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Forum: European Armoury 4th February 2023, 02:36 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Secrecy, subterfuge and spin doctoring were part...

Secrecy, subterfuge and spin doctoring were part of the Tudor program as well as being employed later ... People vanished and executions took place all over the shop... The big names in the lying...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd February 2023, 10:09 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Hi Kieth, You are right and it is clear that...

Hi Kieth, You are right and it is clear that Religion also played into the mix. Even in recent history we have seen Catholic riots in the North East and the raft of arguements based on conflicting...
Forum: European Armoury 1st February 2023, 04:22 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
In observing my #1 at thread starter it occurred...

In observing my #1 at thread starter it occurred to me that I have not yet uncovered the answer to the main question...Here is the problem outlined at #1 THE BORDER REIVERS.
For my main reference I...
Forum: European Armoury 6th December 2022, 03:44 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
The muddle is best seen at...

The muddle is best seen at https://core.ac.uk/reader/161102560

while the full story is worth looking at...even if the mathematics are a puzzle...The familytree does however seem to be pointing at...
Forum: European Armoury 6th December 2022, 12:21 AM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
'' Keith, I am not sure... It is a bit...

''
Keith,
I am not sure... It is a bit unclear ...see https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Colichemarde#Brief_history...which is also unclear...Peter
Forum: European Armoury 4th December 2022, 06:49 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
In tryng to get an angle on the English Army...

In tryng to get an angle on the English Army ORBAT ..I refer readers to

http://home.mysoul.com.au/graemecook/Renaissance/06_English.htm

and I QUOTE" CAVALRY ; Early to late 16thC 'Men at...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2022, 09:10 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
I have seen a few reasonable descriptions however...

I have seen a few reasonable descriptions however it is difficult to believe that such a French sounding word caught on except that to own such an expensive sword the owner probably was educated and...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2022, 08:27 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
One special weapon appears particularly on the...

One special weapon appears particularly on the Scottish side of the Borders and that is outlined here; https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047407577_023

Thus 2 alternatives ...the one being the Jeddart...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2022, 07:58 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Hello Jim, In many ways local...

Hello Jim,
In many ways local nicknames have given weapons meanings and sounds quite unfamiliar with the original and for this the Northern accent is a leader in its field as I peer...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2022, 05:30 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Hello Keith, Clearly Mr Brian Moffat has had a...

Hello Keith, Clearly Mr Brian Moffat has had a huge struggle to win political support for a museum at Hawick (pronounced Hoik) on the subject of Border Reivers. Something similar transpired over...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd December 2022, 04:48 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Fencing especially from horseback didnt get...

Fencing especially from horseback didnt get taught in any formal way such as developed from documents such as on the Continent from "Fencing Book (Fechtbuch) | German" principles moreover, it was...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd December 2022, 03:56 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Hello Keith, Yes he has some amazing gear there...

Hello Keith, Yes he has some amazing gear there and hopefully some will be displayed at his Museum in Hawick when it opens...
Regards,
Peter Hudson.
Forum: European Armoury 30th November 2022, 05:20 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Further more ... It also meant to give someone a...

Further more ... It also meant to give someone a thrust of the broadsword ..To give someone a Whinge .
Forum: European Armoury 30th November 2022, 04:46 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Talking This is an interesting name which could be...

This is an interesting name which could be Northern meaning Hanger...I note from The Free Dictionary that it states;

whinge (wɪndʒ)
vb (intr) , whinges, whingeing or whinged
1. to cry in a...
Forum: European Armoury 29th November 2022, 04:17 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
I think evidence of the follow on of The Northern...

I think evidence of the follow on of The Northern Horse virtually wiped off the battlefield in 1644 at Marsden Moor may be observed at...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2022, 06:33 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Jim, it also points to similar rules across...

Jim, it also points to similar rules across Europe as I discovered by applying for a definition at Wikipedia" I QUOTE. "

British Isles

: Welsh Marches and Scottish Marches
The name of the...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2022, 06:08 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Readers could be mistaken into thinking that Moss...

Readers could be mistaken into thinking that Moss Troopers were some sort of extension or follow on from The Border Reivers but that is not the case...From...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2022, 05:24 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
There are some excellent video presentations as...

There are some excellent video presentations as under;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r10CfVIxBmg&list=RDLVok8k8NVuDnM&index=13

Here everything is covered and readers can chose which sections...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2022, 02:36 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Here is a superb Reference...

Here is a superb Reference https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32005/32005-h/32005-h.htm
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2022, 02:29 AM
Replies: 63
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Indeed the terrain would have decided what sort...

Indeed the terrain would have decided what sort of tactics were used thus the light cavalry style must have been used as dictated by the hills and mountains. Reivers were not all horse born and...
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2022, 11:06 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Border Reivers Weapons See...

Border Reivers Weapons See http://reivers.info/reiver-clothing-armour-weapons/
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2022, 10:54 PM
Replies: 63
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Thank you Jim... It appears that Border Reivers...

Thank you Jim... It appears that Border Reivers probably adopted their style from Hobilars...thus I define the Hobilar from ENGLISH INFANTRYMAN c.1320
An extract from Armies of the Middle Ages,...
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2022, 06:43 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Thank you M. Eley for your contribution and if I...

Thank you M. Eley for your contribution and if I may point to page 35 of my reference it views the various weaponry usually fielded by Border Reivers.

Please see http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2743/
...
Forum: European Armoury 26th November 2022, 06:55 PM
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Posted By Peter Hudson
Thanks Keith, Brian Moffat has...

Thanks Keith,
Brian Moffat has more than 6 decades of study on this subject and has amassed a museum load of detail and research second to none. He is well down the road of putting a...
Forum: European Armoury 26th November 2022, 04:56 PM
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Views: 6,933
Posted By Peter Hudson
Thanks Jim and nice to see the great artwork you...

Thanks Jim and nice to see the great artwork you have detailed. Peter

Please download the following;

https://archive.org/details/lordwardensofmar00peasuoft/page/238/mode/2up?view=theater
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