Come and see me tomorrow discussing all thinks Stuart relating to Plug Bayonets, the Monmouth Rebellion, James II, the Glorious Revolution, oh, and Golden Retrievers with Andrea Zuvich on Stuart Saturdays Live:
m.youtube.com/17thCenturyL...

I am speaking with Dr JD Davies at the Stuart History festival 5 and 6 July 2025 on The Dutch Menace and the Glorious Revolution. Tickets are know available for the in person festival and also for the livestream details can be found in the following link.

www.tickettailor.com/events/thest...

Just when you get use to reading someone's handwriting they switch to code, and you have to search through your files in the hope that you have the appropriate code lists.

Spending the morning writing, or to be accurate trying to write, the aim was for somewhere need 1,000 words and only have 442 so far, The new book is coming on, I am about half way through it so far. wish me luck

Want to come and hear about the 1939 Polish Military Mission from @silenceinpolish.bsky.social? Or about desertion in the army of King James II from @markshearwood.bsky.social? Or maternity in the #21stC British army from @sjolley.bsky.social?

Tickets still available, for both in-person and online

Today is a writing day, my first for way too long. Working on my manuscript for my book on the military campaign of 1688.

'The Williamite Invasion of 1688: The Last Successful invasion of England' hopefully due out at the end of 2025.

02/12/1688 Bristol fell to Lord Shrewsbury & Williamite forces

Looking forward to heading back to University of Leeds in February and to be talking about Mutiny and Desertion in the English army in 1689, looking into why troops desert and why they received different punishments.