Mike Bushell gets to the point of fencing

Name: Mike Bushell gets to the point of fencing
Uploaded: 2012-03-10T13:57:43.000Z
Duration: 2 min 38 s
Description: The BBC's Mike Bushell tries his hand at fencing, which has been played since Roman times and was one of the most popular forms of staged entertainment in the 16th century.

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The BBC's Mike Bushell tries his hand at fencing, which has been played since Roman times, and was one of the most popular forms of staged entertainment in the 16th century.

It is now enjoying a present-day renaissance, thanks to swashbuckling films like Pirates of the Caribbean.

10 March 2012