Hi Chris,
Horrible weather here today, snow, heavy rain, wind, the works. So a day of RJW gaming might well occur. Luckily the dog got an extra big walk yesterday as today may be a rather different one for him….
As for Flodden1513, I suspected there may be Border ancestry in your name. Very impressed to see that your genealogical research has thrown up the connection. Guessing from your surname and the number of your losses that they were lost fighting for James?
I have no idea if I have a family link to the battle. My surname is of course Scots and some genealogy suggests an ancestral link to Fife or Perth. So chances are , if any of my lot did fight, they were with the Ward of the Earl of Montrose. And at the back of the ranks , as as my ancestors were almost certainly pretty poor. For once, a saving grace! We have holidayed near Flodden many times as well as in the wider Borders. One of the few contemporary tombs to a slain Scots Lord (Sempill) , where his body was brought back, is within a dog walk of my house! Hence my online moniker . Big interest, local connection and possible family connection.
But linked to or not , I have always found this period interesting as part of the broader 16 th century shaping of early modern Europe. And yes, got the armies in 10 mm as well as the Tudor forces to fight in France and their continental allies and opponents. Also 28 mm skirmish forces for the general reiving period.
Will continue the chat no doubt and send some RJW pics! And perhaps one of a Flodden game. So far the Scots have usually reversed history!
Scott