I called off my anticipated game this weekend thanks to the side effects of my first COVID jab, however I did manage to finish off three more WOTR units. To that end I invite you to gasp in awe as I showcase my “work” through the medium of poor lighting and a crappy camera.
I also invested £10 to buy 128 hard to find ECW tomes at this chaps site.
The Emperors Library
Here’s a screen grab of what I got for my dosh. Okay they’re all pdfs and not actual books, but hey... what do you expect for a tenner? The site covers loads of other periods so I thought I’d put this out there for anyone else that hasn’t seen it and might be interested.
1. A chronicle of the late intestine war in the three kingdoms
2. A Collection of original letters and papers, concerning the affairs of England, 1641 to 1660 vol.1
3. A Collection of original letters and papers, concerning the affairs of England, 1641 to 1660 vol.2
4. A discourse of the warr in Lancashire
5. A history of the life of Colonel Nathaniel Whetham, a forgotten soldier of the civil wars
6. A journal of the siege of Lathom House in Lancashire 1644
7. A narrative by John Ashburnham of his attendance on King Charles vol.1
8. A narrative by John Ashburnham of his attendance on King Charles vol.2
9. Charles I. in 1646 Letters of King Charles the First to Queen Henrietta Maria
10. Cromwell as a soldier
11. Cromwell in Ireland, a history of Cromwell's Irish campaign
12. Cromwell's army - a history of the English soldier during the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate
13. Cromwell's Scotch campaigns 1650-51
14. Crosby records. A cavaliers note book; being notes, anecdotes, observations of William Blundell of Crosby, Lancashire, esquire, captain of dragoons ... in the royalist army of 1642
15. Heath's historical annual; or, The great civil war of Charles I. and the Parliament
16. Historical gleanings on the memorable field of Naseby
17. History of Charles the First and the English Revolution vol.1
18. History of Charles the First and the English Revolution vol.2
19. History of Richard Cromwell and the restoration of Charles II vol.1
20. History of Richard Cromwell and the restoration of Charles II vol.2
21. History of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, 1649-1656 vol.1
22. History of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, 1649-1656 vol.2
23. History of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, 1649-1656 vol.3
24. History of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, 1649-1656 vol.4
25. History of the great civil war, 1642-1649 vol.1
26. History of the great civil war, 1642-1649 vol.2
27. History of the great civil war, 1642-1649 vol.3
28. King and commonwealth, a history of the great rebellion
29. Letters and papers relating to the first Dutch war, 1652-1654 vol.1
30. Letters and papers relating to the first Dutch war, 1652-1654 vol.2
31. Letters and papers relating to the first Dutch war, 1652-1654 vol.3
32. Letters and papers relating to the first Dutch war, 1652-1654 vol.4
33. Letters and papers relating to the first Dutch war, 1652-1654 vol.5
34. Letters and papers relating to the first Dutch war, 1652-1654 vol.6
35. Letters from Roundhead officers written from Scotland and chiefly addressed to Captain Adam Baynes
36. Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the cavaliers. Including their private correspondence Vol.1
37. Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the cavaliers. Including their private correspondence Vol.2
38. Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the cavaliers. Including their private correspondence Vol.3
39. Memoirs of the civil war in Wales and the Marches, 1642-1649, Vol.1
40. Memoirs of the civil war in Wales and the Marches, 1642-1649, Vol.2
41. Memoirs of the two last years of the reign of King Charles I
42. Memorials of the great civil war in England from 1646 to 1652 Edited from original letters of Charles the First and of numerous other eminent persons Vol.1
43. Memorials of the great civil war in England from 1646 to 1652 Edited from original letters of Charles the First and of numerous other eminent persons Vol.2
44. Military Memoir of Col John Birch. Governor of Hereford in the Civil War
45. Monk; or, the fall of the republic and the restoration of the monarchy in England, in 1660
46. Monk's Contemporaries Biographic Studies on the English Revolution
47. Notes of the treaty carried on at Ripon between King Charles I. and the Covenanters of Scotland, 1640
48. Oliver Cromwell. H.H. the Lord Protector and the royalist insurrection against his government of March, 1655
49. Oliver Cromwell and the rule of the Puritans in England
50. Oliver Cromwell's Letters & speeches vol.1
51. Oliver Cromwell's Letters & speeches vol.2
52. Oliver Cromwell's Letters & speeches vol.3
53. Papers relating to proceedings in the county of Kent, 1642-46
54. Robert Blake, admiral and general at sea
55. Royalist father and Roundhead son; being the memoirs of the first and second earls of Denbigh, 1600-1675
56. Rupert, prince Palatine
57. Scotland and the Commonwealth. Letters and papers relating to the military government of Scotland
58. Select tracts relating to the civil wars in England, in the reign of King Charles the First by writers who were witnesses of the events which they describe Vol.1
59. Select tracts relating to the civil wars in England, in the reign of King Charles the First by writers who were witnesses of the events which they describe Vol.2
60. The army lists of the Roundheads and Cavaliers, containing the names of the officers in the royal and parliamentary armies of 1642
61. The autobiography of Joseph Lister, of Bradford in Yorkshire, to which is added a contemporary account of the defence of Bradford and capture of Leeds by the Parliamentarians in 1642
62. The champions of the crown
63. The civil war in Hampshire (1642-45) and the story of Basing House
64. The Civil War in Worcestershire, 1642-1646, and the Scotch invasion of 1651
65. The Covenanters in Moray and Ross
66. The diplomatic correspondence of Jean de Montereul and the Brothers de Bellievre vol.1
67. The diplomatic correspondence of Jean de Montereul and the Brothers de Bellievre vol.2
68. The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6
69. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648
70. The great civil war of the times of Charles I. and Cromwell
71. The history of the grand rebellion vol.1
72. The history of the grand rebellion vol.2
73. The history of the grand rebellion vol.3
74. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in 1641 vol.1
75. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in 1641 vol.2
76. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in 1641 vol.3
77. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in 1641 vol.4
78. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in 1641 vol.5
79. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in 1641 vol.6
80. The House of Lords during the Civil War
81. The Irish rebellion of 1641, with a history of the events which led up to and succeeded it
82. The king in exile. The wanderings of Charles II from June 1646 to July 1654
83. The King's general in the West. The life of Sir Richard Granville, bart., 1600-1659
84. The last years of the Protectorate, 1656-1658 vol.1
85. The last years of the Protectorate, 1656-1658 vol.2
86. The memoirs of Edmund Ludlow, lieutenant-general of the horse in the army of the commonwealth of England vol.1
87. The memoirs of Edmund Ludlow, lieutenant-general of the horse in the army of the commonwealth of England vol.2
88. The Nicholas papers. Correspondence of Sir Edward Nicholas vol.1
89. The origin of the first Dutch war of the Restoration
90. The parliamentary generals of the great civil war
91. The quarrel between the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell - an episode of the English Civil War
92. The Royalist Composition Papers vol.1
93. The Royalist Composition Papers vol.2
94. The Royalist Composition Papers vol.3
95. The Royalist Composition Papers vol.4
96. The travels of the King; Charles II in Germany and Flanders, 1654-1660
97. The whole proceedings of the siege of Drogheda and siege of Londonderry
98.Tracts relating to military proceedings in Lancashire during the great civil war
99. With Milton and the cavaliers
100. A letter or an epistle to all well-minded men in England, Wales, and Ireland ; in special to the Parliament and Army
101. Barnstaple and the Northern Part of Devonshire During the Great Civil War
102. Cromwell's Soldier's Catechism
103. Diary of the Marches of the Royal Army During the Great Civil War
104. History of Scots Affairs, from 1637-41 vol.3
105. Memorials of the Civil War. Comprising the Correspondence of the Fairfax Family vol.1
106. Memorials of the Civil War. Comprising the Correspondence of the Fairfax Family vol.2
107. Military memoirs of the great civil war. Being the military memoirs of John Gwynne
108. The Protector ; a vindication
109. London during the great rebellion. Being a memoir of Sir Abraham Reynardson, knt
110. History of Scots affairs, from 1637 to 1641 vol.1
111. History of Scots affairs, from 1637 to 1641 vol.2
112. Lives of the warriors of the civil wars of France and England, Volume 1
113. Lives of the warriors of the civil wars of France and England, Volume 2
114. Memoirs of the Most Renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose
115. Minute Book, War Committee of the Covenanters, Kirkcudbrightshire 1640-1
116. Montrose and Covenanters vol.1
117. Montrose and Covenanters vol.2
118. Numismata Cromwelliana or, The medallic history of Oliver Cromwell, illustrated by his coins, medals, and seals
119. Scotland and the Protectorate. Letters and papers relating to the military government of Scotland 1654 to 1659
120. The Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland
121. The Cromwellian union; papers relating to the negotiations for an incorporating union between England and Scotland, 1651-1652
122. The life and campaigns of Alexander Leslie, first Earl of Leven
123. Bellum civile - Hopton's Narrative of his Campaign in the West 1642-44
124. Sussex in the great Civil War and the interregnum, 1642-1660
125. The Confederation of Kilkenny
126. The Diary of Sir Henry Slingsby
127. The narrative of General Venables
128. The Ulster civil war of 1641, and its consequences; with the history of the Irish brigade under Montrose in 1644-46
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Wow! What a lot you got, as Brucie used to say. I might fork out for that. I was put off contemporary accounts somewhat by Symonds’ diary, but there’s enough there that if they delve into church window design I can pick up another one.
ReplyDeleteThe WOTR figures are coming along nicely.
Ahh you see I’m a sucker for a good old political pamphlet or anything with contemporary phraseology. I hav3 to say the quality of the PDF’s I’ve looked at so far so far has been very good.
DeleteHope you feel better soon. Dose #2 was the one that made me ill.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, others I know have been a bit knocked about by dose 2 as well. I always think it’s good to have something to look forward too! Lol.
DeleteI like the density of the figures on the bases. Will head over to that chaps site, you have some interesting titles there. Ta.
ReplyDeleteHey no problemo Norm. Hope you find something of interest.
DeleteGosh ..... how do you choose something, that selection is huge, checking out the napoleonics now!
ReplyDeleteI know, I know. So many PDF’s, so little time!
DeleteInteresting collection of titles, I think your War of the Roses chaps have turned out rather well, after I had the vaccine I lost my sense of taste, spent the whole night shivering or sweating with stomach cramps and headache, out for 48 hours! Not really looking forward to the second one if it's worse!
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I’ve had real reservations about being injected with something recommended by Boris Johnson or Mat Hancock but hey it is what it is, as they say. Feeling better today anyway so I’ll try and forget the second one in June for now. Glad you like the WOTR stuff, they actually look a lot better than the pictures suggest, (but then I would say that wouldn’t I?!) LOL.
DeleteThat lot will keep you busy for a while then JBM. When Caliver began publishing in their early days I was an avid collector but some of these titles would be a bit heavy for my old brain. I do love the language both written and spoken of the period though.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to read more accounts of the vaccine side effects, Iains pretty much mirrored my own experience. Within a few days of my jab I started to develop a severe skin rash that has got increasingly worse and to be honest I have not felt fully right since including a week spent in bed barely able to keep my eyes open. Off to the Docs today so all good fun. My neighbour cheered me up yesterday when he told me that his work mate has been unwell for six weeks following his first jab and he's always in rude health normally :) Yikes!
Morning Lee, I seem to be getting over my reaction to the jab now thank goodness. I don’t normally do illness so, I was a little taken aback to be honest. Definitely not looking forward to the second one. I’ve been hearing a lot from neighbours about adverse reactions, all Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine as it turns out. Sounds like you’ve had a bad outcome to yours, so let’s hope it wears off soon...all those miniatures aren’t going to paint themselves!
DeleteWOTR are looking good - should be an impressive array.
ReplyDeleteWith that little purchase are you planning on remaining in lockdown for another year or so? I daren’t visit the site for fear of following your example.
Hey Graham, yeah the WOTR forces are slowly building into an army. Slowly being the operative word. I’ve never in all my gaming life been so distracted with other concurrent projects. So much to do. So little time. I may yet choke to death on the literature overload - but it’s like ruddy catnip to me.
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