A Source for the Wars of Religion.

 The French Wars of Religion are clearly not the most popular renaissance period for wargamers, but I have found a very good source of images for the period. Titled the Vinkhuijen Collection of Military Uniforms, the site contains a lot of what appear to be contemporary images from the period.

The Borgias, the BBC version.

This BBC series was the original reason that I collected a 28mm renaissance Borgia army way back in the 1980's. I remember the series as a lavish drama, with everything, sex, violence colour and history. It is now available again via Amazon, and having now watched the first disc, it is as good as I remember, clearly the BBC were prepared to spend some money on the costumes and scenery. Oliver Cotton looks like Cesare although I find him a tad too aggressive, and the Italian actor looks and acts like Pope Alexander. It was a great series in the 1980's and to be honest I think it is still a great series. Well worth a punt, honest.

A Thank You.

As I have begun to research the French Wars of Religion, it has become increasingly obvious that I am going to need a lot of cavalry, for both sides in the war. This of course means expense, and more expense, but this will probably be my last large project, then so be it.
 But I digress. Once again that most excellent of wargamers, Jason Williams has once again shown why this is a wonderful hobby, and sent me 12 Redoubt Reiters free gratis!
    I would again like to thank Jason for his wonderful kindness and generosity and hope I can reciprocate this gift in some way.