In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn all about the English longbow, which played a decisive role in the military history of western Europe between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, and hear the stories of the battles in which it played a key role.

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Images: de Monstrelet, Enguerrand. Battle of Agincourt. Circa early 15th century. D’Azincourt à Marignan. Chevaliers et bombardes, 1415-1515. By Antoine Leduc, Sylvie Leluc et Olivier Renaudeau. Paris, Gallimard / Musée de l’armée, 2015. Pages 18-19. Via Wikimedia.