Miniature Toy Knights

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Known

Mounted Teutonic knights from the crusade era, made by First Legion Ltd.

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King & Country

French knight, unknown, from the Crusades, carrying the French banner.

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King & Country

Duke Boris Dresden, from the Crusades era, as made by King & Country.

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Keith Over

Banner of the Earl of Oxford, as carried in the Wars of the Roses. Made by Keith Over.

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Keith Over

Sir William Brandon, with the standard of Lord Stanley, House of Lancaster. Lord Stanley changed sides at the Battle of Bosworth, in the Wars of the Roses, and turned against the king, ensuring victory for Henry, Earl of Richmond, the future King Henry VII. Made by Keith Over.

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Courtenay

Geoffrey Hamlyn, armour bearer to the Black Prince, by Richard Courtenay. Previously featured using the H4 mould, this version uses the H3 mould.

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Tradition

Model ref #K29, The King of Poland, from Tradition.

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Courtenay

Geoffrey Hamlyn, armour bearer to the Black prince. By Richard Courtenay, using the H4 mould.

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Courtenay

A tournament figure from Richard Courtenay, this time of the Erle of Suffolk. I have previously featured another figure of the Erle of Suffolk from Courtenay, but it was not this tournament figure.

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Courtenay

Unknown figure, from Richard Courtenay, using the H1 mould.

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Courtenay

The Black Prince, using the M3 mould, from Richard Courtenay.

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Courtenay

The Black Prince, using the H6 mould, from Richard Courtenay.

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Vertunni

Joan of Arc, by the fabulous Vertunni.

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Bob Hornung

Joan of Arc, by the American manufacturer Bob Hornung.

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Tradition

Charles d’Albert of France, by Tradition of London.

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Collectors Showcase

Henry V, by the manufacturer Collectors Showcase,

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Ping

Sir Henry Percy, by the late Freddie Ping. Britains model number #1663 used as the basis for the conversion.

Sir Henry Percy (1364-1403), commonly known as Sir Harry Hotspur, or simply Hotspur, was a late-medieval English nobleman and featured prominently in the Anglo-Scottish wars. Born the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph de Neville, 2nd Lord Neville of Raby.

Knighted by King Edward III in 1377.As tribute to his speed in advance and readiness to attack on the Scottish borders, the Scots bestowed on him the name ‘ Haatspore’. Made Knight of the Garter in 1388. His service to the crown brought him substantial marks of royal favour in the form of grants and appointments, but despite this the Percy family decided to support Henry Bolinbroke, the future King Henry IV, in his rebellion against Richard II.

Despite many favours shown to the Percy’s by King Henry IV, they became increasingly discontent with him and finally rebelled in the summer of 1403 and took up arms against the King. Joined by his uncle, Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester. The ensuing Battle of Shrewsbury brought both sides together in battle. Hotspur was killed, legend has it by the Prince of Wales. Subsequently declared a traitor his lands were forfeited.

Percy arms.