“What If?” – Battle Report #1
Our last update reported that MacLeod’s Highlanders had been raised for the Government at Inverness, and that a determination roll had ordered them to march to Fort William. Here they […]
“What If?” – Update 3 (inc. commanders notes)
For a full week after the garrison in Edinburgh Castle failed to respond to the Prince’s summons to surrender, the Jacobite army in the capital has been prepared its siegeworks. […]
“What If?” – Update 2 (inc. siege rules)
Following the councils of war in recent days, the first moves of the campaign are underway. Sir John Cope, reinforced with a regiment of Dutch infantry, has nonetheless been instructed […]
“What If?” – Update 1 (inc. recruitment rules)
Our counter-factual campaign game is now underway (21/01/23), giving our Facebook followers the chance to direct the Jacobite army’s operations in the aftermath of the victory at Battle of Prestonpans. […]
“What If?” – Introduction
“What If?” is an interactive wargame campaign set in the aftermath of the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745. It is counter-factual, allowing free decision-making for the participants. In other words, […]
“What If?” Interactive Wargame
What if Edinburgh Castle had fallen to the Jacobites? What if the Prince had pushed south from Derby? What if we gave our Facebook followers the chance to direct Jacobite […]
Merry Christmas
The Trustees would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends, volunteers, visitors and followers. This has been an important year for the […]
Victorian Christmas Event
The festive season is well and truly underway here, after our Victorians returned from 1897 to help decorate the Town Hall. For the final weekend of our 125th anniversary celebrations, […]
SAGA!
We are delighted to open a brand new temporary exhibition in our museum’s Jubilee Room. SAGA! Viking Tales is a display of embroideries inspired by the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry, created […]
Battle anniversary marked
The anniversary of the Battle of Prestonpans was this year (2022) marked in a more subdued style than usual, owing to the sad passing of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. […]