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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

Island Fortress 1

Island Fortress Concept I’ve always had a bit of a blind spot around the Seven Years War (1756-63). Though I loved the Last of the Mohicans, set to the backdrop of the savage struggle between France and Great Britain for control of North America, I found the scope of the war intimidating and overwhelming. Following […]