Historian in Harness

Compilation of pics of games I ran yesterday

Great day running some games at Chesptow Castle yesterday as part of their 'Let's Discover...' series. The William Marshal tournament game (a stripped back verison of Écorcheurs!) was by far the most popular, enjoyed by young...and not so young... alike. #medievalwargaming #wargaming #museums

The Turner painting was my inspiration!

28mm Barons War figure stood on windmill.

28mm knights in herdry with spears in background.

28mm knights fighting

28mm knights ride down our hero!

A great day on Saturday, at BaronsWar, the show organised as part of the Battle of Evesham event.

Used Écorcheurs to run a game based on Richard of Cornwall's capture after Lewes in 1264. Great fun games, & lovely to chat to interested gamers old & new!

#medievalwargaming #wargaming #ecorcheurs

Thank you.

Six 26mm knights, mostly painted.

More progress ahead of Saturday's game. Richard of Cornwall, his son (sporting what I have suddenly realised looks like a mumu with its floral pattern...), and several men connected with the Cornish earldom.

28mm plastic wargames figure painted as Richard Earl of Cornwall.

Preparing fornthe Baronswar wargames show, part of the Battle of Evesham reenactment event this coming weekend.

Running an Écorcheurs! game based on Richard of Cornwall's capture at Snelling's Mill after the battle of Lewes in 1264.

#wargaming #medievalwargaming

I'm game.

Good to see you, buddy! A good first day.

It's tricky as there isn't a single study of medieval heraldry, & a lot of the work on heraldry is antiquarian, making assumptions that modern (read 16th & 17th century) rules applied right through the period.

I wrote a chapter for 'A Companion to Chivalry'. DM me & we can chat further.

What a great source! I have to admit my knowledge of medieval Prussian/Teutonic/ central & Eastern European heraldry is weak, but I do know that it varies quite a bit from the Anglo-French form. It's also true that, in the middle ages, the 'rules' of heraldry were very much just guidelines.

They're nice. If I maynmakenone comment, generally animals will always face the pole, no matter which side of the flag they are on (which runs counter to the chivalric rule that they always face to the right).

I paint my buildings like I live my life; sad and faded... 😉

Thank you. I'm always nervous about painting mdf, but am pleased with how this is looking.

Well, assuming Écorcheurs! Sells well when it comes out (it is on it's way, folks, I have been promised!) then, yes.

My intention is to do a booklet for the Wars of the Roses, with more suggested Retinues, some extra rules, new Traits, and scenarios including a First St Albans mini campaign.

Part built and painted model Tavern on a painting table.

A little early morning work on the Sarissa Tavern for my 1st St Albans project. #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs

28mm Hundred Years War figures, set as if fighting in front of a timber-framed building.

On Wednesday afternoon and evening I'll be somewhere in the Old Bar @imc-leeds.bsky.social, playing my medieval skirmish wargame Écorcheurs! If you're also a wargamer and a medievalist, drop by and roll a few dice!

#medievalwargaming #wargaming #medievalhistory

You were a great teacher. I learnt a lot.

No, I was Franco-Scottish.

But @lordraglan.bsky.social had some Welsh on his side, and was therefore invincible.

28mm medieval figures. Men-at-arms fighting.

Great game with @lordraglan.bsky.social earlier this week playing @mogsymakes.bsky.social Midgard rules.

A thoroughly enjoyable game, even if (as usual) I lost.

#wargaming #medievalwargaming

Watch on; Sir Thomas, and Walter Marmion get a mention!

Thank you, Andrew. Some of the rationale behind them is most certainly based on your scholarship.

Funnily enough, I've been thinking about doing that, at other's prompting, for a little while; and with no major academic project on the horizon... well, we shall see.

YouTube video by Medieval Wargamer Chatting with ROB JONES Author of Écorcheurs!

Enjoyed talking Medieval Wargamer through Écorcheurs! yesterday evening. You can watch the chat on his excellent YouTube channel. #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs #wargaming

youtu.be/g24et40Qa-o?...

Making *the* magic happen!

What the heck is wrong with the autocorrect on my phone?!

Aw. Crap. Speedy and full recovery.

A group of 28mm medieval houses - staging for a photo shoot for the new rules.

English knights charging French spearmen - 28mm painted wargames figures.

28mm French face off against English in front of half-timbered house.

Making gathering magic happen at Gripping Beast studios - a final photo shoot for the Écorcheurs! rules. #medievalwargaming #wargaming.

Try this as a basis: Place them above Serjans in the Bouvines variant. Movement is 6", 2 Dice Shooting and 3 Dice in melee. Special Rules: may shoot from front or rear face.

That should give you enough to use the shoot and scoot tactics without imbalancing the game.

If it works, let me know!

They weren't written for that theatre, but the underlying mechanisms are broad enough that it should work.

I would argue that you shouldn't adapt the rules. Instead it's what statistics you give the new troop type, and then whether you use the appropriate tactic.

28mm model half timbered house.

28mm model half timbered house.

28mm model half timbered house.

28mm model half timbered house.

Have been quiet on social media because... well, life.

Finished this Blotz 28mm half-timbered house for my 1st St Albans project. A great model & a joy to put together.

Off to Beast Towers tomorrow to take the final photos for Écorcheurs!

#ecorcheurs #wargaming #medievalwargaming

No problem. Thanks for your interest in the rules!