Townsend, DE
9/11 - 9/13 Demo: Green Lane Scottish/Irish Festival Shire of Hartshorn-dale - Green Lane, PA
9/12 Herbal Symposium II Barony of Settmour Swamp - Maplewood, NJ
9/12 - 9/13 John Barleycorn - Welcome! Canton of Northpass - Putnam Valley, NY
9/19 Lost Tip Archers' Gathering Shire of Panther Vale - Randolph, VT
9/19 (It Takes my Child to) Raze a Village Canton of Gleann nam Feòrag Dhuibhe - Media, PA
9/19 - 9/20 Wrightstown Renaissance Faire Shire of Buckland Cross - Newtown, PA
9/19 Arrows and Ale Barony of An Dubhaigeainn - Huntington, NY
9/25 - 9/27 River War Barony of Iron Bog - Williamstown, NJ
October 2009
10/9 - 10/11 Known World Academy of the Rapier / Known World Costuming Symposium Barony of Bhakail - Philadelphia, PA
10/17 Sundered Shields & Masked Measures III Shire of Hartshorn-dale - Blue Bell, PA
10/23 - 10/25 Ghost, Ghouls and Goblins Barony of Carillion - Manalapan, NJ