The English longbow was a powerful medieval weapon said to be able to pierce an opponent’s armor and may have been a decisive factor in several key military victories, most notably the Battle of ...

Recently, a reader came across a post I had done about Tudor archery and reached out to me. While she reassured me that I had encapsulated the subject nicely, she noted that there was SO much more to ...

Medieval arrows caused injuries similar to modern gunshot wounds, according to archaeologists analysing newly-discovered human remains. The bones, recovered from a Dominican friary in Exeter, show ...

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