Category Archives: VBCW – A Very British Civil War

A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire: The Battle of Pelcomb Cross

Posted on 11th May 2018 by jemima_fawr

With the Bishop of St David’s still struggling to return to Pembrokeshire following his reverse at Three Cocks, Lord Tenby’s Royalist Administration decided to capitalise on the Bishop’s absence.  Baron Kylsant, who had been flown back to Pembrokeshire bfrom Brecon … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: ‘Beating The Bishop’ – The Battle of Three Cocks

Posted on 9th May 2018 by jemima_fawr

Following a string of small victories north of Haverfordwest (most notably at Crundale and Treffgarne-Owen), the Anglican League forces of the Right Reverend Islwyn Davies, Bishop of St David’s had wrested the initiative from the Crown forces in Pembrokeshire.  Volunteers were now … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: Royalist Units in Pembrokeshire

Posted on 19th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Loyal West Carmarthenshire Greenjackets (who refer to themselves as ‘The Chosen Men’) are a light infantry unit raised chiefly from Loyalist land-owners and estate workers in western Carmarthenshire. Partly Welsh-speaking, the unit is tasked with patrolling the eastern end … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: The Army of the Bishopric of St David’s

Posted on 18th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Bishop of St David’s, the Right Reverend Islwyn Davies, in concert with Viscount St David’s and Major General Sir Ivor Picton, had been preparing for war for some time and had slowly been establishing politically-reliable Local Defence Volunteer militia … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: The Battle of Crundale

Posted on 17th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

Following the collapse of central government authority in Pembrokeshire, the county rapidly fragmented and became factionalised.  The King’s faction, backed by Mosely’s Fascists and most of the ‘old money’, held on to the central belt and the lucrative anthracite mining … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: The Slebech Castle Cadet Corps

Posted on 16th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

Lady Aisling Keir’s Slebech Castle Finishing School for Young Ladies was established on the Slebech estate in 1936, thanks to the patronage of her friends the Baron and Baroness de Loutson. Lady Aisling is a dispossessed Irish royalist, an ardent … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: Baron Kylsant, Marcher-Lord of Narberth

Posted on 15th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

BUF Storm-Commander Owen Erasmus Picton, 2nd Baron Kylsant & Marcher-Lord of Narberth was the son of Owen Cosby Picton, 1st Baron Kylsant.  The 1st Baron, once a celebrated politician and shipping tycoon, had famously been disgraced and jailed in 1933 … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War 1938: Royalist Forces

Posted on 14th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

Royalist Welsh Administration Forces in Pembrokeshire The Royalists, led by Lord Tenby, hold the central belt of Pembrokeshire, stretching from Tenby and Saundersfoot in the east to Dale and Marloes in the west, including Haverfordwest, Narberth, Kilgetty, Spittal, Johnston and Little Haven.  … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War in Little England Beyond Wales 1938

Posted on 13th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

‘A Very British Civil War 1938’ is an alternative history idea originally developed by Solway Crafts & Miniatures: http://solwaycraftsandminiatures.webs.com/vbcwpage.htm To précis, Edward VIII has refused to abdicate, plunging the country into a constitutional crisis, followed by civil war.  Oswald Mosely, allied to the … Continue reading →

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