A Very British Civil War

[Nick]

There is at least one wargame company doing a "British Civil War" themed range at the moment. Set in the 30's and based on Edward VIII refusing to abdicate and this sets all sorts of factions off...Royalist, Fascist (Oswald Mosley), Republicans, Democratic Socialists, Marxists, Ruralists and thos just determined to keep the fighting out of their own areas. Bit like the UK breaking down into Patchwork World. They do have some light armour in the range and are promising to expand to include some of the "experimental" mediums from the period and earlier.

I was intrigued by this so I did some looking and found these links...

Created by Solway Miniatures: http://solwaycraftsandminiatures.webs.com/books.htm
The background to the 1938 British Civil War: http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/wargaming/misc/3rdenglishcivilwar.html
Who's playing the wargame: http://www.falkirkwargamesclub.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=887
The Hull Contingent: http://baddave.pbworks.com/1938-A-Very-British-Civil-War

[chrisonord]

Hya Nick,
A friend of mine is a co author of the book, and I have a copy of the book here. Weaver is also a mutual friend of his. I am not into wargaming, but the book is quite a fascinating read.
Chris.

[jcf]

 ... and for visual inspiration just watch Ian Mckellen in the 1995 version of Richard III. 

[NARSES2]

... and for visual inspiration just watch Ian Mckellen in the 1995 version of Richard III. 

Very much so 

[Radish]

Agreed. An enjoyable interpretation.

Can I refer you to an old What IF? SIG newsletter....pre-2000 possibly? I built an A-20G in Civil War colours.

[NARSES2]

Agreed. An enjoyable interpretation.

Can I refer you to an old What IF? SIG newsletter....pre-2000 possibly? I built an A-20G in Civil War colours.

I have the article in front of me as I type...1997