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Lace Book of Marie de’ Medici, Lace margins, Walters Manuscript W.494, Folio 16v by Walters Ar
Lace Book of Marie de’ Medici, Last Supper, Walters Manuscript W.494, fol. 24r by Walters Art
Lace Book of Marie de’ Medici, Lace margins, Walters Manuscript W.494, Folio 15v by Walters Ar
Lace Book of Marie de’ Medici, Christ before Pilate, Walters Manuscript W.494, fol. 30r by Wal
“There is scarce a cottage in most of the southern parts of England but has its proportionable
Rama shrine, Doodhadhari Monastery, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 17thCentury, photo by Amit Pasricha
It’s Easter weekend and, ordinarily, we’d be marching around in a field somewhere, clad
When the Earl of Essex’s 20,000-strong army left Northampton in September 1642, on its way fro
“His defensive arms are only an open Caske or Head-peece, a back and brest with a buff coat un
Teaching kids ways to stay two metres apart? Not quite, this was one of the 17th Century military dr
John Smith map of New England from: Hamor, Ralph, -1626. Ein warhafftiger vnd gründtlicher Bericht v
A single rose, a pomegranate, and a … turnip?From: Guillim, John, 1565-1621. A display of her
#Onthisday in 1645, the Royalist commander in Scotland, the Earl of Montrose, scored another spectac
In the 17th Century, if you heard drums then it would be almost certain that they were drums of WAR!
The midst of battle! There’s nothing like being caught up in the middle of a reenactment battl
“Of Trumpet and of Drum That makes the Warrier’s stomack come, Whose noise whets Valour sharp
Contrary to popular notions of set piece clashes filled with dashing cavalry charges and tens of tho
“Fall on!” Convinced of victory, troops of Parliament’s Eastern Association army b
Directions for Musters, published in 1638, described a musketeer’s principle equipment: “The musketi
“it is a wonder that men selected and packed off to war in this way … should ever have stood
#Onthisday in 1645, the Royalist commander in Scotland, the Earl of Montrose, scored another spectac
We’ve talked a lot recently about the ‘push of pike’ and this is as close as we ge
“…after they have given their first thrust with their pikes and being come to join with
“The ingenuity and candor of London preachers is famous throughout the whole Kingdom, doth not
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