Canadian Militia

I am sure you will have all seen this image before but what the hell. I think he is wearing a tapabord though its not clear.
"Canadiens en raquette." In: M. Bacqueville de la Potherie, Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale, Paris, 1722.

When Natives attack

Photo of a French and Indian war reenactment from Kirby Hall UK in about 1997. Good times.

Miliciens 1690s by Ralph Mitchard

Thought I'd post a couple of my drawings of King William's war Canadians. Not as good as the ones we had the other day but you get the idea.

New France in 1688

By Franquelin

Happy People - a year in the Taiga

Documentary (codirected by Werner Herzog) following Siberian trappers through the year. They make pretty much everything from scratch from dug out canoes to huts. Whilst you might think this is nothing to do with this blog and you might be right but it seemed an interesting look at the world of trapping and dealing with the extreme winter.

Happy People - Promo May 14, 2010 from Kay Mode on Vimeo.

Assassin's Creed 3

This is rare - a computer game set in 1777. My daughter Bea told me about this. The bumph reads;
More content on www.assassinscreed.com
18th Century North America. After more than 20 years of conflict, the 13 American colonies and the British Crown are on the brink of all out war. Battle lines are drawn. Bloodshed is inevitable.
Out of the embers of his burning village, a new assassin will rise. Born of Mohawk and British blood, his fight for freedom and justice will be forged in the flames of revolution. WIKI

Philip Madoc as Magua

IMdb on the series