Sunday, 3 April 2016

English Civil War conference

PAPERS
1. Prof. Malcolm Wanklyn - ‘The New Model Army and Politics 1659-60’
2. Serena Jones- ‘A ‘Professional Officer’? Colonel George Lisle and professional reputations in the English Civil Wars, 1642-48’
3. Andrew Robertshaw - ‘Cavaliers on the field of Mars: The Honourable Artillery Company and Trained Bands as the training ground for the officers of the ‘London Regiment’ in the Royalist Army 1643-46’
4. Peter Leadbetter- ‘Organising the Perfect Militia. The Leicestershire Trained Bands prior to the Civil Wars’
5. Stephen Ede Borrett- ‘The Rank and File of the British Army 1667 to 1699 from the Deserters’ Notices in the London Gazette’
6. Dr Jonathan Worton - ‘The Advantage Of Cooperation And Conjunction Of Forces: The Battle Of Montgomery And High Command During The First English Civil War’
7. Simon Marsh - ‘A Case of Drakes - James Wemyss and Artillery Innovation in the Civil War’
8. John Barrett- ‘A Rabble of Gentility? The Northern Horse, 1644-45’
ticket price is £25 for a full day of papers, free lunch and unlimited drinks, and a free gudied tour of civil war Shrewsbury at the end of the conference
type 'Cromwell' to receive a £5 discount on ticket price
To order your tickets, please go to to www.helion.co.uk/centuryofthesoldier, email Charles Singleton (charlesjsingleton@yahoo.co.uk), contact us in writing or by telephone

Saturday, 2 April 2016

Battle of Stadtlohn

Battle of Stadtlohn, aerial view by Pieter Snayers.
The Battle of Stadtlohn was fought on 6 August 1623 between the armies of Christian of Brunswick and of the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War. The League's forces were led by Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly.

Ordinäre Flinte 1722

Nobody does Austrian SYW flintlocks do they? This guy does

Der Tolle Halberstädter - Sascha Lunyakov (Illustrator)


 This book looks worth getting if you are interested in the TYW. A book about the army of Christian of Brunswick




Friday, 1 April 2016