... think of a ... still in ... I have never suggested otherwise. The original question was about galleys blockading in support of a siege and we presumed...
I was interested that Eadric Streona came in third IIRC. Thats a pretty esoteric evil doer, and makes me wonder - did they provide some sort of short list of...
... It was also an early example of one of the advantages of privatisation - of assassination in this case ;-) Cordially, John. "Hic Rhodus, hic salta!"...
I think this came from a BBC History Magazine poll in late 2005 (found an entry for it on wikipedia). Historians were asked to provide the name of the worst...
Any comment on the recent Osprey's by Nic Fields? Ancient Greek Fortifications 500-300 BC (Fortress 40) Bronze Age War Chariots (New Vanguard 119) Roman...
The mention of someone looking for a good Elephant figure for use with 15 mm leads to the comment that a lot of us who use plastic base them as if they are 25...
In a message dated 1/31/2006 4:25:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, ... The siege of Tyre was quoted by someone as an example of a galley fleet not being able to...
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Becket of course was Chaucer's "holy blissful martyr." His tomb at Canterbury Cathedral was the most popular destination of pilgrims for centuries until Henry...
Its what I am doing - basing my 20's as for WAB on 20mm bases. I refuse to throw away a single figure, it would be contra to my 'These two wab armies? cost me...
It all depends, as ever, on which side "won" and whether you are on that side now. Lot's of Roman Catholic church run schools are called St Thomas A Becket's...
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Feb 2, 2006 11:51 am
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Just a short note to say that the January Slingshot was posted Wednesday morning so should be with most subscribers this week. Those wishing to subscribe...
... been ... we can ... Nice idea, howver, I fear that the Britain of today is far less tolerant of those who defy authority than once it was. One could say ...
... Ooh - where's the plate? ... Maenchen-Helfen has a couple of pages on canels - "of litle or no importance" in Pannonia, but a bit of evidence for Bactrian...
It all depends, as ever, on which side "won" and whether you are on that side now. Lot's of Roman Catholic church run schools are called St Thomas A Becket's...
Hi Duncan Fancy meeting you here... The plate looks like an Osprey or Montvert one. I can send it to you if you like (email). I read the M-H section on camels....
Reading it now - it looks like an excellent issue, so well done Nik. Good stuff by our own Jim Webster, for instance. I'll echo Nik's plea for more Guardroom...
... lists somebody I've never heard of, and not him. I may not work at the British Museum (but I teach many of those who do! Word and Excel mainly...), but I...
... Thanks, of course much of the material was received by you and you also did a good chunk of editing on it. Plus, of course, the rest of the team - David...
... Mine would be Charles the First; his intransigence provoked the Civil War and all the nastiness which followed. There would have been no Cromwell without...