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Dunbar Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) watercolour reconstruction suggestions from mid 1980's. Castle defended by Black Agnes #OTD in 1338. #DunbarCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #BlackAgnes #watercolourpainting
In 1355 Ramsay of Dalhousie Castle draws Lord Dacre & Grey from Norham Castle into an ambush at the battle of Nesbit Moor. Halyburton of Dirleton Castle was killed in the Scots charge but English defeated with Dacre & Grey taken captive for ransom. #NorhamCastle #ScottishBattles
Fast Castle, Borders (Scotland) watercolour reconstruction suggestion from 1987. Changed it when I found Hall machicolations led to a Keep which makes more defensive sense. #FastCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #watercolourpainting
Mel Gibson as Scottish Hero, William Wallace in 'Braveheart' (1995), William Wallace costume design from Nigel Tranter's Bruce film project (1991). Angus MacFadyen as The Bruce in 'Braveheart' and costume suggestion (1991).
@AlexDRobertson @cocteautriplets Cannon and small arms fire. Scots were bombarding from the Left French from the Right. English return shot set fire to St Marys Church tower used as range finder point for French. Water from Tyne was used to put it out.
In 1459 famous Swordsman & Weapons Master Hans Talhoffer designed a diving suit using a Frogmouth Jousting Helm covered in leather with hose pipe. Made a copy for my Man at Arms Talks years ago. (He also weaponised bucklers! My replica copy has flat spikes 'Health & Safety')
Wolf of Badenoch's Tomb with location of hinge for attaching a vented battle visor or a smooth unvented jousting visor. Both visors overlap/lock at the neck giving double thickness to throat area. As lance strikes cut thru mail aventails in this area in the past. #WolfOfBadenoch
Florence Pugh in Cage at Blackness Castle for filming of @OutlawKing. King Robert The Bruce's Sister Mary was held in a cage like this at Roxburgh Castle and so too was Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan at South Berwick Castle. #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt
Four East Lothian Castles watercolour reconstruction suggestions. Dirleton (Halyburton), Hailes (Hepburn), Tantallon (Douglas) and Dunbar (Dunbar family).#ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #watercolourpainting
Mel Gibson as William Wallace in 'Braveheart' (1995), William Wallace costume design from Nigel Tranter's Bruce film project (1991). Angus Macfadyen as The Bruce in 'Braveheart' and costume suggestion (1991).