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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Stuart on 27 August 2013, 12:15:10 PM

Title: French pike c.1513
Post by: Stuart on 27 August 2013, 12:15:10 PM

This has been a while in the making but i'm finally happy to say that I have my first French unit of Louis XII's northern army of 1513.

I've posted some earlier WIP's here in an attempt to try and get the overall feel and look of the figures right but have a look at this blog post and let me know what you think;

http://www.stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/picard-pike-of-therouanne-garrison.html (http://www.stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/picard-pike-of-therouanne-garrison.html)

Best Regards

Stuart

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Svennn on 27 August 2013, 12:17:00 PM

Ooh those are nice, very nice

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Lowtardog on 27 August 2013, 12:52:06 PM

Beautiful :-*

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Atheling on 27 August 2013, 12:59:51 PM

Ah Great Stuart. I've been looking forward to when you started on the French.

Fabulous stuff mate  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*.

Darrell.

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Keith on 27 August 2013, 01:02:45 PM

Beautiful!

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Paul on 27 August 2013, 01:14:11 PM

 :-* Stunning!!!

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: xpalpatinex on 28 August 2013, 02:45:46 AM

Good looking unit of pike right there

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: grant on 28 August 2013, 06:15:43 AM

Beautiful work!

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: cdr on 28 August 2013, 08:06:55 AM

So the captain probably is Jean III de Bournonville, knight, lord of Bournonville and Leaunes and colonel of a 1000 foot under Louis XII. He died in 1521 or 1539.  The ancestor who died at Agincourt was Alléaume de Bournonville.

Carl

like the quotes on the blog  ;) but could not post there

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Stuart on 28 August 2013, 02:19:02 PM

Thank you Carl

I've added the information to the blog - was it easy to find? i have a few more nobles who I'm interested in but I keep drawing a blank.

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: whiskey priest on 28 August 2013, 02:34:41 PM

Absolutely awesome stuff. Can't wait to see more frenchies!

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: cdr on 28 August 2013, 04:00:50 PM

Stuart
ask away. I've got quite some publications on heraldry.

Carl

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Iain R on 28 August 2013, 04:45:22 PM

Impressive as always! Top work, there, Stuart!

Cheers
Iain

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Stuart on 28 August 2013, 07:08:39 PM

Thanks Carl

Here are the two nobles i'm struggling with, I know they were assigned to defend Therouanne but other than their company sizes that's it;

Compagnie du seigneur de Sercu : 500 hommes de pieds
Compagnie du seigneur de Hely : 500 hommes de pieds

I don't know their names or heraldry.

Also, am i right in guessing that 'hommes de pieds' is infantry?

Stuart

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: moonshado on 28 August 2013, 07:50:23 PM

Just read the blog entry, as usual the writing is as entertaining as the pictures. Have stashed away the link to the French heraldry site for future reading.The unit is brilliant, love the relaxed at ease poses you have created.

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: aircav on 28 August 2013, 08:04:10 PM

Fantastic stuff  :-* :-*

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Paleskin on 28 August 2013, 11:41:30 PM

Wow they are a bit good! 8)

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: joekano on 29 August 2013, 02:37:01 AM

Fantastic work! ;D Looking forward to seeing more!

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: cdr on 29 August 2013, 05:11:48 PM

Hello Stuart

hommes à pieds is infantry. Spelling at that time still fluctuates E.G; at the siege of Therouanne you have the compagnie of m. de Grutere is actually de Gruuthuse family from Bruges.
so monsieur de Sercu is probably monsieur de Sercus (a local picard nobleman) arms : silver with a sable lion (contourné = looking in the other direction) with a label of points gules

monsieur de Hely is Guillaume de Pisseleu, lord of Heily (also a local Picard nobleman) and colonel of 1000 men under Louis XII. His daughter Anne was a mistress of François I who created her Duchess of Etampes. Arms silver 3 lions gules

hope this helps

Carl

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Stuart on 29 August 2013, 07:38:01 PM

Thanks again Carl, it's really appreciated.

I've (hopefully) sent you a message of thanks via the messaging function.

Stuart

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Little Odo on 31 August 2013, 07:46:33 AM

Beautiful painting  :-*

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: Phil Robinson on 31 August 2013, 08:54:16 AM

ceux qui sont le plus excellent, monsieur :-*

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: bishop lord on 31 August 2013, 02:19:38 PM

Great stuff  :)

Jason.

Title: Re: French pike c.1513
Post by: janner on 01 September 2013, 08:38:59 AM

You've really nailed the heavy feel of embroidered flags  :-*