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Weapons that made Britain – Armour

Mike Loades is an expert medieval weapons fighter and goes back in time to show us a set of weapons used in medieval Britain which were of great significance in waging wars and gaining victory, ultimately forging the future we live in today. How does one fight with these weapons? How were they used? What did they mean to the people who used them? All these questions will be answered in Weapons that made Britain.
Already during the middle ages, there was an arms race with weapons and armour

Weapons that made Britain – The Shield

Mike Loades is an expert medieval weapons fighter and goes back in time to show us a set of weapons used in medieval Britain which were of great significance in waging wars and gaining victory, ultimately forging the future we live in today. How does one fight with these weapons? How were they used? What did they mean to the people who used them? All these questions will be answered in Weapons that made Britain.
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Weapons that made Britain – The Lance

Mike Loades is an expert medieval weapons fighter and goes back in time to show us a set of weapons used in medieval Britain which were of great significance in waging wars and gaining victory, ultimately forging the future we live in today. How does one fight with these weapons? How were they used? What did they mean to the people who used them? All these questions will be answered in Weapons that made Britain.
In this episode, Loades introduces us to one of humanities simplest and oldest

Weapons that made Britain – The Longbow

Mike Loades is an expert medieval weapons fighter and goes back in time to show us a set of weapons used in medieval Britain which were of great significance in waging wars and gaining victory, ultimately forging the future we live in today. How does one fight with these weapons? How were they used? What did they mean to the people who used them? All these questions will be answered in Weapons that made Britain.
The english Longbow is a notorious weapon heavily used during …Watch Documentary»»

Weapons that made Britain – The Sword

Mike Loades is an expert medieval weapons fighter and goes back in time to show us a set of weapons used in medieval Britain which were of great significance in waging wars and gaining victory, ultimately forging the future we live in today. How does one fight with these weapons? How were they used? What did they mean to the people who used them? All these questions will be answered in Weapons that made Britain.
The sword is probably the most iconic weapon of the …Watch Documentary»»

A History of Britain – The Two Winstons

A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama and features a study of the history of the British Isles, examining a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. The show spans a timeline from 3100 B.C. to the sixties of the 20th century.
In the 15th and final episode covering the years of 1910 until 1965, Schama introduces two unique individuals, Winston Churchill

A History of Britain – The Empire of Good Intentions

A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama and features a study of the history of the British Isles, examining a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. The show spans a timeline from 3100 B.C. to the sixties of the 20th century.
Episode 14 of this show, featuring the years between 1830 to 1925. Colonial Britain saw itself as a liberator of countries all over the

A History of Britain – Victoria and her Sisters

A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama and features a study of the history of the British Isles, examining a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. The show spans a timeline from 3100 B.C. to the sixties of the 20th century.
Covering 1830-1910, this episode features the Victorian age, a time of industrial revolution and progress in Britain.

A History of Britain – Forces of Nature

A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama and features a study of the history of the British Isles, examining a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. The show spans a timeline from 3100 B.C. to the sixties of the 20th century.
Covering the years 1780 until 1832, Britain was hit by a revolution. Unlike the French revolution going on on

A History of Britain – The Wrong Empire

A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama and features a study of the history of the British Isles, examining a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. The show spans a timeline from 3100 B.C. to the sixties of the 20th century.
The new Britain of 1750 to 1800 was an empire run by trade, the people thought of themselves as the most liberal and free country

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