Woman in a straw hat sewing.

Two men, one woman, doing the "How Not to Die" presentation by GSM-Bristol. One man looks scared because he's the "patient" they're demonstrating barber surgeon techniques on.

Historical reenactors from GSM-Bristol.

After being "arrested for being too fabulous", the young man shows us his dramatic acting skills in a delightful moment of humor with GSM-Bristol.

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Young man smiling, wearing full armor. Sir Edgeron of Aquataine, portrayed by Jack Cowan of The Jousters.

Older knight, in full armor. Sir Maxmillian the Jousting Earl of Braden, portrayed by Matthew Mansour of The Jousters.

Young man in full armor. Sir Larison, Duke of Arcadia, portrayed by Christopher Murley of The Jousters.

Stern-looking man in full armor. Don Vincenzo di Sicilia, portrayed by Vincent Todd of The Jousters. (he was also a stuntman on Game of Thrones).

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Cannon firing with a blast of fire/smoke coming from the barrel.

A young woman in noble garb smiling and holding an orange.

One of Bristol's "Fantastikals"- the nature-based fairy folk. This is the Owl.

A young man in historical military clothing, holding his bande's flag. He was just promoted to "ensign" in the re-enactor group.

Week 6 is over. #BristolRenaissanceFaire #RenaissanceFairePhotographer #NikonD7200 #Tamron16300 #PattySmithBRF #photography

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A few photos from Week 5. #BristolRenaissanceFaire #RenaissanceFairePhotographer #NikonD7200 #Tamron16300 #PattySmithBRF #photography #QueenElizabethRegina

Smiling child wearing noble's garb with Mom's skirts visible in background

A horse named Draxx, Percheron/friesian cross. Wearing a leather chamfron in black with yellow accents.

Actress portraying Queen Elizabeth at the Bristol Renaissance Faire joust, with her arms outstretched to greet the spectators.

Jousting knights with crossed lances. If I could show this photo to my high school photography teacher, she would love it and I'd get a good grade (40 years ago!).

These photos are from Sunday of Week 4 at the Bristol Renaissance Faire. . #BristolRenaissanceFaire #RenaissanceFairePhotographer #NikonD7200 #Tamron16300 #PattySmithBRF #jousting #TheJousters #photography #joust #jousting #QueenElizabethRegina #horse #knight

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Second weekend of the Bristol Renaissance Faire. And, this is what I do at the faire- I take photos. #BristolRenaissanceFaire #RenaissanceFairePhotographer #NikonD7200 #Tamron16300 #PattySmithBRF #jousting #TheJousters

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Last weekend was the opening weekend to the Bristol Renaissance Faire. And, this is what I do at the faire- I take photos. #BristolRenaissanceFaire #RenaissanceFairePhotographer #NikonD7200 #Tamron16300 #PattySmithBRF #jousting #TheJousters

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What I do in the summer... #RenaissanceFairePhotographer #NikonD7200 #PattySmithBRF #Joust #TheJousters #Horse #knight #jouster #BristolRenaissanceFaire #KenoshaWI #armor #lance #photographer #photography