Our main article for 2021 is a full blown section (not just a page) on the Manx Rebellion 1651, when the local militia rose up against the Royalist Command under Lady Derby (Seige of Lathom House) whilst a Parliamentarian Force was off the coast of the Isle of Man, intent on invasion to crush one of the last Royalist bastions. We will cover not only an in-depth history but a range of historical, non-historical what-ifs & campaign scenarios free for download.
Our secondary article, but one that needs to come first is a revised map of the Isle of Man in Ancient/Dark/Medieval periods and the later English Civil War period. This is being created on Google Maps....
A third, but potentially really exciting article will be on our research on a previously undiscovered Motte & Bailey Fort (possibly two) and a Roman Coastal Fort. More news on these to come..... dependant mostly on Covid-19 restrictions. Both should give us a better understanding of the military history of the Isle of Man, with its exciting position (both geographically & politically) in the histoy of the British Isles.
Lastly and perhaps now first is an attempt, perhaps futile, to identify evidence that Imperial Roman did have settlements on the Isle of Man and that at least some were of a miltary nature. There are already the barest of hints, the primary one being a Roman votive altar found buried in Castletown (thought, but never proven in the least, to have been brought to the Island "between 1726 - 31").
Our secondary article, but one that needs to come first is a revised map of the Isle of Man in Ancient/Dark/Medieval periods and the later English Civil War period. This is being created on Google Maps....
A third, but potentially really exciting article will be on our research on a previously undiscovered Motte & Bailey Fort (possibly two) and a Roman Coastal Fort. More news on these to come..... dependant mostly on Covid-19 restrictions. Both should give us a better understanding of the military history of the Isle of Man, with its exciting position (both geographically & politically) in the histoy of the British Isles.
Lastly and perhaps now first is an attempt, perhaps futile, to identify evidence that Imperial Roman did have settlements on the Isle of Man and that at least some were of a miltary nature. There are already the barest of hints, the primary one being a Roman votive altar found buried in Castletown (thought, but never proven in the least, to have been brought to the Island "between 1726 - 31").