https://www.fort-louvois.com/.../bivouac-du-xviiieme-siecle/
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Thirty Years War Wallenstein festival in the Czech republic. Held every two years so enough tinme to prepare.
Valdštejn festivities 2026 are already in the past. We thank everyone who were not discouraged by the weather and enjoyed it with us. And we thank all those who participated in their preparations and during the course! We had a blast!
We look forward to seeing you again in 2028 
video: StoryMages
Battle of Rocroi
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The Battle of Rocroi, fought on 19 May 1643, was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War between a French army, led by the 21-year-old Duke of Enghien (later known as the Great Condé) and Spanish forces under General Francisco de Melo only five days after the accession of Louis XIV to the throne of France after his father's death. Rocroi shattered the myth of invincibility of the Spanish tercios, the pike and shot infantry units that had dominated European battlefields for the previous 120 years. The battle is therefore often considered to mark the end of Spanish military greatness and the beginning of French hegemony in Europe in the second half-17th century during the reign of Louis XIV.[6] After Rocroi, the Spanish progressively transformed the tercio system incorporating more of the line infantry doctrine used by the French over time.[7][6]
Monday, 18 May 2026
La Maison militaire du Roi
'Ce soir nous vous présentons le groupe de la Maison Militaire du Roi présent aux Heures Historiques de Sully-sur-Loire'
Friedrich II "Der Grosse"* – Flötenkonzerte Und Sinfonien
1985.
Although King Frederick only composed sporadically in his later years—almost his entire life’s work dates from before the Seven Years’ War in 1756, which brought Prussia and its ruler to the verge of ruin—the flute, and flute-playing, remained his loyal companions to his dying days. As late as 1770 the famous soprano Elisabeth Mara acclaimed his ‘strong, full tone and great proficiency’. And the well-travelled English music historian Charles Burney explicitly praised Frederick’s skills: ‘His playing was superior, in many respects, to anything I had heard from amateur or indeed professional flute-players.’ His own compositions, which he performed in small private concerts, were highly valued for their quality, although Frederick would have been well aware that in Quantz, Graun, C.P.E. Bach and other musicians in his court orchestra he had assembled a group of outstanding performers who would breathe new life into the musical life of Berlin and Potsdam in the middle of the 18th century and would have far-reaching effects as the fine arts moved towards a new cultural aesthetic of sensibility, ultimately ushering in the era of Sturm und Drang.
– Detlef Giese
English translation: Saul Lipetz
Recordings by Frederick II King of Prussia | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos
North Star Military Figures news
First look at the new Musketeers range in metal. Released June 2026. North Star Military Figures - Home Page
Charge! rules
Declaration of War 1756
(French and Indian War) | George II's formal declaration of
GEORGE II, King of England (1683-1760). His Majesty’s Declaration of War against the French King … Given at Our Court at Kensington, the Seventeenth Day of May, 1756. London: printed by Thomas Baskett, 1756.
Fantassin italiens, vers 1660
Sunday, 17 May 2026
For World Baking Day
Battle of Zusmarshausen
The Battle of Zusmarshausen was fought on 17 May 1648 between Bavarian-Imperial forces under von Holzappel and an allied Franco-Swedish army under the command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel and Turenne in the modern Augsburg district of Bavaria, Germany. The allied force emerged victorious, and the Imperial army was only rescued from annihilation by the stubborn rearguard fighting of Raimondo Montecuccoli and his cavalry.[6]
Zusmarshausen was the last major battle of the war to be fought on German soil during the Thirty Years' War, and was also the largest battle (in terms of numbers of men involved; casualties were relatively light) to take place in the final three years of the war.
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Greensleeves - Music from the Court of King Henry VIII
Various artists. There is a play 1536 that is causing a stir at the moment.
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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Musketeers with rests
If I had my own ECW regiment I would have the shot use rests. It seems o-one does it any more and I think they should. Yes it may seem difficult but they had them in the period for the most part so we should make the effort, especially if your regiment is from the early years. With the 30 YW anniversaries upon us we should be willing and able to use rests.
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Monday, 11 May 2026
Dick Turpin
I didn't watch this when it was first aired being a young adult but I think I will give this a try.
A community at War - the Civil War in Bath and North Somerset
Today is Somerset Day and I got this book from the library. It seems good - lots of pics.
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Sunday, 10 May 2026
Big guns at Konigstein
When story suddenly gets really LOUD. On 17.05.2026 it will be said at the fortress of Königstein: ears open - now they are shooting!
The gunners of Auguste des Starken fire several shots with the legendary "Starken Auguste" - a 300-year-old cannon.
Where? At the George Bastion.
When ? From 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
A real spectacle of smoke, thunder and history - not for the faint of heart!
Join us live as the fortress shakes.
Friday, 8 May 2026
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Seven Times Salt Prince Rupert's March
The whole album is here
17th C Fifers companion, yorkshirecorpsofdrums.com/16th Century.html
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Bishops' Wars image
File:The armies embrace.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
