Photo Lycia Moore. They recreate Somerset Militia. Find them on Facebook.
This is another Devereux's picture from Andy. This was at Littlecote house near Hungerford commemorating William III's visit there. I shaved my beard off specially for this event. I have my hand on the tree. Photo Richard Ellis.
As I have mentioned before Andy James is compiling a history of Devereux's for the 50th anniversary. He found these photos of me and my family. I hadn't seen them before. By Richard Ellis.
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| Left to right unknown, Bea, Celia and Susan |
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| Devereux's pikes front rank. I am 2nd from the right. |
Anne Killigrew (1660-85) James II. Killigrew was a poet and painter but died of smallpox aged 25
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Killigrew
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| Anne Killigrew |
In fact there are all the useful ingredients to make the period work including painting guides and fast play rules, organisations and unit strengths. There are some fine photos of miniatures as battle pictures or unit portraits.
This is so useful a book to make the period come to life on the table top. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the period.
The code is: Monmouth20 It will give you a 20% discount of #OneKing1685 until the end of August.
Film by Stephen Moss. Well done to all involved.
This French group are excellent. Here is their Facebook page. They recently did an event at Saint-Malo in a fort that is accessible on foot only at low tide. More on their page.
Officer of the Grenadier company of the Delagardi regiment, the Swedish army during the Great Northern War.The figure is made in 1/30 scale (typically 54 mm by eye) for Troop54. The musket is the work of 3d master Oleg Derbasov.
I run a Facebook group Monmouth Rebellion 1685 annd it is not huge but it is enthusiastic and brings up new things. Like this book. I think it came out in 1989 - anyway I had never heard of it. Gary Marshall bought it but hasn't read it yet. Might track one down.
"After many delays the revamped WarreGame 17thC rules have been collated.
and a mighty tome it is. 140 pages of amended rules with a points system and army guidance to help you build your interpretation of a 17thC Army.
As promised its free to download.
Think of it as as, not so much a Rulebook, as a rich toolkit of ideas to enhance your 17thC wargaming. Tinker with it and let me know how you get on. I'm off to Berlin now and hope to visit Luetzen battlefield later.
Depending on interest I may get it printed in hardback, in the Autumn... but that will be price sensitive"
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:2c405f9a-90a2-386b-89d1-bde712d8a5c9
Excellent sculpts of the Great Northern War in 75mm(1/22). You can buy them from Troop54 or here at
Peter Evans of the Zoyland Heritage fund has a few of these posters by Stephen Beck. 10 pounds plus postage all proceeds to the Church Battlefield exhibition. Go to the contact us section here
My sister took this pic at Chippenham a few weeks ago. She did not know that I know him as I was laid up with an abcess at the time. Andy has been Civil war reenacting since the mid 70s.
Do you remember these? From 1971 I believe. There was a Turk, Highlander, Zulu and many more and they were given away with cereal. About 45mm so no use for wargames. I found these images on the web I don't have them any more but I remember having them. See more here
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| British grenadier |
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| Musketeer |
No longer the Green Regiment we are now Captain Thompson's Company of Scythemen. Still need musketeers so if you are interested hit our Facebook page. A mixed unit of shot and scythes.
Here to see more This weekend was commemorating John Churchill and a pageant was performed to mark the 300th of his passing. There was a part where Sedgemoor was reenacted which is what these photos depict. See the whole day's activities on Stephen Moss's page
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| First Foot Guards |
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| Cavalry skirmish |
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| Royal troops |
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| Rebel or if you prefer Whig reenactors |
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| Coldstream Guards |
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| At point of pike |
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| The Troop recreating Rebel Horse |
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| Attack! |
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| John Churchill - later the Duke of Marborough in action |
