Mike loades

Mike loades has a passion for history and for creating memorable images and, whether directing or appearing on screen, his unique brand is to bring history to life, to connect with it and to make it accessible.

Mike specializes in high-end, scripted, drama reconstructions for historical documentaries and has directed several 60 minute films, broadcast on History and National Geographic channels, as well as for the National Parks Service in the USA. He also writes and directs punchy short-form documentaries and has directed several dozen of these for the video games industry, as well as some for the BBC. More recently he has directed several films for History During and , Mike presented seven films for the successful online channel History Hit. He also wrote, produced and directed these films. He was an on-screen pundit for the studio based series Time

Mike loades

Mike Loades is a British writer, [1] [2] television presenter, [3] director, [4] and military historian. Loades has had several books published on arms and armour topics in addition to one about the history of dogs. He provided commentary about the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in a short documentary for the videogame Total War: Rome 2 in addition to directing other short documentaries for the franchise - The Throwing War and Legionary Kit. While referring to Assassin's Creed , which he had worked as a consultant to Black Flag , he said that he was "blown away" by the work that was put in by the video game industry to make their work more historically authentic. For Ages of Empire IV, he wrote and directed nineteen short films that were embedded in the game as mini-documentaries titled Hands-On-History [15]. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. British television director. Retrieved 4 December United States. The New York Times.

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He has a passion for history and for creating memorable images and, whether directing or appearing on screen, his unique brand is to bring history to life, to connect with it and to make it accessible. Creating sequences that blend historical information with compelling action is a signature element of his on-screen appearances as well as his directing style. Mike has had several books published. The lavishly illustrated Swords and Swordsmen , which is both a history of the sword and of swordfighting styles, is a major work on the subject that has received glowing reviews. His magnum opus on military bows, War Bows, which encompasses the story of the longbow, the crossbow, the composite bow and the Japanese bow, has been similarly well received. His most recent book, DOGS: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks is an account of his hands-on adventures with dogs, tracing their working origins, from the pastures of England to the snowlands of Alaska to the deserts of Jordan.

Mike loades

During and , Mike presented seven films for the successful online channel History Hit. He also wrote, produced and directed these films. Mike wrote and presented this two-hour special for H2. It is a hands-on exploration of the medieval period and breaks away from Mike just doing military topics, though there is plenty of that including a look at knights training, some unique longbow tests with lb bows, siege warfare — shooting through arrow-loops, escalade and trebuchets — and medieval gunpowder weapons. Mike was also able to look at a cross-section of town life and craft skills, to sail on medieval cogs and to travel on ambling horses. He had a leech put on him in a piece about medicine; he did laundry with medieval soaps and he sampled medieval cooking. He ploughed with oxen and rode with hounds in simulated hunting scenes and also flew falcons in a mounted falconry sequence.

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Website by SDK Solutions. Director Reel Read more. Retrieved 27 November Mike specializes in high-end, scripted, drama reconstructions for historical documentaries and has directed several 60 minute films, broadcast on History and National Geographic channels, as well as for the National Parks Service in the USA. Indulge in your favorite movies and series on Soap2Day absolutely free online streaming. Mike Loades is a British writer, [1] [2] television presenter, [3] director, [4] and military historian. Download as PDF Printable version. During and , Mike presented seven films for the successful online channel History Hit. He has had three major books published, Swords and Swordsmen, War Bows and Dogs: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks, with more commissioned books in the pipeline about horses. Germany Israel United States Netherlands. He gives demonstrations, teaches clinics and writes on the subject. Mike is also a practising horse archer and the founder of the first horse-archery club in California — the California Centaurs. While he is perfectly happy to give a straight, sit-down interview, his physical skills can give the sequence added authenticity. Tools Tools.

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Mike has had several books published. Mike Loades — Historical Consultant Mike has worked extensively as a historical consultant for numerous television history documentaries, both in development and in production. His magnum opus on military bows, War Bows, which encompasses the story of the longbow, the crossbow, the composite bow and the Japanese bow, has been similarly well received. The New York Times. His reads combine authority with infectious passion. Categories : British military writers British television directors English television presenters Living people British historians. He has had three major books published, Swords and Swordsmen, War Bows and Dogs: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks, with more commissioned books in the pipeline about horses. Mike is also a practising horse archer and the founder of the first horse-archery club in California — the California Centaurs. He also has an ear for languages and is able to pronounce foreign words naturally. Mike has over 40 years experience in choreographing and directing fight and action scenes. While referring to Assassin's Creed , which he had worked as a consultant to Black Flag , he said that he was "blown away" by the work that was put in by the video game industry to make their work more historically authentic. ISBN Retrieved 27 November An expert on the history of horse-archery.