Andrew Spratt
@andrewsp2009
Medieval re enactor, 'Man at Arms'. reconstruction Castle Artist. 'I come bearing Gifs' Historical opinions my own.
Traquair House in the Scottish Borders @CJMorrison65 image & reconstruction of late 1400s Towerhouse with Barmkin suggestion. #TraquairCastle #ScottishCastles
Bothwell Castle near Glasgow (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. A stronghold of the Douglas family. Repair/rebuild work was done by Archibald 'The Grim' (illegitimate Son of James the Black Douglas, ally of King Robert The Bruce) #BothwellCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt
The Holy Intercession Church in Sutkivtsi in Ukraine looks more a fortress than a church. It was built in 1476 in the time of Tatar raids in the region and originally served as a defensive structure.
My drawing of Scots sacking Newcastle (1402) from 1983. Watercolour version from 1984 and 2022 Paint version of Keep #Watercolourpainting
SUMMER OF GAMES! This August we will be filling Newcastle Castle with games and sports from all across history. Play, bat, aim and score your way through history as you try your hand at games from the past and learn more about the people who played them. ✨Plan your visit now!
Nesbit Moor 1355. Ramsay draws Lord Dacre & Lord Grey from Norham into a trap. John Halyburton killed in the Scots charge but English defeated with prisoners taken. A French knight bought some prisoners & killed them at 'Slaughter Hill' in revenge for his Father's death in France
My old watercolour of Battle of Piperdean 1435/6 Scots forces, Douglas of Tantallon Castle, Hepburn of Hailes Castle & Ramsay of Dalhousie Castle defeat Sir Robert Ogle & Percy forces marching to seize Dunbar Castle for Scots exile Lord Dunbar who had switched sides to England.
Ardvreck Castle (Scotland) layout measurement sketch & my watercolour reconstruction from 2013. Haven't really done any castle watercolours since 2013 as I have been drawing with Paint on real images of ruins instead. Must get back to doing watercolour reconstructions sometime.
336 years ago today. Jacobites won a victory at the Battle of Killiecrankie in Perthshire on 27 July 1689, but arguably also lost the war that day. Amongst those killed was the Jacobite commander, 1st Viscount Dundee, "Bonnie Dundee". More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/blairatholl/ki…
My Great Bascinet in 2018 with padded gambeson and 'Victor' (aka Prince Hal) my third homemade Mannequin that I made for advertising the Man at Arms talks. The dummy is on the Right! #ManAtArms #storytelling #DirletonCastle
Borthwick Castle (Scotland) @CJMorrison65 image & reconstruction. Nigel Tranter told me the Borthwick family built the Castle on land that had belonged to the Hay family, who built a watermill on their side of the river below the Castle and ran it at night to annoy the Borthwicks
The 12th-century Church of St Michael de Rupe in England is still open to this day.
Strome Castle, Loch Carron (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over CastlesFortsBattles.co.uk image. A MacDonald family stronghold. Site blown up by the MacKenzies after siege in 1602. #StromeCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt
The Holy Trinity Church in Hrastovlje in Slovenia. Fortified in late 15th century due to the danger of Ottoman raids!
A 1st century AD mosaic fragment from an ornamental fountain in Cremona, Northern Italy. The fountain was destroyed when the city was sacked by Vespasian in AD 69. Now part of the collections of the Superintendency of Archaeology at Cremona. @KPW1453 post/image turned into a Gif.
⚜️ The Great Hunt Mosaic — 1700 Years Old! Located in the Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, Italy, this masterpiece shows exotic animals being captured across the Roman Empire Created in the 4th century CE, it’s one of the longest surviving mosaics in the world #Italy