Northern Horse
Some humble freshly-varnished candy.Sir Edward Widdrington his Regiment of Horse.
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Just part of my Perry lead mountain which will take a matter of years to paint through!
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Lovely work!! What was your source for the cavalry standard? Looks good!
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I have to confess this is a GMB Flags "Unknown Royalist". I meant to ask if anyone has any information on the real cornet. It is not in Lawson's "For God and the North", for example; there are very...
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Thanks ArtegallVery nice unit of cavalry The cornet is listed in ENGLISH TRADITION - Emblematic Flag devices of the English Civil Wars 1642-1660 - Young - TorontoComments - "One of the Cornets taken...
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Oops should have read your post properly! I have a reference in the YOUNG's book for Sir Edward Widdrington's regimentSadly the field and fringe colours are unknownHowever it is a plain cornet with a...
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Lovely work again Artegall,and nice work on flag tracking chaps.If you're into Newcastle's army this might come in handy Ethos Newman thesisIt's Newman's thesis on the Northern Royalists....
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I flicked through Barratt's The Battle for York and immediately saw a sketch of the cornet, just as Captaingeneral describes it, on p.109.I must check out that Newman thesis. Newman taught at my alma...
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Excellent discussion!!! Some great points and more importantly, new research leads. I must admit, and I am sure you will all agree, that trying to research the period is 'not exactly easy'. Good fun...
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Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high,Nor yet where Diva spreads her wizard streamNay, it's the lone and level sands of Saudi for me at present. Still, it offers little distraction from getting on with...
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Newcastles whitecoats paint. For the coats I used acrylic white with a touch of yellow and a touch of brown. When dry I then dry brush a mucky earthy brown on elbows etc. I will take a photo and post...
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