tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post6506180662862163474..comments2024-03-01T15:09:19.824+00:00Comments on doctorphalanx: Elizabethan Small Wars: Part 2: Background Readingdoctorphalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-48521545366847627682013-11-26T10:46:42.809+00:002013-11-26T10:46:42.809+00:00Welcome aboard! The early Tudor period is covered ...Welcome aboard! The early Tudor period is covered by Irregular Wars and included several historical risings which would lend themselves to the scale of operations modelled in these rules.doctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-92095335822072042812013-11-26T10:34:00.558+00:002013-11-26T10:34:00.558+00:00Thanks very much indeed for this very detailed and...Thanks very much indeed for this very detailed and helpful reading list. I was aware of some of these but by no means all. I was very impressed by your early 16thC collection pictured on your blog.doctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-88251010001576135912013-11-25T23:29:31.698+00:002013-11-25T23:29:31.698+00:00Sounds an interesting period- I have a 28mm Tudor ...Sounds an interesting period- I have a 28mm Tudor force that is a bit earlier than Elizabethan but is probably usable. I am now a follower of your blog and will look out for more posts on this subjectDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819909229567148447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-50927272882009140762013-11-25T18:59:42.099+00:002013-11-25T18:59:42.099+00:00If you want to get deeper into the reading on the ...If you want to get deeper into the reading on the Irish Wars, the classic overview is Cyrill Falls "Elizabeth's Irish Wars"<br /><br />Hiram Morgans "Tyrone's Rebellion: The Outbreak of the Nine Years War in Tudor Ireland" is excellent for explaining the build up to the conflict and "The Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland: The 1590s Crisis" by John McGurk is equally good. It goes into great detail about recruitment, transporting the troops to Ireland and how unpopular the war was. From what I recall there is a great chapter on English experiences in combat.<br /><br />History tends to focus on the Earl of Tyrone when talking about the Nine Years war but "Red Hugh O'Donnell and the Nine Years War" by Darren McGettigan is an interesting study of the other leader of the rebellion.<br /><br />For the Desmonds, Richard Berleths' "Twilight Lords: The Fierce Doomed Struggle of the Last Great Feudal Lords of Ireland Against the England of Elizabeth I" is an entertaining read but not as academic as the above books.<br /><br />For the Redshanks there is Hayes-McCoys "Scots Mercenary Forces in Ireland, 1565-1603" and "Fire and Sword: Sorley Boy MacDonnell and the Rise of Clan Ian Mor, 1538-90" by J Michael Hill. Both are extremely detailed and quite heavy going but contain very useful information on the Scots and their presence as mercenaries and settlers in Gaelic Ireland. Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796318659076787601noreply@blogger.com