Medieval English foot sergeant's

 English Foot Sergeants 

Completed some claymore casting and Antediluvian figures foot sergeants for skirmish gaming. I do like these figures, his more recent ones are absolute crackers. The flag is cloth and hand painted. 

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Matt

Medieval Crossbow

 Medieval Crossbow

Completed another piece from the project drawers a unit of English crossbow for the 13th century 2nd Barons War and wars in Scotland. All Mirliton figures but one has a fireforge head. Good to get them done. 

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Matt

Equestrian ornaments for horse harnesses

 The chateau at Angers has a very nice display of horse harness pendants currently until the end of October, I thought I would take photos and post them. 

1&2 Blazon Clermont-en-Beauvasis 1250-1400

3. Family de Harcourt, Normandy 1250-1410
4. Family de Lusignan 1250-1400

5. king Richard 1198 
6a prince John 1170-1198

7. Abbaye Peterborough 1450
8. Fleur de Lys Rene d’Anjou

9. English cross 1250
10. French 1250

11. French cross
12. English 

13. English 1250-1400
14 French 1250-1400

15. Family de Bochum 1450
16 Spanish 

17. English 1300-1400
18. France 1200-1400

19. Family de Dreux
20. Family de Harcourt 

21. French 
22. French 

23. Family de Tibetot, 1300 England
24. French 

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Matt

Edward Woodville the last Knight Errant, Breton Guerre Folle - Mad War

 The Last Knight Errant Edward Woodville 

Possibly the last great knight errant, Edward Woodville fought all over Europe and England, he was a leader in the War of the Roses, the invasion of Scotland, and France, fought as a mercenary captain in Castille War of Succession and crusaded against the Moors of Spain. 

I have written a summary of his last days leading up to the battle of Saint Aubin du Cormier where he died with his whole contingent except a young squire who returned to the Isle of Wight. Again Perry Miniatures based for Impetus.

Edward Woodville Lord scales

English Billmen lead by Edward Woodville

Rear English Billmen

Edward Woodville, known as Lord Scales by both the French and Spanish but he never held the title, tenth child of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers. The Family initially supported the Lancastrians the changed allegiances to the house of York when his sister Elizabeth Woodville married King Edward IV. 

100 Years War English archers IV

 

 English Longbow IV

Another two units of Perry HYW Archers, this time plastic, one unit are English the other possibly mercenary! More coming as I crack on through the basing process this week. These chaps are skirmishers retiring before the French and Scottish MAA!

"Wargaming History "™ 

From Caesar to the coldwar

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Matt

100 Years War English Longbow II

 English Longbow II

Finally onto some infantry types, I have a few bases of these on the way this week, around 30 completed on the table along with more cavalry as my basing materials have arrived lots of figures coming in the next ten days or so

Perry Metal  English archers suitable for the mid to late 100 years war

"walk the battlefield in the morning, wargame in the afternoon"™ 

From Caesar to World War Two

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Matt

English Archers Guerre Folle-Mad War

 Another English Archer unit complete, or are they..... this unit will be a proxy English unit. The Bretons placed 1700 men with Tabard of the Red Cross of St George, the victorious French at the battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier put everyone wearing the Red Cross to the sword, only the young squire of Sir Edward Woodville (Lord Scales) survived as he was wearing his own arms.

28mm WOTR Perry miniatures 

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Matt

100 Year War English I

English Longbow HYW

Completed my first Perry English HYW archers for my post Agincourt English.

Note the yellow flowers, “planta genista” a common weed in Maine, Normandy, Brittany and Anjou. Some people may know this is how Geoffrey de Anjou gained the nickname “Plantagenet” due to his wild sowing of oats (children) throughout the region.

After Agincourt peace the English used their Chateau bases on the Normandy Maine border, Avaranches, Mortain, Domfront, Alençon, and Fresnay to raid into Maine and Brittany at will. Some of these raids were very successful but a turn around first at the battle of Baugé then la Brossinière, lead to a resurgent and confident western Armagnac French force to then blunder at Verneuil and suffer complete destruction of the western French and Scottish allied army.

Figures are 28mm from the Perry Miniatures Agincourt to Orleans range

"Wargaming History"™ 

From Caesar to the Cold War

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Matt

The Black Prince Edward III

Edward the III, the Black Prince

If you have been following you will know that this year I am adding to my Early 100YW armies using predominantly Claymore, Old Glory and selected Perry and Crusader miniatures, I have around 120 figures to add to my English, Scots, Bretons and French. 

In addition one of my goals this year I will also be building a historical 14th century chateau for my TTSFN (total Terrain System For Now) table.

Edward the Black Prince, a miniature sculpted by the Perry twins. Released by Warhammer Historical quite a long time ago. I painted it for the “Metal” painting competition on the guild Wargamers forum.


We visited the Poitiers battlefield last September and walked quite a bit of it. The signs need some work but happy to see it not completely surrounded by houses.

Nearby I would recommend visiting Abbaye Saint-Junien de Nouaillé-Maupertuis in the valley. A wonderful Fortified medieval Abbey with many stages of construction, much of the grounds are walkable. A book on the Battle and the Abbaye is available in French at the L'Hotel de Ville located in the Abbaye gatehouse.

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Matt

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346

This week we hosted two Australians at L'Hotel de Hercé, "Baron" Ricson and Doc Smith, we had quite a full tour schedule but did put aside a wargames day in the petite Salon.

The good Baron wanted to play a medieval game based on his Scottish heritage and Wednesday was the anniversary of the battle of Neville's Cross. I have quite a large collection of late 13th and early 14th century Scot and English armies, with a wide range of manufacturers miniatures in the collection, primarily Claymore miniatures, with a mix of Old glory, in the Scot army and Claymore, old glory, Crusader, Foundry, Mirliton, Anteluvian, and fireforge in the English army. We used Advanced Impetus rules, I find they work very well especially if you like a result in under three hours of game play, both players were relatively inexperienced playing the rules but quickly picked them up.

We set up historically, with the English closest to the castle and city, and the scots at the top of the valley on a small ridge line. The English won the opening roll and advanced, the opening round of archery from them was quite devesating, causing casualties along the Scot skirmish and archery line. The infantry line advanced twice, passing the woods on the left flank, the Scots then launched set ambushes of light javelin and highlanders. In the second round the English continued to advance and in this round the English longbow drove back the scots to their own lines, the return fire from the scots lights done more damage removing a whole base. Turn three the English won initiate again, moving the line forward and manoeuvring around the woods in the centre, and charging the Scot lights in the woods, who fell back. Turn four the scots won initiate, the archery doing very little damage, so decide to advance off the hill and attack the disordered English line, some success but not enough, the English the new elected to engage the scots, who now were disordered on thier right, so not in schiltron, and great murder was done, only the kings base did not recoil. Turn five seen the English left flank crumble under the scotish onslaught and things were looking up, but the resulting combat on the English right seen King David captured and the whole Scottish army leave the feild as a result.

Barons Wars - Lewes 14th May, 1264, Order of battle

Battle of Lewes 1264

For several years now I have been trying to put together a knights roll for the battle of Lewes in 1264, I had this on the "lance and Longbow forum" for some time but when it closed I decided to move it here for ease of updating. I plan to add another article with the coat of arms of each knight that I paint, and the family history, holdings, fealty and peerage line if possible also as I get around to it. I plan to write a book about this period as I find it fascinating. The Unlucky General and I commenced the project back in 2015 and I have purchased all of the figures for the project. I think he has now passed me for painted miniatures......must crack on.

Here is the list I have so far


Monfortian Rebel Barons Army
400 horse 4400 foot Right Ward
Humphrey (V) de Bohun
John de Burgh
Henry de Montfort
Guy De Montfort

Centre Ward
Gilbert de Clare (the red)(Earl of Gloucester)(lord of Glamorgan)
William de Say (standard bearer of Gilbert de Clare)
John FitzJohn
William de Montchensy
Sir John Beavs

Left Ward
Nicholas de Segrave
Henry de Hastings (Constable of Kenilworth Castle)
Sir Hugh Peche
John Giffard
Hervey de Borham.
Robert de Vere 5th earl of Oxford,
Geoffrey de Lucy

Reserve battle
Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester
Ralph de Horingunder (standard bearer)
Guy de Balliol (Lord of Cavours, or Cavers, in Scotland. Served as de Montfort’s standard-bearer at Evesham, killed at Evesham)
Alderman Thomas of Pevelsdon
William Le Blound (Blount) ( Baron of Ixworth, standard bearer, died at Lewes)
Walter de Cothenham


Unplaced Rebel knights
Richard de Sandwich (Bishop of London)
Geoffrey Cuberle
Nicholas Seagrave (fought at Evesham)
Henry de Braunceston
Rodger Bigod (earl of Norfolk)
John de Burgh
Thomas de Clare
Sir John Beavs
Ralph Basset 1st Baron of Sapcote (sheriff of Lincolnshire, Gov of Northampton castle died at Evesham)
Ralph Basset of Drayton ( Lord of Drayton and Basset in Staffordshire , Died at Evesham)
Stephen Basset
John Beauchamp (Baron of Bedford, of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, killed at Evesham)
William de Mandeville (killed at Evesham)
Hugh de Despenser (earl of Pembroke) (killed at Evesham)
John Le Despencer
Rodger Le Despenser
Norman d'Arcy

William de Arden Lord of Rotley, Warwickshire. Tenant and vassal of Peter de Montfort. Also held the manor of Pedemore, and lands and tenants in Crudworth, Minneworth, Moxhull, Esthendmore, and Overton. At Evesham
Thomas de Arden, (son of above) Hanwell in Oxfordshire captured at Evesham
John de Burgh,
Robert de Ros
John de Vesey
Richard de Vipont (died from wounds at Evesham)
Ralph Heringot (Welsh)
John de Burdeleys
Thomas de Astley (Lord of Astley, Warwickshire. Steward to Simon de Montfort)
William Maltravers
John Gifford
Anketinus de Martivall’
Ankerus de Frescheville
Richard Folyot (Foliot)
Stephen de Berksted Bishop of Chichester.
William de Birmingham (Baron of Dudley, Manor of Hoggeston, died at Evesham)
Richard de Trussel
Robert Fitz Nicholas
Robert de Hartshill
Hugh de Neville
Walter de Colville
Adam de Newmarket
Baldwin Bake
Walter de Cantilupe (bishop of Worcester)
Giles de Argentan Lord of Wymondley in Hertfordshire and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire
Fulk of Deane
Harry de Hastings
Genculine de Bladesmere (Baron Badlesmere)
Rodger Bertram (Barons of Bertram and Midford)
Baron John Deyville (Egmanton)
Robert Deyville
Adam Deyville
Nicholas Deyville
Goscelin Deyville
Robert de Wyleby
Ralph de Rowhale
John de Tevelby
Alexander de Kirketon
Richard de Havering
John de Havering
Simon de Stoke
William de Turevil
Thomas de Cronesley (killed Evesham)
Robert de Motun de Peyclinton (killed Evesham)
Nicholas de Wyvile
Saer de Harcourt
Geoffroy de Skeffington
William de Preston
John de Reygate
Brian de Gorva
William de Martell
Robert de Burdett
Richard de Vernon
John de Cocfeud
Stephen de Holewell
John de Holewell
Robert de Sutton
John de Ba
John de la Haye
Richard de Sees
Henry de Albermarle
William Marmyun (Marmion)
William Greyndore
Robert de Wolverington
Robert de Wileby
Adam de Waleys
Hugh de Staneford
Henry de Ireton
Robert de Wollaton
Adam Gurdon
Robert de Verdun
David de Uffington
John de la Ware
Robert Ode of Harbury
John de Vilur
John de Ludham
Rodger Godberd
William Godberd
William de Munchensy
William de Butler, sheriff of Lancashire
Sir William de Malebise
Sir Adam de Killom
Mauger le Vavasur
Richard de Halstead sheriff of Holderness
Hugh de Coleworth
Henry Perdereschue (seneschal to Gilbert de Clare)
Thomas de Curteys
Ralph Haringod (killed at Lewes)
John Becard Burton Leonard in Yorkshire. Household knight of Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, killed at Evesham
Henry de Berham Lord of Barham Court, near Canterbury, and Teston, on the Medway near Maidstone. killed at Evesham
Richard de Berham, killed at Evesham
Ralph Bluet, Lord of Hinton Bluet in Wiltshire, killed at Evesham
Humphrey de Bolesdun, killed at Evesham
William de Boyton Lord of Boyton and Newton, Suffolk, killed at Evesham
Robert de Burdeyt, knight in the company of the earl of Leicester, killed at Evesham
Thomas de Cailly (Caleye) Buckenham in Norfolk. knight in the company of the earl of Leicester killed at Evesham. 

Captured at the siege of Northampton, before Lewes;
Simon junior de Montfort, Peter de Montfort (killed at Evesham) Piers de Montfort (killed at Evesham), Robert de Monfort, Adam of Newmarch, Baldwin Wake, William Marshall (Marescall), William de Ferrers, Rodger Bertram de Mitford, Simon FitzSimon, Reginald de Waterville, Hugh Gebyon, Philip de Drieby, Thomas Maunsel, Rodger Boteville, Robert de Newington, Grimbald Pauncefot, William de Furnival, William de Warre, Guy du Lewknor (azure three chevrons argent), John de Dykelynge, Hugh de Pembrigge, William de Harecurte, William de Gyleford, John Esturney, Richard de Caleworth, Ralph Perot (Peroth), Ingram de Baillol, Guy Russell (steward of the bishop of London), Richard de Hemyngton, Simon de Pateshyll, William de Wheltoun, Eustace de Watford, Edmund de Arderne, Phillip FitzRobert, Robert Maloree, Rodger de Hyde, Andrew de Jarpenville, Rodger de Hakelington, William de Preston, Simon Waterville, Hamo de Wycleston, Roger de Monteney, William de Angevin, Ralph de Diva, Philip de Daventre, Richard Everard, Ralph de Wodckyme, Rodger de S. Philibert, I d Rye, William de Lymare, Hugh de Twye, John de Boseville, Ralph de Brotton, John de Bracebridge, Baron John de Vescy, Robert de Bingham

Unplaced Rebel Knights
Richard de Grey was holding Dover Castle.(fought at Evesham)
Walter de Colville
Robert de Toeny.
Reginald de Grey (holding the coast?)
Stephen Bersted (?)
Robert III de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby - pillaging in the North (served as a Templar Knight)
John Deyville (in the North)
Thomas de Cantilupe Lord Abergavenny?
John de la Cowe (constable of Kenilworth)

Robert Corbett
Ralph de Normanville. (Possibly from Empingham in Rutland), killed at Evesham 
Robert Blunde

Rodger Mersse 

Stephen de Boulers 

Odo de Hodnet 

Robert Pycot

Thomas Hord

Richard Pech

John de Arundel


Royalists Army 1500 horse and 6000 foot Left ward
King Henry
Humphrey (IV) de Bohun (2nd Earl of Hereford and 1st Earl of Essex) (switched sides and fought for Simon at Evesham, Died in captivity at Beeston Castle 27th Oct 1265)
Rodger of Leybourne (sheriff of Cumberland) (Marcher Lord)
William Basset
Phillip Basset (Justicar)
William de Axmouth
William de Wilton (Justicar)
Elias de Rabayn sheriff of Dorset

Middle ward
Earl Richard of Cornwall (King of the Romans)
Prince Edmund Plantagenet (Earl of Chester)
Robert de Bruce (5th Lord of Annandale, and Lord of Hartlepool/Hartness, Known Templar Knight)
John Bailleul (Lord of Bailleul, Barnard Castle, Gainford and later King of Scotland, known Templar knight)
John Comyn the red (Scottish) Lord of Badenoch (supported rebels at Evesham)
John Fitz-Alan Earl of Sussex, Lord of Clun and Oswestry
Henry de Percy.
Guy de Bailleul


Right ward
Prince Edward
Warin III de Bassingbourne and Blyborough (Edwards standard bearer)
William de Valence (Guillaume de Lusignan, 1st Earl of Wexford and 1st Earl of Pembroke)
Guy de Lusignan
John de Warenne (6th earl of Surrey)
Hugh Bigod (Justiciar)
William I of Blois Earl of Warren
Phillip de Valence
Antony Bek (later Prince Bishop of Durham)
William de Mautravers
Nicholas de Lewknor
William de London

Unplaced Royalist Knights

William Bardolf (Baron Bardolf)(taken prisoner after Lewes) (governor of Nottingham castle)
Reginald Fitzpeter
Thomas de Wymondham (King Henrys treasurer)
Peter de Percy sheriff of York
Rodger de Clifford
Robert de Tattershall
Rodger de Someri
William Basset
Phillip Basset
Henry Almaine
Humphrey de Valence
Rodger Mortimer Lord of Radnor, Baron of Wigmore
Rodger Leyburn
Hugh. de Balsham bishop of Ely
John de Vaux
Hamo le Strange
Henry de Allmaine (brother of Earl Richard of Cornwall)
Peter Fitzherbet
Fulk Fitzwarren (Matthew Paris records “Fulke Fitz Warren...being drowned in the river” after the battle of Lewes
William de Wilton Justicar (killed at Lewes)
John de Warenne
James de Audley
Alan de la Zouche
William de la Zouche
Richard de Tany
Peter Giffard
Osbert Giffard
Reynold Giffard
William Maudit (or Mauduit), 8th Earl of Warwick
Amalric de Lusignan (not 100% certain, perhaps in France)
Adam de Grenville
Simon III de Senlis (not 100% certain, perhaps in France)
Ralph (of Stanstead) de Gernon (not 100% certain, perhaps in France )
Geoffrey de Neville of Hornby Castle, Lancashire (captured at Lewes?)
Robert de Neville
John de Grey
Walter de Grey
William de Grey
Ranulf Dacre
Baldwin Wake
Adam of Jesmond, sheriff of Northumberland
Andrew de Peverell of Hampshire
Hugh de Peverell of Devon
Hugh de Saunford
William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (not 100% certain, may of been in the North)
James de Audley (Aldithley) (not certain, Governor of Castles Salop and Bridgenorth, sheriff of Salop/Shropshire and Stafford)
William II Longespée (2nd Earl of Salisbury, perhaps in the right ward)
Walter de Burgh ( 2nd Lord of Connaught and 1st Earl of Ulster, possibly still in Ireland)
Hugh de Baliol ( 3rd Baron of Biweld, county of Northumberland)
Alain de Plugenet
Robert de Walerand
John de Oketon sheriff of Yorkshire
Simon de Creye
Richard de Wernun
Walter de Burges
Ralph de Bakepuz
Thomas de Audeham
Phillip de Cantilupe, Somerset
Geoffroy de Rus, Sheriff Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Sir John Vallibus
sir Hugh de Bradele
William Charles
Alan de Kirkby
William de Mortain
John de Vavasur
Sir William Douglas (longleg) scottish
William Douglas (son of above the hardy) scottish
Rodger Mohaut

Not Present
Peter de Neville (Not Present, constable of castle)
Thomas Corbett Baron of Caus ( defending the welsh marchers)

Mercenarys
Comte de St Pol (french mercenary commander) bought 200 men with him
Luke de Tany (gascon)
Count of Boulogne (french Mercenary commander) 200 knights and supporting arms May 1267



from various sources

Primary

Fine Rolls of Henry III http://www.finerollshenry3.org.uk/conte ... l_061.html




Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III, 1264-1268,

Giles, J. A. (trans.) (1854) Matthew Paris’s English History 1235-1273 (London) Vol1-3



Annales de Oseneia


Secondary Early blazon site of Lewes and Evesham
the peerages of England Ireland and Scotland
Peerages
The Art of war in the Middle Ages by Sir Charles Oman
English Heritage battlefield report. Battle of Lewes.
The Second Barons War, John Sadler, IBSN 978 1 84415 831 7
The Pageant of England 1272 - 1377 The Three Edwards Thomas B Costain IBSN 0 426 12335 2
Battle royal;: A new account of Simon de Montfort's struggle against King Henry III Tufton Beamish



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Matt