This colorful retinue Bill unit belongs to Sir John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley.
Sir John was captured in Calais by the Earl of Warwick in 1460.
There he met the future Edward IV, and was convinced to join the Yorkist cause.
He fought for the Yorkist cause at Mortimer's Cross, Barnet, and Tewkesbury.
The units is outfitted in the Gules and Or livery of Sir John.
The Audley shield, in contrast is Ermine, a chevron gules.
They are a colourful lot. Nicely done again Peter. This is turning into quite a collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lawrence. Someone I know just finished 20 some odd 28 mm French Napoleonic cavalry regiments...
DeleteGood job on these. How many bags o' billmen did you get?
ReplyDeleteyes sir, yes sir, three bags full... :-)
DeleteNice work - you do seem to have an almost endless supply of WotR figures....!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith. Yes, there are still quite a few more to go, plus some Late Medieval refurbs coming soon, some of which will serve as proxies for WotR troops.
DeleteGreat looking unit of billmen, Peter. I agree the livery colors are striking.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dean. The varied livery colors have made painting these pretty fun to do!
DeleteLovely looking livery on these great looking billmen!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Love the popping yellow and red, Peter!
ReplyDeleteYes, i didn't our usual "straw" for the yellow (which color now seems no longer produced, grr!), so likely brighter than reality, but eh - artistic license!
DeleteGood thing I have an extra bottle of straw. You are right. “Straw” is a most versatile color.
DeleteUnfortunately, I do not. If I see it somewhere, I'll buy it! :-)
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