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The War of the Roses: The Battle of Towton

Towton was the single bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil - it's believed that 28, 000 men were hacked to death in a single day. The Lancastrian and Yorkist armies who stood toe-to-toe in pitched battle that day were armed with deadly Longbows and Crossbows, Falchion Swords and Pole Axes; we'll see the weapons and the damage they did here, along with a new weapon that appeared on battlefield at that time - the hand cannon. We'll also hear about the rudimentary battlefield medicine of the day.

English
  • Originally Aired April 8, 2012
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network Sky History
  • Created June 28, 2014 by
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