[Moo] Idea for an "educational" event

[Heidi Karin Wheeler-Sheppard]

I think it would be fun! 

Heidi Karin Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 12, 2013, at 1:18 AM, Maven <sk8maven at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Originally posted on Abhainn Iarthair list, forwarding to Barony as a whole:
> 
> My recent genealogical activities have somewhat incidentally given me
> the following idea for an interactive skit at some type of upcoming
> educational event.
> 
> Everybody knows that "Sir Thomas Malory" wrote the Morte d'Arthur (aka
> the story of King Arthur) - but how many people know who "Sir Thomas
> Malory" really was?
> 
> It turns out that there are three major contenders to the title of
> "author of the Morte", each with arguments for and against: Sir Thomas
> Malory of Newbold Revel (who was definitely both a knight and a prisoner
> - and a real scoundrel), Thomas Mallory, Esq., of Papworth St. Agnes
> (probably not a knight, maybe a person held in "protective custody",
> father of ten children and a more or less respectable citizen), and
> Thomas Mallory of Hutton Conyers (about whom very little is known for
> certain).
> 
> The idea is to have three assistants each take the role of one of the
> contenders and play it like "To Tell the Truth", with each of them
> trying to convince the audience that he is the real author. (The
> audience vote will determine who was the most convincing - there is no
> one right answer.)
> 
> [Question: how many people still remember "To Tell The Truth"?]
> 
> Whoever takes Newbold Revel will be required to stick to the truth as
> far as it is known - which is fairly fantastic in any case.
> 
> Papworth St. Agnes can exaggerate, elaborate, and equivocate within the
> limits of what is known about him.
> 
> Hutton Conyers can make stuff up pretty much at will, as long as he
> stays consistently in-period.
> 
> I don't know if the canton could pull this off unaided - might have to
> take it to Baronial level, or put it up to Sylvan Glen (they're nearly
> Barony-sized as it is).
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Maven
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