“History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there!” Santayana And in that spirit I present twelve questions to stretch your knowledge of ancient history! 1. Vesta, goddess of the hearth, defended Rome but what happened to… Read More
Home alone with the children? What an opportunity for hobby time but you may have children to look after. Tried using the garage as a gym? Forget it, too crammed with next year’s projects. Tried going for a walk- really? Sharing the footpath with nefarious… Read More
In correspondence with the various members of the Tercio, I thought it best to add the latest notes on our Napoleonic rules. Hopefully we can get together in the Christmas holidays for a first run through of the miniatures version of Blucher for the Later… Read More
I was watching a clip of Peter Hitchens, the Mail on Sunday columnist, discussing his book The Abolition of Britain.His description of the Conservative Party’s enthusiasm for the First World War was chilling. Churchill in particular was named as a motive force in propelling Britain… Read More
Some wargamers need to control elite forces that slice through all toy opposition. Some wargamers need to attack the opposing toy army in order to show their “manliness”. But when you need to recreate the chaos and confusion of a desperate defence, you need Chris… Read More
I wish I was the sort of person who was described by others as “organised”. You can spot these people. They invariably beam with delight as you can’t remember the time or even the day. The “organised” person has charts and sends reminders. Well to… Read More
What started as tidy up to expose the floor of my ‘daughter’s’ wargame room/ bedroom has now gone into overdrive. When I was young and foolish I started a Napoleonic Spanish army. The idea was to face off the French revolutionaries but the wind changed… Read More
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