Pike & Shotte

The 17th century saw the recruitment of vast armies across Europe that clashed against each other in bloody wars that decided ultimate temporal and...

The wars of the 17th century ranged across the whole of Northern Europe, ravaging the countryside. Whether it was the Thirty Years’ War of the Holy...

The wars of the 17th century ranged across the whole of Northern Europe, ravaging the countryside. Whether it was the Thirty Years’ War of the Holy...

While acrid gun smoke obscures the battlefield, men and horses fall dead as musket and pike carry out their bloody work. The din of battle and risi...

Huge numbers of cavalry were fielded in the warfare of the 17th century. The most common being light cavalry harquebusiers, armed with doglock carb...

Few sights are so splendid as that of a 17th century battalia drawn up in all their ranks and files, awaiting the order to do battle. Drums tap out...

Huge numbers of cavalry were fielded in the warfare of the 17th century. The most common being light cavalry harquebusiers, armed with doglock carb...

Few sights are so splendid as that of a 17th century battalia drawn up in all their ranks and files, awaiting the order to do battle. Drums tap out...