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Historian & author of Fighting for Liberty, One King, & the Science of Arms series. Now writing the biography & true story of Lucy Walter #SecretQueen.
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Here's an interesting snippet for Monday. While going through a set of Dutch prints from 1677, I spotted the classic 'Montero' on the head of a soldier. I've often wondered if this head gear was the origin of the Grenadier Cap.

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2020-10-12

June 25, 1685 Overnight Oglethorpe's patrol returns to Bath with the news that Monmouth is at Pensford. Seeing the danger, Feversham rushes to Bristol arriving at around 2am & starts fortifying the southern gate

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2020-06-25

May 14, 1685 the news of Argyll's departure from Orkney arrives in Edinburgh. It is sent by fast packet boat to Whitehall. The Militia is mobilised and Scotland prepares for war.

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2020-05-14