Friday, 18 July 2025
Battle of Elixheim 1705
At the Battle of Elixheim, 18 July 1705, also known as the Passage of the Lines of Brabant during the War of the Spanish Succession, the Anglo-Dutch forces of the Grand Alliance, under the Duke of Marlborough, successfully broke through the French Lines of Brabant. These lines were an arc of defensive fieldworks stretching in a seventy-mile arc from Antwerp to Namur.[2] Although the Allies were unable to bring about a decisive battle, the breaking and subsequent razing of the lines would prove critical to the Allied victory at Ramillies the next year.
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Sealed Knot at Hartlebury castle
Just over one week until you can see us at @hartleburycastle
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Dancers c.1620
Painting of a hobby horse with Morris dancers beside the River Thames at Richmond, London; detail of Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c. 1620 (Fitzwilliam Museum, unknown artist)
Cuckolds All a Row The Broadside Band
Listen to the whole album on Youtube here, English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master 1651-1703
My late parents were into country dancing.
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
One King! Wargaming 1685
Steve Carter has started this Facebook group dedicated to miniature wargaming of this episode. He is planning an event for 2026 for wargaming at Chedzoy.
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Figures by the Warre Game who is picking up his new rules tomorrow |
New from Bloody Miniatures
Facebook where there are more figures.
For this one we’re stepping back a generation from the English Civil War, to the tumultuous opening decades of the Seventeenth Century - Jacobean England under the Stuart ascendancy. A febrile time of spies, conspirators and insurrectionists; recusant householders of the old faith sheltering wily Jesuits and other assorted enemies of the state.
Monday, 14 July 2025
Sunday, 13 July 2025
Friday, 11 July 2025
Oudenarde 1708
The Battle of Oudenarde, also known as the Battle of Oudenaarde, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, pitting an Anglo-Dutch force consisting of eighty thousand men under the command of the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Overkirk and Prince Eugene of Savoy against a French force of eighty-five thousand men under the command of the Duc de Bourgogne and the Duc de Vendôme, the battle resulting in a great victory for the Grand Alliance.
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Langport 1645
Battle of Langport - Wikipedia
Today's anniversary. George Goring, Lord Goring - Wikipedia is one of my favourite Royalists.
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Falkirk book launch
**Book Launch**
Vyborg by Alex Goss
Photos by Alex Goss from the Vyborg Frontier festival dedicated to the events of the Great Northern War, which took place this weekend in Vyborg, Russia.
Rebel Scytheman by R Mitchard
Been trying an AI version of my drawing. From the Taylor narrative
Now Munmouth had in his Army 300 Sithers, armd with Sithes, pistols sticking in at their Girdles, and brod sords, in wast belts,63
Sunday, 6 July 2025
Charlie Wesencraft
The sad passing of a wargames pioneer. I had this book. Very useful. Interview with him
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For King and Parliament Tarleton's Jig 1986
This is a great album - I have it on vinyl but I am starting a campaign to get it available digitally. Discogs.
Tracklisting
A1 | Prince Rupert's March/The English March | |
A2 | The French Report | |
A3 | Vive Lle Roy | |
A4 | The Battle Of Worcester | |
A5 | Gather Your Rosebuds | |
A6 | Halfe Hannikin | |
A7 | We Be Soldiers Three | |
A8 | Cuckold's All In A Row | |
A9 | Sir Thomas Fairfax: His March | |
B10 | Psalm CXVII | |
B11 | The Scot's March | |
B12 | Drive The Cold Winter Away | |
B13 | When Cannons Are Roaring | |
B14 | Lord Of Carnavans Jegg | |
B15 | The Clean Contrary Way | |
B16 | When The King Enjoys His Own Again | |
B17 | Millfield | |
B18 | The Rump Song |
Little Warres rules
Okay Devizes Attack is coming up in 2 weeks time LITTLEWARRES will be there both days - with our participation games of the Siege of Devizes . See here

Vive Le Roy 1983 St. George's Canzona
From the album "Music for Roundheads & Cavaliers". List of their albums on Discogs. St George's Canzona Soprano - Rosemary Harrison Countertenor - Derek Harrison Baritone - Ray Attfield 1994 Academy Sound and Vision
Strawhead Sedgemoor 1985 Full Album
A1. Introduction - The Road That Leads To Sedgemoor
A2. Brave Monmouth, England's Glory A3. The Plotting Cards A4. England's Triumph Or The Subject's Joy A5. My Opinion A6. An Epigram On The Death Of Charles II A7. The Accession Of James II A8. Monmouth Landed In The West A9. Monmouth's Come To Norton Town B1. Scotch Song 1679 B2. Sedgemoor - The Night March And The Battle B3. The Death Of Monmouth B4. March From The Funeral Of Queen Mary B5. The Road That Leads To Sedgemoor (Dragon Records) 1985