One of the requests we’ve fielded so often is for us to release more armoured pikemen for our Pike & Shotte range. With us starting the release of our Thirty Years War element of the range we felt it was high time we gave you what you so desired. Suitable for armies in both the…
For those of you looking for a a trumpeter with a great deal of panache or perhaps to add to that high command diorama you’ve been thinking of we have just the thing for you in our Mounted Herald… The clarion call of a trumpet could be used to signify a ceasefire and a parley…
A key figure in the Parliamentarian cause Sir Thomas Fairfax, dubbed ‘Black Tom’ for his somewhat swarthy appearance, was a fair-minded General much-loved by his troops. We now bring you a remarkable miniature of Fairfax leading his troops astride his noble steed. Sir Thomas Fairfax ,also known as “Black Tom” due to his dark hair…
A brief discourse on the nature of Dragoons in the Pike & Shotte period by John Stallard. The Dragoon seems to have acquired his name from his principle weapon – the ‘dragon’, a short but large-bored flintlock firearm, slung from a broad buff leather belt and hanging from his side so he could ride unencumbered….
One of the greatest heroes of the English Civil Wars, James Graham, Marquis of Montrose is now ready to lead your troops into battle! “Let me be judged by the laws of God,the laws of nations and nature, and the laws of this land.” So spoke James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose at his trial…
Paul Sawyer