Mystery or not...?
Sir Ralph Bigot or Sir John Bigot was the actual Lord Mauley who was killed at Towton?
According to Mr. Graham A. Darbyshire in his booklet, The Gentry & Peerage of Towton, Vol. 1 it is Sir Ralph Bigot (or Bygod):
And here is a fragment from a List of Towton Combatants:
There are two Lord Mauleys!
In another source (1889):
Mr. Clements R. Markham says:
But, I found another book written by Mr. T. C. Banks.:
and looks like he "confirms" information given by Mr. Graham A. Darbyshire:
Towton. The Rout Update 4
I added a Lancastrian "runner" jumping into the river, maybe I'll place another one and than water effect from Vallejo will be put plus more snow...
I do not own any decent camera, all photos are taken with iphone so forgive me a rather poor quality of pictures.
Towton. The Rout Update 3
I've started to build up the territory, finally. I think that color/-s of Cock Back in 1461 on Palm Sunday must have been dark,
in greys mixed with 100% black which means I added Dark Prussian Blue to my riverbed.
Towton. The Rout Update 2
Everyone has all pieces attached. I'm thinking about adding one more horseman.
Project: Towton. Rout update 1:
Yorkist archer
I'll have to work a bit on the terrain. Some parts of it are in a need of ice. Blood must be mixed up with slush. Of course it is a bloody meadow, so I will add an outline of Cock Beck.
I am starting a new project: Towton. The Rout.
The first sketch:
These are Yorkist Prickers:
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| Earl of Warwick's men |
Some of my own short modelling story, yet
I'm actually or rather to be more exact, think about myself as an Yorkist, but a first unit I had assembled and painted was...Lancastrian's Duke of Somerset, a bit weird.
From the "Wars of the Roses" period the battle of Towton of 1461 fascinates me especially.
Real Clash of the Titans!
And here it is:
Towton 1461. Duke of Somerset's retinue at the time when Yorkist storm of arrows became beyond endurance.