Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: SunkenCiv

Thanks, very good summary. A ship’s company, of any age, are almost among the most diverse of any group of people than can be imagined. On the other hand, the soldiers aboard Mary Rose were likely English, especially the archers. I’m guessing that this individual was a mariner.


23 posted on 04/07/2019 12:06:25 PM PDT by centurion316
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies ]


To: centurion316

Archers must have been transitioned to rifles in a fairly short interval, after having been crucial so many times. The Battle of Towton featured I forget how many archers, and the eventual winning side was firing with the wind, and recycling opponents’ arrows. That’s one reason it was such a bloodbath. Oh, and it was snowing, and the snow was blowing right in the losing side’s faces.


24 posted on 04/07/2019 8:15:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson