"Mounted Guards of Cardinal Richelieu Review" Topic
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Tango01  | 15 Feb 2021 10:43 p.m. PST |
"In imitation of the King, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) set up his own company of mounted Guard in 1626, which was similar to the famous King's Musketeers created a few years earlier. This was partly a prestige project, as many important men maintained their own small guard, but Richelieu had need of such men as there were attempts on his life. In the present day however they are most famous as the supposed nemesis of the King's Guard in the books of the Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas…"
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 20thmaine | 16 Feb 2021 4:07 a.m. PST |
Strange it got 9/10for historical accuracy when the review says – 1 figure is plain wrong (the female) and 5 figures have the wrong tabard and will need the design removed. One might think 6 figures out of 12 with an historical error would mean maybe a 6 or 7 for historical accuracy. |
| Tango01 | 16 Feb 2021 12:02 p.m. PST |
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