Mike Loades

Mike Loades is a British writer,[1][2] television presenter,[3] director,[4] and military historian.[5][6][7][8]

Career

As a television presenter/host he is best known for the BBC series' Time Commanders, Weapons That Made Britain for Channel 4, Weapon Masters for Discovery Networks and Going Medieval[9][10].

Loades appears regularly in television history documentaries as a military historian/historical weapons specialist.[11] He also works as a director for television [12] and as a historical consultant for the video games industry [13]. Additionally he works as a fight choreographer/action arranger[14], who specializes in historical combat.

Loades has had several books published. These are on arms and armour topics in addition to one about the history of dogs.

Loades provided commentary about the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in a short documentary for the videogame Total War: Rome 2. While referring to Assassin's Creed, 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.[6][7]

Filmography

Loades has also directed several television drama/documentary specials, including:

  • USS Constellation - Battling For Freedom, Indigo Films for History Channel 2007
  • The Hunt For Lincoln's Assassin, Indigo Films for National Geographic channel 2006
  • The Plot to Kill Jesse James, Indigo Films for History Channel 2006
  • The Plot to Kill Reagan, Indigo Films for History Channel 2005
  • Archery - Its History and Forms, Running Wolf Productions 1995 (video)
  • Blow by Blow Guide to Swordfighting, Running Wolf Productions 1991 (video)

Bibliography
  • Swords and Swordsmen 2010 Pen and Sword Books ISBN 1-84884-133-7
  • The Longbow 17 September 2013 Osprey Publishing ISBN 978-1-78200-085-3
  • The Composite Bow 2016 Osprey PublishingISBN 978-1-4728-0591 1
  • The Crossbow 2017 Osprey Publishing ISBN 978-1-4728-2460-8
  • War Bows 2019 Osprey Publishing ISBN 978-1-4728-2553-7
  • DOGS: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks 2020 White Owl Books ISBN 1-52674-2306

References
  1. "Pen and Sword Books: Titles by Mike Loades". www.pen-and-sword.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. "Mike Loades". United States. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  3. Going Medieval (TV Movie 2012), retrieved 2018-12-04
  4. "Mike Loades". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. Gaffney, Thomas (22 December 2011). "What's On Today". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. Nunneley, Stephany (27 November 2013). "Total War: Rome 2 mini documentary provides a history lesson on The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest". VG247. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  7. Campbell, Colin (22 July 2013). "Truth and fantasy in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag". Polygon. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  8. Keith Ducklin; John Waller (2001). Sword fighting: a manual for actors and directors. Robert Hale. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7090-6703-0.
  9. Nicola Lees (1 September 2010). Greenlit: Developing Factual TV Ideas from Concept to Pitch: The Professional Guide to Pitching Factual Shows. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-2333-1.
  10. "Going Medieval".
  11. "Mikes work as a historian".
  12. "Mike Loads as a Director".
  13. "Loades work with video games industry".
  14. "Mike Loades as a fight choreographer".
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