Talk:Tobias Capwell

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It would be useful to say when he was appointed curator at the Wallace, and when he was elected FSA. I was unable to find either year. Narky Blert (talk) 22:14, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Narky Blert, I added the FSA date; as you can see in the citation, they have a directory of members with membership dates. It's how I found the date (and middle names) for Ian Eaves. I've also added a photo of Capwell from the Richard III of England cortege; I think he's the guy on the left (he's wearing similar armour/mail in this photograph that's definitely of him), but would be nice to confirm. That he armored up for that is a pretty fun fact; have you thought about nominating this at DYK? --Usernameunique (talk) 03:55, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Usernameunique: Thank you! A problem with people active in niche areas is finding coverage which is not only trustworthy but also WP:RS. Capwell gets over the WP:GNG hurdle by passing WP:NACADEMIC#3, and your citation proves it.

There's live footage of Capwell at the reburial in this YouTube video @0:00-0:25 and @6:36-6:45. I agree with you that he's probably riding the grey. IMO the armour is inconclusive; the left pauldron is very similar in both pictures, but Capwell is known for turning up on different occasions in different armours (see the bloggy Order of the Crescent citation). What seals it for me is the mouths in the photo you added.

I came across Capwell by pure accident. YouTube randomly recommended to me a video by scholagladiatoria. I liked it, so I signed up to that channel. I was offered a video which included Capwell, and thought: He looks interesting. I looked for and found other videos - he's a good speaker - and also did some proper searching. Unfortunately, I have found no videos of him in combat.

IMO he could be a good WP:DYK subject: there's an Indiana Jones-like hook in the idea of jouster-turned-academic. Would you like to nominate the article, shepherd it through, and take the credit for yourself? I'm on my way to getting into DYK's bad books for neglecting to pursue one of my nominations. Narky Blert (talk) 22:09, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Usernameunique: I was wrong. As you suggested, he's on the left in the pic, riding the black - horse's mouth evidence. Narky Blert (talk) 19:07, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]