When did the english start using the longbow?
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In what century did the English start using the Longbow? During what conflict did the English start using the Longbow?
14th century
Hundred Years' War
English longbow
When did the english start using the longbow?
English longbow Longbow Battle of Agincourt Jack Churchill Boeing AH-64 Apache Flatbow Battle of Crécy AgustaWestland Apache Robert Hardy Talk:Bodkin point
The <b>English longbow was</b> a powerful medieval type of <b>longbow</b> about 6 ft (1.8 m) 
long used by the <b>English</b> and Welsh for hunting and as a weapon in warfare. 
<b>English</b> use of <b>longbows was</b> effective against the French during the Hundred 
Years&#39; War, particularly at the <b>start</b> of the war in the battles of Sluys (1340), Crécy 
(1346), ... It <b>was</b> the difficulty in <b>using the longbow</b> that led various monarchs of 
England&nbsp;... A <b>longbow</b> is a type of bow that is tall – roughly equal to the height of the user – 
allowing the ... Some archery clubs in the US classify <b>longbows</b> simply as bows 
<b>with</b> strings that do not come in contact <b>with</b> their limbs. ... The first book in 
<b>English</b> about <b>longbow</b> archery <b>was</b> Toxophilus by Roger Ascham, first published 
in&nbsp;... The Battle of Agincourt <b>was</b> one of the <b>English</b> victories in the Hundred Years&#39; 
War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin&#39;s Day) near Azincourt, in 
northern France. England&#39;s unexpected victory against the numerically superior 
French army boosted <b>English</b> morale and prestige, crippled France, and <b>started</b> a 
... This battle is notable for the use of the <b>English longbow</b> in very large numbers
&nbsp;... John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO &amp; Bar, MC &amp; Bar (16 September 
1906 – 8 March 1996), <b>was</b> a <b>British</b> Army officer who fought in the Second World 
War <b>with</b> a <b>longbow</b>,&nbsp;... The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter <b>with</b> a 
... The advanced AH-64D Apache <b>Longbow was</b> delivered to the Army in March 
... line in early 2020 and will <b>begin</b> entering service <b>with</b> the <b>British</b> Army in 2022. A flatbow is a bow <b>with</b> non-recurved, flat, relatively wide limbs that are 
approximately ... rounded <b>longbow</b> design, the bowyer needs to <b>start with</b> a wider 
stave, take ... The trade of yew wood for <b>English longbows was</b> such that it 
depleted the&nbsp;... The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in north-east France between a 
French army commanded by King Philip VI and an <b>English</b> army led by King 
Edward III. The French attacked the <b>English</b> while they <b>were</b> traversing northern 
France ... The <b>longbow</b> used by the <b>English</b> and Welsh archers <b>was</b> unique to 
them;&nbsp;... The AgustaWestland Apache is a licence-built version of the Boeing AH-64D 
Apache <b>Longbow</b> attack helicopter for the <b>British</b> Army Air ... The requirement for 
a new attack helicopter <b>was</b> identified by the <b>British</b> government in the early 
1990s. ... The problem <b>with using</b> the Hellfire <b>was</b> debris generated by the firing 
of missiles&nbsp;... Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy CBE FSA (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) <b>was</b> 
an <b>English</b> ... beginning <b>with</b> the Southern Television series Winston Churchill: 
The Wilderness Years. He <b>was</b> ... Aside from acting, Hardy <b>was</b> an acknowledged 
expert on the medieval <b>English longbow</b> and wrote two books on the subject. Bodkin tipped arrows will penetrate plate armour by several inches at ranges 
anywhere up to 100 yards <b>using</b> an &quot;average&quot; <b>longbow</b>. ... In battle, however, the 
Knights <b>wearing</b> plate armour <b>were</b> moving forward at possibly 15 - 20 miles ... 
So the study showed it <b>was</b> mud and not <b>english</b> arrows which defeated the 
charge.
2665 BC
English longbow