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The Medieval Archer (Paperback, New edition)
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The Medieval Archer (Paperback, New edition)
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A study of the archer and his weapon from the 11th to the 15th
century, focusing on military tactics but also exploring the
archer's position in society. It is a delight to read a book which
recognises the importance of warfare in medieval
times...also...discusses the changing role of the archer in
medieval society. SIR STEVEN RUNCIMAN This book traces the
historyof the archer in the medieval period, from the Norman
Conquest to the Wars of the Roses. From a close study of early
evidence, the author shows that the archer's role before the time
of Edward I was an important but rarely documented one, and that
his new prominence in the fourteenth century was the result of
changes in development of military tactics rather than the
introduction of the famous "longbow". A second thread of the book
examines the archer's role in society, with particular reference to
that most famous of all archers, Robin Hood. The final chapters
look at the archer in the early fifteenth century and then
chronicle the rise of the handgun as the major infantryweapon at
the bow's expense. JIM BRADBURY writes and lectures on battles and
warfare in England and France in the Middle Ages.
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