In the century before guns, the longbow brought a lethal efficiency to medieval warfare and gave England an early advantage in the Hundred Years’ War. In July 1333, Edward III stood at Halidon Hill, on the English border of Scotland, hoping to taste battlefield victory for the first time in his short, troubled reign over …
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