The Battle of Langside : 13th May 1568

[harrytheheid]

Fantastic work as always Harry! Also great background info...

Cheers,
Ken

Thanks Ken, and I'm glad you enjoyed the thread.
I wonder if anyone (Scots or not) has figured out precisely what was the "incident from the Wars of the Three Kingdoms circa 1646" that I'm covering in the small diorama which I should get completed next week?
It may or may not have happened, but I grew up devouring books by John Buchan, who is probably best known as the author of "The Thirty-Nine Steps".
Not only that, but he also wrote a biography of one of my boyhood hero's, so I'm inclined to believe the event did actually occur - and it led to the 3-day sack of a city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_John_Buchan

 

[blaster]

A most enjoyable thread. Very creative modelling and diorama settings.
Rgds Victor

 

[harrytheheid]

A most enjoyable thread. Very creative modelling and diorama settings.
Rgds Victor

Thanks for that - appreciated.

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks Ken, and I'm glad you enjoyed the thread.
I wonder if anyone (Scots or not) has figured out precisely what was the "incident from the Wars of the Three Kingdoms circa 1646" that I'm covering in the small diorama which I should get completed next week?
It may or may not have happened, but I grew up devouring books by John Buchan, who is probably best known as the author of "The Thirty-Nine Steps".
Not only that, but he also wrote a biography of one of my boyhood hero's, so I'm inclined to believe the event did actually occur - and it led to the 3-day sack of a city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_John_Buchan

Bells are ringing.
Was the city Aberdeen?

 

[harrytheheid]

Bells are ringing.
Was the city Aberdeen?

I knew I was giving away too many clues....

 

[billyturnip]

Boyhood hero Marquis of Montrose?
I read Crown, Covenant and Cromwell, The Civil War in Scotland by Stuart Reid and How the Scots won the English Civil War by Alisdair McRae not too long ago which is why the bells were ringing... but yes, you gave some big clues.
Roger.

 

[harrytheheid]

Boyhood hero Marquis of Montrose?
I read Crown, Covenant and Cromwell, The Civil War in Scotland by Stuart Reid and How the Scots won the English Civil War by Alisdair McRae not too long ago which is why the bells were ringing... but yes, you gave some big clues.
Roger.

Yeah, I was referring to "Montrose" by John Buchan; and I'm well aware he glossed over a lot of the true history, being just as much of a hero-worshiper of James Graham as myself.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Montrose-J...swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1565023937&sr=8-1

Still, that's two long-standing ambitions now pretty much done and dusted; a diorama featuring Mary Queen of Scots and the almost finished Aberdeen 1646 vignette, although I still need to add the mustache and tiny wisp of beard to the Montrose figure.
Then it'll be time to horse on with the other stuff I have in the pipeline.
My medium term late-Victorian fantasy is really just an excuse to place a diverse range of figures into much the same diorama bases and it's going to take ages to finish all the figures; but....
....just to take a break from it once in a while, there's a small pre-1917 Russian display and a jungle fantasy scene coming up over the next couple of months.

Cheers
H

 

[billyturnip]

Hope you don't mind me hijacking a bit more with this as it's sort of relevant and interesting, to me anyway because I live there.
From the House of Commons Journal Vol. 4 31 October 1646.

The humble Petition of the Inhabitants of Bedall and Askew in Richmondshire, in the County of Yorke, was this Day read; representing, That, in those Two Constablaries, being both but of the yearly Value of Ninety-nine Pounds, old Rent; and that, in Four Months, and odd Days, they have paid to the Scotts, in Assesses, and other Charges, the Sum of Nineteen hundred Pounds Eight Shillings and Ten-pence, as by the Certificates thereunto annexed may appear.
And likewise the Copy of a Warrant dated at Bedall 12 Julii 1646, signed "David Leslie", directed to all Officers and Soldiers under his Command, and signifying his express Pleasure, That Mr. George Metcalfe, of Firby shall have no Officers nor Soldiers quartered upon his Land there, neither pay any Cess or Contribution for that Purpose, nor yet be charged with any Draughts or Horses, according to the Contents of the said Paper, was read.
And the House was informed, That the said Mr. George Metcalfe is a Papist:-

 

[harrytheheid]

Hope you don't mind me hijacking a bit more with this as it's sort of relevant and interesting, to me anyway because I live there.
From the House of Commons Journal Vol. 4 31 October 1646.

Wow Roger, I'm suitably impressed.
You live in the House of Commons?
Well I never did!

Sorry. Lame joke, but couldn't resist.

David Leslie was a typical Lowland Scot and adequate soldier, having learned his trade in the Thirty Years War.
Was his behavior after Philliphaugh justified? After all, the captured Irish had been promised quarter if they laid down their arms.
Or should it just be put down to the toxic intolerance of the mid-17th century?

 

[billyturnip]

Wow Roger, I'm suitably impressed.
You live in the House of Commons?
Well I never did!

Sorry. Lame joke, but couldn't resist.

David Leslie was a typical Lowland Scot and adequate soldier, having learned his trade in the Thirty Years War.
Was his behavior after Philliphaugh justified? After all, the captured Irish had been promised quarter if they laid down their arms.
Or should it just be put down to the toxic intolerance of the mid-17th century?

Imagine living in the House of Commons, that's the thing of nightmares.
Leslie's behaviour after Philliphaugh was probably one of the things he learnt in Europe during the TYW.
This little conversation is putting me in the mood for rereading those books I mentioned earlier and getting out some of the 30mm flats I have from the period. If I wasn't going back to work tomorrow it would be a certainty.

 

[harrytheheid]

Imagine living in the House of Commons, that's the thing of nightmares.
Leslie's behaviour after Philliphaugh was probably one of the things he learnt in Europe during the TYW.
This little conversation is putting me in the mood for rereading those books I mentioned earlier and getting out some of the 30mm flats I have from the period. If I wasn't going back to work tomorrow it would be a certainty.

The entire era of "The Wars of Religion" in Europe are a source of major fascination.
This one's fairly interesting;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Europes-Tr...002TJLETG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

This relatively obscure Michael Caine movie set during the TYW is pretty good as well;
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065969/?ref_=nv_sr_4?ref_=nv_sr_4

I'm intending to revisit the TYW in 75mm, (Avanpost's terrific range of resin figures), but that won't be for a while because I've so many other things going on right now.
In fact, when time allows, I'm up to my eyes at the moment boning up on the events surrounding the fall of the Romanov's from around 1905 to 1918, which has inspired yet another small scene, (still waiting delivery of some figures for it though).
By all means continue with your "hijack" posts Roger - it's conversations such as these that make this such an enjoyable forum to hang out on.

 

[harrytheheid]

I'm going to transfer this conversation the "The Lounge" section as it's now moved beyond completed figures/dioramas/etc.
Cheers
H