{"id":2316,"date":"2018-01-24T17:38:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2018-01-06T17:39:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T17:39:59","slug":"historical-party-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/historical-party-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical party events"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to themed parties<\/a>, many people tend to pick something based on a television show, film or book series. They might even theme it around the current time of year or something that\u2019s currently in the news. But why not have more historical parties? History themed events<\/a> can be great fun and here we\u2019ll run through a couple of good ideas to get you up and running.<\/p>\n

We know that not all people like fancy dress, deeming it to be a lot of effort compared to just turning up in your work clothes. But not every event has a historical theme affixed to it! Costumes are a must if you want to take guests back in time properly and if you\u2019re really wanting to make your party stand out, why not hire costumed characters to complete the look? Coming with astonishingly detailed costumes that make for fabulous photos, we provide actors who can play anyone from history be it a poor peasant worker through to royalty! Don’t forget to hire a costume for yourself as well!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no good holding your historical party in a venue that doesn\u2019t suit what you\u2019re aiming for. Sure, you could probably hold your event in the local village hall but it doesn\u2019t exactly scream Henry VIII and grandiose, does it? What we\u2019re trying to say is that it doesn\u2019t really scream \u2018ye olde\u2019 when it was built in the 1970s. No, what you need is to hire a venue for your event<\/a> that actually has a bit of history to it! We\u2019re thinking Historic Royal Palaces Hampton Court Palace, Banqueting House or even the British Museum, which has a fine catalogue of ancient items nestled within its walls. So if you want to go historical, start with the setting!<\/p>\n

Well it\u2019d hardly be a historical affair without some form of comedy would it? The royals famously enjoyed being entertained at their banquets by many a fool and you can recreate this by hiring royal footmen or jesters to add to the flavour of your historically themed event. They don\u2019t just meet and greet either; the jesters are able to perform on stilts, entertain with incredible acrobatics and can even hula hoop if you ask them to! We admit that this may not be as historically accurate as other suggestions but we\u2019re fairly certain that your guests will be beaming from ear to ear at their antics!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not really a party if you don\u2019t have music now, is it? We acknowledge that the idea of long summer nights is now a couple of months behind us, but that\u2019s no excuse not to have some form of olde entertainment front and centre for guests to enjoy. Be they providing background music or a short and intimate show, lutists are sure to impress, you\u2019ll almost certainly believe that you have gone back in time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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