Wall Relief of Horse Archers, Neo-Assyrian 865-860 BC. (British Museum) A horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow who can shoot while riding on the back of a horse. This style of warfare appears ...

Explore the longbow’s rich history and why it became one of the most iconic weapons in medieval Europe. This video covers materials, famous battles, and how modern archers preserve the tradition we do ...

“NOW, good fellows, do like Englishmen this day!” the Earl of Surrey is supposed to have exclaimed as he rallied his troops for the Battle of Flodden, one of the landmark conflicts of British history ...

HIGHWAY officials are used to opposition in the form of conservationists and angry residents. But Highways England has found a new enemy – a band of medieval archers. Following a demonstration by ...

Philippa Byrne, Fellow in Medieval History at Somerville College, argues that many of the key themes and storylines in The Archers recall that period’s clash between the “medieval ideal of dignity of ...

HIGHWAY officials are used to opposition in the form of conservationists and angry residents. But Highways England has found a new enemy – a band of medieval archers. Following a demonstration by ...