"Combat in Renaissance England" Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Nov 2020 3:13 p.m. PST |
"Renaissance England suffered from the constant threat of war from the other Catholic Spanish and French superpowers of the time. It was very important to have a strong fighting force and the best weapons. Weapons from the medieval period were still being used and wielded by trained military men so there was an extreme necessity for the immediate advancement of Elizabethan era weapons. The weapons needed to win battles had to be modern and innovative. So, in the Elizabethan Era, many new weapons were innovated. The old weapons were modified to make them more advanced and some of the weapons used disappeared. New technological and social advances happening at this time changed the art of Renaissance warfare and armed combat. Elizabethan weapons not only changed the lives of the people of 16th and 17th century, but it made a great impact in the evolution of futuristic weapons…"
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Shagnasty  | 04 Nov 2020 6:53 p.m. PST |
The English had quite a good cannon industry, especially for iron guns, in the 16th century. |
| Tango01 | 05 Nov 2020 12:40 p.m. PST |
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