Tuesday 7 February 2023

Clearing the backlog

Finally based about 4 months worth of figures, a mix of projects:

 



Some Duke of Northumberland archers. I fancied a few in different poses, not necessarily losing the arrows, one preparing his stake, two others using their side arms.

 

Two WF Swiss repurposed as Scots

Landsknecht gunners


And a Bad Squiddo undead Landsknecht.

I hope my pace this year will be faster.

Wednesday 1 February 2023

Typological life and genealogy of Edward IV

 

Edward Duke of York with Salisbury and Warwick en route to Calais

 I "discovered" some excellent images from the Typological life and genealogy of Edward IV, an English produced illustrated manuscript from c1470, via a History Today article on Kingship during the WoRs.

Its great to see some different contemporaneous images than the ones that are usually used by most books and articles on the WoRs, with some good armour, tents and civilian high-end clothing, as well as the history of Edward's rise to power including the parhelion at Mortimer's Cross, depicted.

Edwards's life with the Parhelion


Edward's geneaolgy, in the former of the Tree of Jess