Renaissance
Notes & Queries
No. 1

Editorial
Just what does this magazine intend to accomplish?

Spanish Raid on Mount's Bay
In July 1595, Spainish galleys landed on England's western shores. John Barratt details the results.

Later Elizabethan Defense Plans
The invasion scare of 1595 prompted a review of defenses--or the lack thereof. William Waad's report the following year highlighted a need for preparation. John Tincey excerpts Waad's report.

Battle of the Dunes
On June 14, 1658, a combined French and English force marched to the relief of Dunkerque, then under siege by the Spanish, along the shore. Includes period map. By Olivier Vallois.

Bastard Muskets
Keith Roberts examines a alternative to arquebuses.

Bandoliers
Stuart Reid describes soldiers from Elgin, 1640.

Pearls from a Dungheap
Stephen Bull examines the production of saltpetre in England, 1590-1640.

An English View of Foreign Armies
Keith Roberts looks at a 1623 treatise describing the strengths and weaknesses of armies around the world.

Uniform: Ducal Guard, Italy 1470
Illustration with color details.

Notes

The Other Army: Bavaraian Regts 1646
The Invasion of Livonia by the Russians, 1577
Powder Problems at Siege of Arras, 1654

Reviews

Army of Gustavus Adolphus (Osprey book)
80mm Border Levy 1595: Reiver (figure)

Cartoon In the Alehouse.

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