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Covered in many layers of armor The wealthiest of the three soldiers reason being it was very expensive to be a knight Knight was like the modern tank Knights

Tactics for knights Most of the time the knight rode on his war horse, while using a lance so he could gain momentum and charged at his opponent

Footmen Usually chosen from the peasant class Not well trained soldiers Main job-protect the archers Did this with a glaive (long spike pole) Wore a padded coat and used buckler shield for punching

Archers Important in open battles Always used the deadly longbow The least amount of armor out of the three types of soldiers Could shoot 15 arrows per min. Also hide behind a movable shield

Welsh Longbow Also known as the English longbow Is about 6 feet tall Rate of firing arrows up to 1 arrow for every 5 seconds Compared to the crossbow, which shoots only 1 arrow for every 2 minutes and requires a winch to reload.

Tactics for Archers Knight’s horse is particularly vulnerable to an arrow especially in the head, neck, or back. If an arrow brings down the horse, it will bring down the rider and pin the rider to the ground by the horse’s and armor’s weight.

William the Conqueror Born 1027 Son of the Robert Duke of Normandy and Herleva of Falaise Nicknamed William the Bastard inherited in 1035 Governed Normandy in

Edward The Black Prince Birth- June 15, 1330 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Edward III’s son of England Nickname: The Black Prince from his Black armor Also called Edward of Woodstock, Prince D’aquitaine, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester Fought in the battle of Crecy and Battle of Poitiers, which are both a part of the Hundred Years War Death- June 8, 1376 Westminster, close to London

Henry V Birth-Sept. 16, 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales King of England from 1413 to 1422 Fought in the Battle of Agincourt (battle part of the Hundred Years War) England became one of the strongest kingdoms in Europe due to King Henry V Death-Aug. 31, 1422, Bois de Vincennes, Fr.

Battle of Hastings Occurred on October 14, 1066 on Senlac Hill Occurred because both William the Conqueror and Harold II of Wessex wanted to take the place of King Edward the Confessor Norman’s army about 7, ,000 Anglo-Saxons had an army about 7,500 Battle over in 9 hours with a victory for the Normans About 5,000 dead Anglo–Saxons and about 3,000 dead Normans

Battle of Crecy Occurred on August 26th 1346 in Northern France English-16,000 troops including longbow archers French-estimated high to 80,000 troops included 6000 Genoese crossbow archers. French’s estimated casualties include 11 princes, 1,200 knights, and 1200 soldiers, while the English’s casualties were a few hundred troops Marked the first used of Cannons

Battle of Crecy

Battle of Agincourt Occurred October 25th, 1415 in Northern France English-5,000 troops French-30,000 to high as 100,000 troops. Downpour of rain soaked the plough land, therefore flinging up mud. Estimated the French suffers death of 6,000 to 10,000 troops, while the English suffers only losses in the hundreds.

Battle of Agincourt

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