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Aug 252 min read

Valiant but Doomed

Following on from our refight of Falkirk Muir , Prince Charles Stuart has another chance to secure the British throne for his father —...

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Jul 223 min read

Lifting the Siege of Namur

King Louis XIV in person has led the French army into the Spanish Netherlands to lay siege to Namur. Driven from England by the Jacobites...

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Mar 22 min read

Jacobite joy followed by tears

Having raised the highland clans we gathered yesterday to re-fight Falkirk Muir (1746) with the aim of restoring the rightful King James...

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Nov 8, 20231 min read

The Last Yorkists

Stoke Field (1487) was the last attempt by the Yorkists to regain the throne of England. These figures are also the last Yorkists I...

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Oct 12, 20233 min read

Battle in the Mist

At Barnet in the early hours of 14 April 1471, King Edward IV led his army through a thick mist to attack the Earl of Warwick’s...

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Sep 28, 20233 min read

Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

Some years back we refought the Battles of the Boyne and Aughrim both of which the Jacobite players won. It seemed like a good idea to...

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May 29, 20221 min read

Cromwell helps the French

The latest scenario uploaded to my website is a prelude to the Battle of the Dunes. Set in 1657 it involves an uneasy alliance between...

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Feb 27, 20223 min read

The Battle of Flodden Wargame

Outnumbered by the Scots the English army needed to prod the enemy into attacking, hoping that they could disorder the massive Scottish...

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Feb 26, 20222 min read

Preparing for Flodden

King Henry VIII’s invasion of France left England vulnerable. King James IV of Scotland exploited this when France sought his assistance...

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