Renaissance Festivals – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:03:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Renaissance Festivals – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 FAQ#3: Going Medieval https://www.karencushman.com/faq3-going-medieval/ Thu, 10 May 2018 12:00:46 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=2045 Read more]]> Do you remember your first exposure to medieval history? What clicked with you about that time?

In 1965 and many years after, I attended Renaissance Faires and was enchanted by the color, the music, the people, the language and food and life.  I transported the fair in my mind to the middle ages and held the memory tightly for 25 years until it blossomed in Catherine Called Birdy.

Renaissance Festival
Renaissance Festival (photo credit: Carol Mudd)
Renaissance Festival
Paved roads were a rarity! (photo credit: Carol Mudd)

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