From TomG - Thomas, Lord Camoys. The Armoury Challenge Chamber - 25 points

Hey everyone, I hope you're doing well and staying safe. 

A quick entry today, with my journey further in to the Chambers of Challenge taking me down in to the Armoury, where we are looking for all things armoured. As a Medievalist I couldn't turn down the chance to paint up a Knight, but it turned out I had very few options left in the draws of unpainted minis. 

This led me to our topic of today, a namesake of sorts with Thomas, Lord Camoys, 1st Baron of Camoys, Commander of the English rearguard (left flank) at Agincourt. The miniature is from a command set by Perry Miniatures in their (believe it or not) Agincourt range.

Born circa 1351, the great grandson of Hugh le Despenser, executed under the rebellious "authority" of Roger Mortimer, Thomas came from a strong lineage. He was knighted during an expedition to France by another Thomas, this one the Earl of Buckingham, in 1380.

Although Camoys' beginnings under Richard II were less fruitful, he benefited more so by the successor, Henry IV, even seeing his son knighted at Henry IV's coronation. In 1403, Camoys even had the privilege of escorting the new Queen, Joan of Navarre, to England. 

Prior to the embarkation for France by Henry V, Camoys was present at a meeting of the King's Council held for the purpose of planning the invasion, and was appointed to the commission which condemned to death the Earl of Cambridge, and the Baron Scrope of Masham, for their part in the Southampton Plot to depose Henry V. Serving the King throughout the campaign, Camoys was honoured, in recognition of his services at Agincourt, by being made a Knight of the Garter in April of 1416. 

He died in 1421 and his Barony was succeeded by his grandson, Hugh, who ended up having no children and so the title went in to abeyance from 1426 until 1839!

I thoroughly enjoyed painting this miniature who had sat, unloved, for a few years now, predominantly due to the heraldry on his surcoat. But with age came wisdom and practice, so the prospect of painting yellow with a freehand red trim, split with blacklining, was no longer daunting. I did stray a little from the norm by giving him a blue scabbard, in honour of his place in the Knights of the Garter, which obviously came after the point that this mini is based on, but who's going to complain! 

Points were scored as a 28mm model, plus the challenge bonus, giving me a total of 25pts.