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Description: Robert Hardy is famous throughout the world as an actor. Not so widely known is his deep interest in archery and its history. An acknowledged expert on the longbow he is a Trustee of the Royal Armouries at HM Tower of London and of the Mary Rose Trust. His meticulously researched book begins by describing the earliest known examples of the longbow revealing that it was in use worldwide at least 8,000 years ago. With drama vigour and enthusiasm he chronicles the arrival of the longbow in Britain its curious temporary disappearance its return and gradual adoption as the most important weapon in the English military arsenal and its coming of age at the battles of Crecy Poitiers and Agincourt. Longbow describes the archers themselves where they came from their equipment training uniform way of life and terms of service; the fact and fiction of the Robin Hood legend; the reasons why the French never took to the weapon; the devastating effects of longbow against longbow in the Wars of the Roses; the eventual decline of the bow and Henry VIII's campaign to maintain it. Also examined is the longbow as a sporting and hunting weapon and its status in Britain today. There is a detailed account of how to make a longbow from scratch including all the tools and materials required. Another bonus for the enthusiast is an important technical appendix written by three experts on the longbow - Henry Blyth of Reading University Prof. P. L. Pratt of the Imperial College of Science and Technology and Peter Jones of the Royal Armaments Research and Development Establishment. The chapter on the Mary Rose has been co - written with Prof. Pratt and Prof J. Levy also of the Imperial College and is the result of over ten years of study. Longbow beautifully illustrated in both colour and black and white is a compelling story and a major contribution to the history of archery.
Title: Longbow A Social And Military History
Author(s): Hardy Robert
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803998022
Pages: 80 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/15/2025
Category: Archery
Description: Robert Hardy is famous throughout the world as an actor. Not so widely known is his deep interest in archery and its history. An acknowledged expert on the longbow he is a Trustee of the Royal Armouries at HM Tower of London and of the Mary Rose Trust. His meticulously researched book begins by describing the earliest known examples of the longbow revealing that it was in use worldwide at least 8,000 years ago. With drama vigour and enthusiasm he chronicles the arrival of the longbow in Britain its curious temporary disappearance its return and gradual adoption as the most important weapon in the English military arsenal and its coming of age at the battles of Crecy Poitiers and Agincourt. Longbow describes the archers themselves where they came from their equipment training uniform way of life and terms of service; the fact and fiction of the Robin Hood legend; the reasons why the French never took to the weapon; the devastating effects of longbow against longbow in the Wars of the Roses; the eventual decline of the bow and Henry VIII's campaign to maintain it. Also examined is the longbow as a sporting and hunting weapon and its status in Britain today. There is a detailed account of how to make a longbow from scratch including all the tools and materials required. Another bonus for the enthusiast is an important technical appendix written by three experts on the longbow - Henry Blyth of Reading University Prof. P. L. Pratt of the Imperial College of Science and Technology and Peter Jones of the Royal Armaments Research and Development Establishment. The chapter on the Mary Rose has been co - written with Prof. Pratt and Prof J. Levy also of the Imperial College and is the result of over ten years of study. Longbow beautifully illustrated in both colour and black and white is a compelling story and a major contribution to the history of archery.
Title: Longbow A Social And Military History
Author(s): Hardy Robert
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803998022
Pages: 80 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/15/2025
Category: Archery
