Weapons that Made Britain
Mike Loades, a professional film fight coordinator and medieval weapons trainer explores the actual history and effectiveness of the ancient medieval weapons and armor of medieval Britain. Through historical examinations, scientific experiments of the items in question and wargaming demonstrations with volunteers, Loades illustrates the nature of the weapons and armor that played significant roles in the history of Britain.
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- Ep 1
1.The Sword
TBAWeapons expert Mike Loades looks at the weapons that made Britain's history. The weapon perhaps most associated with the medieval period is the sword. Mike teaches a crash course i...
- Ep 2
2.The Longbow
TBAMike has a medieval longbow specially made for him, and takes it to Crecy to show just how British archers destroyed the cream of French chivalry in a devastating arrow attack. Mik...
- Ep 3
3.The Lance
TBAWhen Norman knights charged Harold's army at Hastings they hurled their spears from horseback. Less than a century later those spears were tucked under knights' arms and had become...
- Ep 4
4.The Shield
TBAIn Anglo Saxon England, the shield-wall ruled the battlefield and no warrior was complete without his shield. Mike creates his own volunteer shield-wall and tests the battlefield t...
- Ep 5
5.Armor
TBADuring the medieval arms race, advances in weapons technology were in constant competition with innovations in armour. Technological ingenuity and design culminate in the most endu...
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