Sales are on the rise.
Maybe it is a desire to be, if even for one brief moment, some one else, at some other time, and in some other place. Perhaps it is our longing to be a part of something greater than ourselves that draws us to the past. What ever theory you hold to, the attraction is certainly there. As of late, sentiments seem to be drawn to the medieval and renanaissance periods of time. Medieval reenactment groups are increasing and renaissance faires draw larger and larger crowds than ever before.