At the Sign of the Sword

Jay Maxwell is a leading Master of Defence, teaching Historical European Martial Arts,

particularly English, German and North Italian Swordsmanship.

Date: Saturday, 13th September 2025

Time: 12pm

Location: The Worshipful Company of Cutlers, Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

Ticket Price: £10 adult / £5 concessions

Swords and sword making in London, and the transitions of tradition from medieval to

modernity. Few objects are as evocative as the sword and there is good reason for this.

Here in Cutler’s Hall, the heart of London’s Sword-making, we will consider the purpose and

legality of civilian weaponry, their manufacture and instruction, and how this was

perceived by legal and constitutional authorities.

Finally, we will explore class-based violence as a means of establishing social credit within society. All set within the context of the tiny microcosm that is London.