Dark ages civvies

[DecemDave]

Returning to the topic, I found this on a "horsey" website

The first sidesaddle was associated with Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England (14th century) who was riding aside to marry King Richard II. The saddle looked like a small chair with a footrest to place her feet. It was complicated to control the horse from that saddle, thus, there was another rider at the front who was holding the reins.

And the design was improved for Catherine de Medici in 16th century.  So would our wolflike and tigerish queen Margaret have put up with an Anne of Bohemia type on a battlefield?  Methinks not but it might explain how she was once captured.

Cant wait for Leon to cast one. perhaps a vignette with rein holder and a soldier presenting a head.    Then I can ask the question on the forum - "is this the Anne of Bohemia or the Catherine de Medici type?"  and go even lower in the esteem of the members.

[FierceKitty]

Soldier: Gracious Majesty, I always thought the House of Lancaster would get a head....

[Leman]

Aah yes - there's a man who kept on thinking he always knew best, yet kept getting it wrong. A well played hand and he would have been Richard III.