Wars of the Roses. Probably. Possibly. Maybe. If I can work out the 'how' - i.e. what 'scale' of game to do, which contingents (or make up a 'fantasy' version?), and how to organise them. It makes sense to do this because I already have a couple of boxes of Perry Miniatures plastics, plus a few metals, all lying around ready to be painted without the need to buy more stuff (and have to wait for it to arrive amidst the chaos of the Christmas post). But when did 'sense' ever figure in a wargamer's decision to do a particular period? I blame the weather - and it is truly dreadful. So windy that I've had to move the bins into the garage to prevent them finishing up over the other side of town, and talk about rain.
So, I'm wondering what to read - beyond Osprey's 'Essential History' - which I found confusing - why is everyone called Edward or Richard, and why are they sometimes referred to by their titles and sometimes by their names, but never (apparently) both at the same time? Vexing, for a bear of very little brain such as myself.
The 'obvious' thing to do is to paint up a couple of small retinues, and play some skirmishy games, whilst pondering expansion into bigger games. I rather like the look of A Coat of Steel and its companion campaign game A Crown of Paper, for bigger games.