Historian in Harness
@historianinharness.bsky.social
I am a historian with a passion for the study of medieval military culture and wargaming, and my own suit of armour!
It paints up beautifully!
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It paints up beautifully!
A bakery for my upcoming St Albans table. Building by Sarissa, and Baker by Athena Miniatures. #wargaming #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A bakery for my upcoming St Albans table. Building by Sarissa, and Baker by Athena Miniatures. #wargaming #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs
It's a beauty of a piece, and paints up very nicely indeed.
October 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's a beauty of a piece, and paints up very nicely indeed.
At Partizan tomorrow, alongside the main game, I've got a little 10-minute tactical conundrum for those of you who've seen Écorcheurs! already.
A small retinue of men-at-arms & archers caught on the edge of a farm by a lance of French horsemen... what will happen?
#wargaming #medievalwargaming
A small retinue of men-at-arms & archers caught on the edge of a farm by a lance of French horsemen... what will happen?
#wargaming #medievalwargaming
October 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
At Partizan tomorrow, alongside the main game, I've got a little 10-minute tactical conundrum for those of you who've seen Écorcheurs! already.
A small retinue of men-at-arms & archers caught on the edge of a farm by a lance of French horsemen... what will happen?
#wargaming #medievalwargaming
A small retinue of men-at-arms & archers caught on the edge of a farm by a lance of French horsemen... what will happen?
#wargaming #medievalwargaming
+ Looking eastward to the Crusades, using Jean de Joinville's account of the Egyptian crusade of Louis IX as inspiration.
October 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
+ Looking eastward to the Crusades, using Jean de Joinville's account of the Egyptian crusade of Louis IX as inspiration.
+ An full expansion to cover the Wars of the Roses, with sceanriosnsuch as Nibley Green, St Michael's Mount, Caister Castle, and Richard's charge at Bosworth, and a mini-campaibn for street fighting at the first battle of St Albans.
October 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
+ An full expansion to cover the Wars of the Roses, with sceanriosnsuch as Nibley Green, St Michael's Mount, Caister Castle, and Richard's charge at Bosworth, and a mini-campaibn for street fighting at the first battle of St Albans.
+ A mini-campaign centring on Bertrand du Guesclin's guerrilla war in Brittany in 1356/7.
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
+ A mini-campaign centring on Bertrand du Guesclin's guerrilla war in Brittany in 1356/7.
I'm already planning a series of scenarios and mini-campaigns.
+ Something for Christmas based on the pantomime hero Robin Hood, or the darker Christmas tale of Gawain and the Green Knight...
+ Something for Christmas based on the pantomime hero Robin Hood, or the darker Christmas tale of Gawain and the Green Knight...
October 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm already planning a series of scenarios and mini-campaigns.
+ Something for Christmas based on the pantomime hero Robin Hood, or the darker Christmas tale of Gawain and the Green Knight...
+ Something for Christmas based on the pantomime hero Robin Hood, or the darker Christmas tale of Gawain and the Green Knight...
With just a few hours to go, Écorcheurs! has been backed by over 400 people!
I am so chuffed at the faith people have put in my project to give them a game they'll enjoy!
So, what's next?
I am so chuffed at the faith people have put in my project to give them a game they'll enjoy!
So, what's next?
October 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
With just a few hours to go, Écorcheurs! has been backed by over 400 people!
I am so chuffed at the faith people have put in my project to give them a game they'll enjoy!
So, what's next?
I am so chuffed at the faith people have put in my project to give them a game they'll enjoy!
So, what's next?
Had some friends over the other day, put up the 6'x8'table in the bottom barn, and got the big battalions out again.
It was glorious.
#Imagi-nation #wargaming
It was glorious.
#Imagi-nation #wargaming
September 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Had some friends over the other day, put up the 6'x8'table in the bottom barn, and got the big battalions out again.
It was glorious.
#Imagi-nation #wargaming
It was glorious.
#Imagi-nation #wargaming
We hit 300 backers yesterday. So grateful to you all.
For those of you that haven't, there's still time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
#ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
For those of you that haven't, there's still time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
#ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
September 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We hit 300 backers yesterday. So grateful to you all.
For those of you that haven't, there's still time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
#ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
For those of you that haven't, there's still time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
#ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
With the success of the Écorcheurs! Kickstarter (what do you mean you haven't pledged yet? www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri... - go, on. I'll wait.) I'm definitely cracking on with my 1st St Albans campaign expansion. @sabotag3d.bsky.social printed this gorgeous clock tower, a centrepiece.
September 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
With the success of the Écorcheurs! Kickstarter (what do you mean you haven't pledged yet? www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri... - go, on. I'll wait.) I'm definitely cracking on with my 1st St Albans campaign expansion. @sabotag3d.bsky.social printed this gorgeous clock tower, a centrepiece.
And they're gorgeous tokens! Thanks for your support!
September 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And they're gorgeous tokens! Thanks for your support!
The Écorcheurs! Kickstarter has already funded!
I'm astounded and very grateful.
It's still worth backing; only Kickstarter backers get the 'Combat of the Thirty' scenario. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
I'm astounded and very grateful.
It's still worth backing; only Kickstarter backers get the 'Combat of the Thirty' scenario. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Écorcheurs! Kickstarter has already funded!
I'm astounded and very grateful.
It's still worth backing; only Kickstarter backers get the 'Combat of the Thirty' scenario. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
I'm astounded and very grateful.
It's still worth backing; only Kickstarter backers get the 'Combat of the Thirty' scenario. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming
The campaign in Écorcheurs! is inspired by Edward III's Crécy campaign, focused on the English search for a crossing of the Somme, with series of skirmishes to control a vital bridge.
This is warfare at the retinue level: brutal, tactical, & personal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
This is warfare at the retinue level: brutal, tactical, & personal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
September 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The campaign in Écorcheurs! is inspired by Edward III's Crécy campaign, focused on the English search for a crossing of the Somme, with series of skirmishes to control a vital bridge.
This is warfare at the retinue level: brutal, tactical, & personal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
This is warfare at the retinue level: brutal, tactical, & personal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
Finished Sarissa's timber-framed Tavern. Not the easiest build, and feels slightly pokey for all its size, but looks great.
September 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Finished Sarissa's timber-framed Tavern. Not the easiest build, and feels slightly pokey for all its size, but looks great.
It's a beauty, and looks great above some timber-framed buildings. #wargaming #wargamesterrain
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
It's a beauty, and looks great above some timber-framed buildings. #wargaming #wargamesterrain
All backers of the Écorcheurs Kickstarter will receive an exclusive scenario - 'The Combat of the Thirty, 1351', recreating one of the most famous 'deeds of arms' of the Hundred Years War.
All backers of the Kickstarter will receive an exclusive scenario - 'The Combat of the Thirty, 1351'.
All backers of the Kickstarter will receive an exclusive scenario - 'The Combat of the Thirty, 1351'.
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
All backers of the Écorcheurs Kickstarter will receive an exclusive scenario - 'The Combat of the Thirty, 1351', recreating one of the most famous 'deeds of arms' of the Hundred Years War.
All backers of the Kickstarter will receive an exclusive scenario - 'The Combat of the Thirty, 1351'.
All backers of the Kickstarter will receive an exclusive scenario - 'The Combat of the Thirty, 1351'.
September 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The Kickstarter for Écorcheurs! is now LIVE!
There's an exclusive scenario to reward backers: The Combat of the Thirty, 1351. One of the most famous chivalric deeds of arms of the 100 Years War.
Backing launches on Sept 18th but register now to stay up to date.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
There's an exclusive scenario to reward backers: The Combat of the Thirty, 1351. One of the most famous chivalric deeds of arms of the 100 Years War.
Backing launches on Sept 18th but register now to stay up to date.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
September 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The Kickstarter for Écorcheurs! is now LIVE!
There's an exclusive scenario to reward backers: The Combat of the Thirty, 1351. One of the most famous chivalric deeds of arms of the 100 Years War.
Backing launches on Sept 18th but register now to stay up to date.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
There's an exclusive scenario to reward backers: The Combat of the Thirty, 1351. One of the most famous chivalric deeds of arms of the 100 Years War.
Backing launches on Sept 18th but register now to stay up to date.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
Steady now...
Nearly...
Nearly...
September 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Steady now...
Nearly...
Nearly...
TWO!
(Yes, I know it's anachronistic, but I had to, didn't I?)
(Yes, I know it's anachronistic, but I had to, didn't I?)
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
TWO!
(Yes, I know it's anachronistic, but I had to, didn't I?)
(Yes, I know it's anachronistic, but I had to, didn't I?)
At Colours next Saturday with my Crossing the Somme game.
If you haven't had a chance to play Écorcheurs! yet, come and say hi and give it a go!
#medievalwargaming #wargaming #ecorcheurs
If you haven't had a chance to play Écorcheurs! yet, come and say hi and give it a go!
#medievalwargaming #wargaming #ecorcheurs
August 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
At Colours next Saturday with my Crossing the Somme game.
If you haven't had a chance to play Écorcheurs! yet, come and say hi and give it a go!
#medievalwargaming #wargaming #ecorcheurs
If you haven't had a chance to play Écorcheurs! yet, come and say hi and give it a go!
#medievalwargaming #wargaming #ecorcheurs
Need the ... blanking on the word for the tiles that cover the Ridge... wait.. ridge tiles (oh good grief).
Sarissa Tavern creeps towards completion.
Sarissa Tavern creeps towards completion.
August 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Need the ... blanking on the word for the tiles that cover the Ridge... wait.. ridge tiles (oh good grief).
Sarissa Tavern creeps towards completion.
Sarissa Tavern creeps towards completion.