Decisive Weapons

Decisive Weapons· Season 1 · Episode 5

The Longbow - Wood Against Steel

S01E05·October 16, 1996·BBC Two

The longbow was the lethal weapon of the Middle Ages, a killing machine that could stop a fully-armoured knight dead in his tracks. Its simple form and devastating power made it the ideal weapon for the English when they invaded France in 1415 and, at Agincourt, faced a massive French army.

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