Kronoskaf
Friday, 30 August 2024
15mm Garde Françaises
Khurasan Miniatures has just released French Guards for our 15mm War of the Spanish Succession range:
https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/marlburian.html
There are Guards, Guards Grenadiers, and Guard command. They have the elaborate lace of the guards, which is particularly distinctive on the officers. Sculpted by the late Mike Broadbent.
Thursday, 29 August 2024
Strelets WSS
I really like the Strelets range of 1/72 WSS. Such a well sculpted selection of subjects. They went quiet presumably due to the war but they have just released some new sets. Wishing them all the best. I think these are new sets but I may be wrong. Apologies if I am.
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Monday, 26 August 2024
War is My Homeland
"I just published my 17th century rules, War is our Homeland.
War is Our Homeland is a set of Historical miniature wargame rules that will allow you to play the big battles of the Thirty Years War, English Civil War, Dutch Revolt, The Deluge, and more. The game is meant for 2 or more players to be able to learn in a few minutes, play in an evening, without a ridiculous amount of miniatures, and do all of those things without sacrificing historical fidelity.
War is our Homeland allows players to capture the greatest battles of the 17th century such as Breitenfeld or Marston Moor. The game is command and control focus, putting you in the shoes of a historical commander such as Gustavus Adolphus or Oliver Cromwell. The combat system is elegant to allow players to focus on the major command decisions without getting bogged down in the rules. More information about the game in the link below.
Brand new players can finish a game in under 3 hours.
Most scenarios can be played on a 6×4′ or 4×4′ table with 8-20 units per side.
Players feel like the great leaders of the period such as Wallenstein or Mansfeld.
4 Historical scenarios included, Mingolshiem 1622, Lutzen 1632, Zusmarshausen 1648, and Edgehill 1642.
https://thinkingmangames.com/war-is-our-homeland/
The rules are available from Wargames Vault in both print and pdf formats. A scenario book for the early period of the Thirty Years War and a scenario book for the English Civil Wars are also available with more soon to come. I hope you enjoy the game as much as I do! "
https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/28305/Joshua-Rowe
Sunday, 25 August 2024
Saturday, 24 August 2024
Miniature c1762. Recruiting sergeant of the Soisonnais infantry.
Miniature by Louis Nicholas can Blarenberghe. Miniature c1762. Recruiting sergeant of the Soissonais infantry.
Norton St. Philip
They are doing some filming in Norton St. Philip this September. North Street. Wouldn't it be great if it was Monmouth related?
Monmouth film for BBC Education 2000
Does anyone have a copy of this? Film we made about the Rebellion. We had speaking parts and filmed at places like the George at Norton St. Philip. We had speaking parts. It was great.
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| Ralph Mitchard as Nathaniel Wade at Lyme Regis |
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Khurasan 15mm news
Khurasan Miniatures has added charging French infantry to our 15mm Late 17th C. range:
https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/late-seventeeth-century.html
The two sets are called “Furia Francese” — musketeers with plug bayonets in (one is using a clubbed musket), as well as command for same, and are doing what the French did best in this period — rolling up to have your guts.
They have the distinctive French shoulder ribbons, but if you’d like to depict some other nation in a pugnacious mood, it is a few swipes of an xacto to remove those.
Quebec Expedition 1711
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| Pic from https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/colonial-american-troops-16101774-1-9781841763248/ |
The Quebec expedition, or the Walker expedition to Quebec, was a British attempt to attack Quebec in 1711 in Queen Anne's War, the North American theatre of the War of Spanish Succession. It failed when seven transports and one storeship were wrecked and some 850 soldiers drowned in one of the worst naval disasters in British history.
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Mária Terézia Magyar Katonái by Somogyi Győző / Hungarian soldiers of Maria Theresa / Cser Kiadó 2011 / Paperback
Another interesting looking book on Hungarian soldiers of the SYW. Thanks to Andrey again. I have always been impressed by Hungarian fashion.
Did Monmouth's Rebellion matter?
5 September. A talk at the Museum of East Dorset by Professor Ronald Hutton. Details here
This talk seeks to answer the questions of how far King James II threatened the liberties and religion of the English, and therefore whether the Duke of Monmouth’s men were justified in rebelling against him, and if the subsequent and successful Glorious Revolution rescued England from a different, and worse, future.
Wine, Beer, hot drinks and snacks will be available to purchase from 6.30pm and the talk will begin at 7pm.
Biography: Ronald Hutton is Professor of History in the University of Bristol, the Gresham Professor of Divinity at London, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries, the Learned Society of Wales, and the British Academy. He has held a number of public posts and is currently a member of the Historic Estate Conservation Committee of Historic England and also the chair of the first national Blue Plaques Panel. He has published eighteen books and ninety-five essays on a wide range of subjects including British history between 1400 and 1700, ancient and modern paganism in Britain, the British ritual year, and Siberian shamanism.
This is a fundraising event and all profits go towards the running of the museum
Monday, 19 August 2024
Hanoverian Foot Guards in the SYW
This regiment would be good to recreate. They were stationed in England (Maidstone) in the beginning of the SYW. Kronoskaf
"On Monday 13th September 1756 a German soldier walked into a shop in Maidstone, Kent, to buy some handkerchiefs. What happened next helped bring down a government and led to a big change in military policy."
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Visit to Narva
It is 20 years since this visit by David Allen of Wells Somerset to Estonia for the 300th anniversary of Narva 1704. The Blenheim bicentennial had become unviable so we pitched in with the Narva 300th. He had a great time and was treated very well. I couldn't go but helped from the side.
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Paul Sandby Redcoat
I think this is what British troops during the Seven Years War. They didn't look like War of Austrian Succession redcoats. The regulations of 1768 were making the changes that happened official.
Frome Model Centre
This shop is worth visiting. Frome is a good place for a day out. Funnily enough back in the 70s it was above this shop that has the early days of Frome wargames club. It was a bike shop then. https://fromemodelcentre.com/
The Moonraker Full Movie (1958)
Watch it here. A lot of films portray the Roundheads as the bad guys and this is one. Not a great film but it's O.K. and you can see what the 50s fingers would have seen when they saw a Civil War movie. Wiki
indeed The Moonraker should be interpreted as Clark's 'last stand' on politics and film culture. Rather than display a preference for the attractive and swashbuckling Cavaliers (as is so often evident in British popular culture), Clark's film takes care to establish the moral superiority of the Roundheads. Its soldiery are on the whole presented as moral men convinced of the probity of their cause, and Cromwell (John Le Mesurier) is a dignified and balanced leader. Clark clearly favoured an interpretation of history which presented Puritanism as more sober and even-handed than its alternative."[6]
Cromwell (1970)
While revisiting my Roundhead childhood I may as well mention this movie. I was ten and I loved it. It was up there with films like Waterloo, Zulu, Battle of Britain as a great picture. I have the DVD still
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| Ralph in Frome about 1968 |
Oliver Cromwell Peter Young 1968
More English Civil War nostalgia. I had this and the Charles I one too. How about you?
Simon Rosemary Sutcliff (1953)
I read this when I was at school. I enjoyed it. Read about it here. My library has a copy so I might revisit it. Do you remember it?
Wimbourne talk on 1685
As part of the Wimborne Militia’s 25th anniversary celebrations, renowned historian Professor Ronald Hutton is giving a talk entitled “Did Monmouth’s Rebellion Matter?”.
Was the Duke of Monmouth’s rebellion a justified stand against King James II? Did it truly matter in the grand scheme of English history? Professor Hutton will delve into these questions and more, offering fresh insights into this pivotal moment.
Professor Ronald Hutton is not just any historian. With 18 books and 95 essays under his belt, plus a seat on several prestigious panels, he's a true expert in British history. This is guaranteed to be a fun and enlightening evening.
Taking place at the Museum in Wimborne on Thursday, 5th September, tickets are £10 per person - doors open from 6:30pm with wine, beer, hot drinks, and snacks available. The talk will begin at 7:00pm.
Tickets are on sale now! Just visit our website museumofeastdorset.co.uk. Every ticket sold helps to support the Museum, it’s projects and keeping history alive!
Don’t miss this chance to step back in time and explore whether Monmouth’s Rebellion really mattered!
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Winchester's at Great Chalfield Manor
Turns out my sister went to this event. She said everyone was most friendly. Pics by Anne Rachel. Webpage for the regiment here
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Monday, 12 August 2024
Les Régiments du Passé
Have unveiled their new Royal livery for their drummer. Quite an undertaking.
https://www.facebook.com/regiments.dupasse
