Early Modern Military History Archives

Movies: Early Modern Military History 1450AD – 1750AD

1600s Michiel de Ruyter (Admiral; 2015) (Jaap Boender) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2544766/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France, and Germany, and the country is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the country’s strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) Cromwell (1970) (Andy Grainger) […]

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By Deborah Southwell
February 22, 2022
In At the Movies
Tagged Cromwell , Culloden , Deborah Southwell , Early Modern Military History , poland , Ruyter , Seven Years War , The Netherlands , Thirty Years War

At the Movies: Get the popcorn ready!

After an exchange of good war movies to view at a recent Virtual CLWG meeting, I offered to curate a list for Milmud. I had in mind pulling together war movies that would be plausible enough for members who may not have a strong background in a particular era to gain some context for creating […]