Subject: knight, man-at-arms
Culture: English
Setting: Wars of the Roses, England mid-late 15thc
Context (Event Photos, Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Field Notes)
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Polearm
* Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery
"The characteristic weapon of the English heavy infantry of the 15th century was the bill, used in the same way as the halberd on the continent. Originally an agricultural implement, military versions were being made by the late 13th century." ...
Sword
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Armor
* Woosnam-Savage 2017 p63
"English armours had tassets attached higher on the fauld, gentle fluting on the armour for the limbs and big bold 'besagews' with pronounced florid edges and rivet heads."
Dagger
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