Description:
This is a supplement/expansion for The Glory of Kings 18th century PBM/PBEM wargames campaign from AGEMA, the core rules for which are also available on this website. However it does contain lots of esoteric information which may also be of interest to the general reader or games player in relation to the 18th century!
This book features sections on:
120-gunner ship of the line.
Galley variants.
Press gangs.
Loading tackle.
Slanted sterns.
The paddle wheel.
Chinese Tiger Men.
Night soil men.
Artillery rates of fire.
Chain shot used on land.
Spherical case shot.
Ricochet fire.
Indian and Far Eastern rockets.
Far Eastern weapons.
The pocket watch.
Apprentices.
Craft-and-workhouse institutes.
Honey.
Tobacco in France.
Minerals explained.
The Imperial Coronation.
The Aulic Council.
The status of Prussia.
Becoming the King in Prussia.
The Pacta Conventa
The Spanish Netherlands.
The Scots Parliament.
The Church.
Lots of personalities described.
Red Indian tribes.
The Cossacks.
Persian pigeon towers.
Grain silos.