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Battle of Arkinholm 1455 Red Douglas defeat Black Douglas forces. The Black Douglas's Brother the Earl of Moray killed & beheaded. His other Brother the Earl of Ormonde was wounded but brought back to good health to also be beheaded. Heads were presented to King James II of Scots
Battle of Inverlochy Castle in 1431. The MacDonalds attacked the camp of the Earls of Mar and Atholl who were loyal to King James I of Scots. Battle was confused both parties withdrew unsure who had won. The Earl of Mar fled bare foot and horseless to his Castle of Kildrummy.
Spanish Armada Galleass the 'Girona' wrecked off Dunluce Castle (Ireland) in 1588. #SpanishArmada1588 #DunluceCastle #IrishCastles #HistoryRebuilt
Red Douglas from Tantallon & Lord Crichton from Crichton Castle burnt Black Douglas vassal lands of Corstorphine, Abercorn and Biggar. Fleming of Biggar burnt lands around Tantallon in reply but was unhorsed and thrown in dungeon. Forrester of Corstorphine burnt Crichton Castle.
@AdamSmi52578766 Just one watercolour from the 1980's and a recent Paint version.
Knights in trenches? in World War One. Italian design & Medieval sallet/armour replica. Also medieval looking British and German body armour. #WorldWarOne
Bucholie Castle, Caithness (Scotland) @TheCastleHunter image/paint reconstruction suggestion and original watercolour reconstruction suggestion from 1999. #BucholieCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt #watercolourpainting
James 2nd Earl of Douglas of Tantallon unhorsed Hotspur Percy in 1388 stealing Hotspur's banner. Percy tried to steal Douglas's banner at Otteburn but was captured. Douglas was killed by his own armour bearer. His armour bearer was killed soon after before he could be questioned.
Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch's Tomb at Dunkeld shows a Great bascinet with hinge pin for attaching a smooth unvented jousting visor or a vented battle visor option. Both visors lock under neck gorget for extra impact protection. Rough mock up suggestion.#WolfOfBadenoch
In 1338 Ramsay was able to get past the English blockade fleet landing supplies & men to help Black Agnes in her defense of Dunbar Castle. He then raided the English camp setting fire to siege engines before withdrawing back to Castle in the confusion. (Siege was soon quitted)