The Duchy of Tradgardland

The adventures of an 18th century imagination, located in Northern Europe formerly ruled over by joint rulers Duke Karl Frederick and Duchess Liv.Not to mention the American colony of Ny Tradgardland the 17th century Colony of New Tradgardstadt and the newly restored territory of the Shetland Isles. Featuring a supporting bill of gaming in a diversity of times,places and scales.Hopefully something to interest all who pop by...

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Moving on …

Many , many thanks for your supportive and thoughtful comments to my last post as well as your personal emails. The Black Dog has wandered ...

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Still here

Still here. Black Dog and lethargy marked the week. The 1848;SH figures turned out badly , again. I persevered for a bit then put them away...

Saturday, 26 September 2026

Setting up a game.

Setting up the game from this previous post- http://tradgardland.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-proper-tartar.html The river crossing, in this case...

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Change of direction 2

Some inspiration from an old magazine featuring a splendid game put on by those splendid fellows- The Continental Wars Society. Looked out...

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

End of an era

Here is a photo of my father and his siblings, mid 1940s . My father , in school uniform, died forty years ago, my aunt three years ago an...

Monday, 21 September 2026

Change of direction

This is the change of direction for the coming weeks. Still able to sit in the garden with a coffee and enjoy the season. Spent quite an ...

Saturday, 19 September 2026

A proper tartar

Two of Eric Knowles's Tartar Generals taken into my Ottoman Army. Eric Knowles’s labels on the underside of the bases. The Grand Vizie...

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tradgardmastare: I am a 48 year old in the Education Sector who has been wargaming for around 40 years.....

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