"Guards of Cardinal Richelieu Review" Topic
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Tango01 | 25 Dec 2020 10:01 p.m. PST |
"While the royal guards are by far the most well-known, it was normal for nobles and senior public servants to maintain their own guard in 17th century France. Apart from the King no-one was more senior than his brilliant chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), but he was not so popular and faced several assassination attempts, so in 1626 he was authorised to raise a guards unit which was smaller but otherwise closely resembled the Kings Musketeers. These men served their master until his death, and they had a sort of unit rivalry with the King's men which meant there were numerous altercations in the streets between them. However they performed their job well, and their master died of disease rather than meeting a violent end.."
Full Review here link
Amicalement Armand
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ZULUPAUL | 26 Dec 2020 3:45 a.m. PST |
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SpuriousMilius | 26 Dec 2020 9:58 a.m. PST |
I can hear the 2nd dude of the last four saying "Mais non, après vous, s'il vous plait." |
Tango01 | 26 Dec 2020 11:44 a.m. PST |
Glad you like them boys! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
Grelber | 26 Dec 2020 2:14 p.m. PST |
These are $13 USD to $18 USD a box, and Red Box offers boxes of King's Musketeers on foot and mounted as well as Cardinal's Guard on foot and mounted. Looks like a relatively inexpensive way to break in to the Three Musketeers/Cyrano de Bergerac era of skirmish gaming. Even if your group loses interest after a couple games, you aren't out much. Grelber |
DragonWyrm | 29 Jun 2022 10:21 p.m. PST |
The pictures on the site and the review convinced me to buy this and the Musketeer set (a while back). I like the figures and they don't have a lot of flash. The poses are really suited for either dioramas or skirmish games. Personally, I plan to use mine for En Garde! by Osprey. Reading the review I wonder where you got the information that the Cardinals Guard had a cassock with a simple white cross instead of the king's cross? I was unable to find any sources that supported this statement. The closest was the grey and black musketeers, but that was to do with the horses they rode. I know that the red cassock is traditionally used in plays, movies and illustrations of Alexander Dumas' work. |
Botch B | 13 Jul 2022 4:38 a.m. PST |
Surprised no one has picked up on this very interesting question – doe npbody have an answer? My main source was a painting guide by Redoubt to go with their figures, but no souces cited, so I am no help. I have the 54mm versions of the above set, done by Chintoy, and they are excellent, and am about to post on them and my ventrure into the genre – seeking help of course!
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