I've just obtained the Freezywater Heraldic Banners books, and shall be posting a comprehensive listing of the corrections I would suggest making to the...
Good to see the Brampton piece has generated a bit of interest. Dave, and indeed several others, have suggested that I show my face at this group, and...
Oh, dear.... much too late! I did say MINOR errors, but then I haven't even started on the Lords and Knights, which are less well known... The Neville of...
Welcome. Haven't had a go at Brampton yet, but I have been ploughing through the entire nobility and knightage of 1453-1509... I'm compiling a sheet of...
... I thought that the real pedantry about coats of arms started under Richard III, when the Heralds got their charter, and that hard and fast rules as weu ...
Mmmm, I rather think Nobles were very careful about which arms they bore. Cartainly in the Tudor age one Howard of Norfolk was sentenced to death for presuming...
From: "theblackprussian" <theblackprussian@...> ... More to do with possible treason and a suspicious king perhaps than being nicked by the heraldry...
... Actually Henry Howard, earl of Surrey - who was arrested as part of a plot by the reformist faction headed by Seymour to take control upon Henry VIII's ...
This prompted by a letter to Hobilar. You don't have to have too long a memory to recall a time when WRG-speak was the lingua franca for our period (for those...
I've posted a works file in the Heraldry section with my annalysis of Freezywater Heraldic Flags Volume I, inluding a few corrections and some suggested...
... You would be better saving a rich text version. Then more people will be able to view it and it should open directly in most browsers. -- Martin...
... [SNIP] So should wargaming related articles use a game ... assume universal ... gallowglass? There are two groups of people you do not want to discourage: ...
This battle was fought on 29th July 1487 as part of the Breton War of that same year. This reference has cropped up in an article I am working on: Louis II de...
Bearing in mind that some members may be pure historians rather than wargamers I would suggest wargames neutral. The moment any hobby or magazine creates its...
Hi, I am new to the society and while I was very 'into' early medievals the last time I had time to spare (about 20 years ago)I do not have that level of...
Most buckers would be steel or iron as the style of fighting called for it to be 'punched' with, both as a small shield and as an alternative to the main...
This 'swashing' sound is the origin of the term 'swashbuckler' and was probably of more use at street-fighting level rather than on the battlefield. This is...
Thanks for all the information on bucklers. I will certainly take your advice on the colour schemes. I also found the swashbuckling sideline fascinating. What...
Freezywater Volume II review posted. I've merged this with Vol I, as a considerable amount of cross checking between volumes is needed, and so a few things...
Vexillia are pleased to announce the availability of knights from their 15 mm Eastern Medieval range. Cast in lead free pewter these high quality miniatures...
Hi All, i`m now doing a wotr army in 40mm and want to use poleaxed 2 or 3 when its out, can anyone recommend the best way to base up my troops and size for...
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