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Lara Carleton

Elizabethan Weapons - 4 views

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  • armor of the Elizabethan period was used mainly for decoration in parades and ceremonies - not for protection purposes in war.
  • The threat of the Spanish also ensured that many of the tried and tested weapons used during the Medieval period did not disappear. The following weapons were available during the Elizabethan era:A variety of swords as well as the rapier including the Broadsword and the Cutting swordThe Battle Axe - A variety single and double-handed axe were in use throughout the Medieval period The Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war clubThe Dagger including the Basilard, a two-edged, long bladed daggerThe Lance - A long, strong, spear-like weapon. Designed for use on horseback
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      Lara Carleton on 17 Sep 12
       
      if you go to the website, it's a nice list wouldn't highlight properly
  • end of the 1500's firearms were in common use
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  • most popular firearm was called a Matchlock
  • eventually replaced by the Flintlock
  • Canons were developed which replaced the heavy artillery of the Medieval years such as the ballista, trebuchet and the Mangonel. These early canons were made of bronze or iron and fired stone or iron. They were made in different sizes and were used on both land and on sea.
  • Ryan Maue on 23 Sep 12
     
    Arbalest - This is the correct term for a Crossbow Axe - Single and double-handed battle axes Basilard - A two-edged, long bladed dagger Bill - A polearm with a wide cutting blade occasionally with spikes and hooks Billhook - Capable of killing Knights and their horses Bow and Arrow Caltrop: Sharp spikes on 12 - 18 feet poles used, in formation, to maim a horse Crossbow - The crossbow range was 350 - 400 yards but could only be shot at a rate of 2 bolts per minute Dagger - A short pointed knife Halberd - A broad, short axe blade on a 6 foot pole with a spear point at the top with a back spike Longbow - The Longbow could pierce armour at ranges of more than 250 yards - a longbowman could release between 10 - 12 arrows per minute Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club Pike - A long spear measuring between 18 feet and 20 feet Poleaxe - Polearm - Polehammer - Bec de Corbin - Bec de Faucon - A group of pole-mounted weapons. Were all variations of poles measuring 6 feet long with different 'heads' - spikes, hammers, axe Spear - Used for thrusting
Ryan Maue

elizabethan era weapons - 1 views

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  • Ryan Maue on 23 Sep 12
     
    .The Rapier A rapier is a long pointed sword used in the old days. It weighs about 1 kilogram. Armor Armor provided protection from swords, spears, rapiers and axes. Its made of a light metal so that we can move freely but still have protection. Medieval Period Weapons The Spanish ensured that many of the weapons used during the Medieval period did not disappear. The following weapons were available during the Elizabethan era: *A variety of swords as well as the rapier including the Broadsword and the Cutting sword *The Battle Axe - A variety single and double-handed axe used in the olden days *The Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace turned from a ball of steel on a wooden stick, to an deadly spiked war club made of steel *The Dagger including the Basilard, a two-edged, long bladed dagger *The Lance - A long, strong, spearish weapon. Designed to be used on horseback they could be used by footsoldiers and archers *Arbalest - Another name for a Crossbow *Axe - A large long blade attached to a wooden handle *Basilard - A two-edged, long bladed dagger *Bill - A polearm with a wide cutting blade occasionally with spikes and hooks *Billhook - Capable of killing Knights and their horses *Bow and Arrow *Caltrop: Sharp spikes on 12 - 18 feet poles used, in formation, to maim a horse *Crossbow - The crossbow range was 1050 - 1200 feet but could only be fired at 2 bolts/minute *Dagger - A short but sharp knife *Halberd - A broad, short axe blade on a 6 foot pole with a spear point at the top with a back spike *Longbow - The Longbow could pierce armour at ranges of more than 750 feet a longbowman could release between 10 - 12 arrows/minute *Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a ball of steel on a wooden stick, to an deadly spiked war club made of steel *Pike - A long spear around 18-20 feet long *Poleaxe (other names include: Polearm,Polehammer,B
James West

BBC - History - The Spanish Armada - 1 views

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  • A further fifteen years of hostilities lay ahead, but the Anglo-Spanish maritime war now became only a part of a much wider conflict in which the struggle for France was the vital theatre. The English made two major landings on the Iberian coast (at Lisbon in 1589 and Cadiz in 1596), and the Spaniards a raid on Cornwall in 1595 and a landing in Ireland in 1601, but none of these had any decisive effect. The Anglo-Spanish war was to all intents a stalemate, for neither side was able to attack the other effectively, but even this result showed that there were limits to Spanish power. On a one to one basis England was clearly much weaker than Spain, but Elizabeth had demonstrated successfully that of all Philip's contemporaries in Europe she was the most dangerous enemy.
James West

The Spanish Armada - Anglo-Spanish War Spanish Armada - 4 views

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  • The battles of the Spanish Armada were part of the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War between Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Philip II of Spain. Dates: The Spanish Armada was first sighted off The Lizard on July 19, 1588. Sporadic fighting occurred over the next two weeks with the largest English attack coming on August 8, off Gravelines, Flanders. After the battle, the English pursued the Armada until August 12, when both fleets were off the Firth of Forth.
James West

Shakespeare Resource Center - Elizabethan England - 1 views

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  • The age of Shakespeare was a great time in English history. The reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) saw England emerge as the leading naval and commercial power of the Western world. England consolidated its position with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, and Elizabeth firmly established the Church of England begun by her father, King Henry VIII (following Henry's dispute with the Pope over having his first marriage annulled).
Lara Carleton

Elizabethan Era Weapons,arms,crossbow-Swords, Muskets matchlock mechanism - 1 views

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  • constant threat of war from the other superpowers of the time, Spain and France. To catch up with the needs of war, the army of the Elizabethan era tried to employ weapons that were modern and up to date.
  • weapons from the medieval period were still used and wielded by trained military men, thus showing a necessity for the immediate advancement of Elizabethan era weapons.
  • swords were the choice in weaponry. Nobles were required to learn fencing, so there were quite different kinds of swords - including broadswords, cutting swords, and the rapier - used not only inside fencing classrooms, but in war.
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  • rapier was the favorite
  • lighter, slender, and more sharply pointed.
  • the battle axe, dagger, halberd, longbow, mace, pike, spear, and the crossbow, specifically the arbalest, were some of the other choices in weaponry.
  • crossbow or the arbalest, however, was ordered by Queen Elizabeth I to be replaced by what perhaps was the most advanced weapon that was ever used during her reign: the musket.
  • thus making firearms the new Elizabethan era weapons and changing the face of England's weaponry forever.
  • trebuchet, ballista, and the mongonel were replaced by the canon, which was crafted with bronze or iron, with the round shots made of iron or stone balls. The canon proved a most helpful change in Elizabethan era weapons since it could be used both at land and on sea.
Lara Carleton

Elizabethan War - 4 views

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  • The Elizabethan War with Spain from 1585 - 1603
  • The reasons for the Elizabethan War with Spain from 1585 - 1603 exploded due to various conflicts surrounding the wealth and power to be gained from trade from the New World. And the differences in Religion. Under Elizabeth I England became a Protestant country. Elizabeth was excommunicated by the Pope The fanatical Catholics in Spain saw a war and the conquest of England as a religious crusade. The escapades of the Elizabethan seamen, or pirates, included attacking Spanish vessels and taking any gold and silver. Not surprisingly Elizabeth made no real effort to chastise these escapades! Drake, Hawkins, Raleigh and Frobisher hated the Spanish and the Catholic religion. The religious differences had been boiling over many years. The following dates and events played an important part in the Elizabethan War with Spain, which lasted for nineteen years.
  • The Elizabethan Irish War also referred to as the Desmond Rebellions
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  • sought to control Munster which was instigated by the Catholic Earl of Desmond dynasty - the Fitzgerald family of Desmond
  • The power, influence and religion of the Catholic Irish Lords was challenged by the English
  • first rebellion started in 1569 and lasted until 1573 when hundreds of Irish rebels were executed
  • Irish customs were outlawed in an attempt to eradicate the Irish culture
  • The outcome
  • Terrible famine in Munster
  • The Desmond clan was defeated
  • The vast Desmond estates were allocated to the English who had fought in the war
  • Nine Years war was led by Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone
  • reasons were the increased power of the English who had settled in Ireland and their threat to Ulster
  • The English army suffered a massive defeat in Ireland at the battle of the Yellow Ford in 1598 and more Irish joined the rebellion
  • In 1599 the Earl of Essex travelled to Ireland with over 17,000 English troopsMany of the English troops died of various diseases and the Earl of Essex agreed an unauthorised truce with O'Neill
  • ’Neill and O’Donnell soldiers were defeated at the Battle of Kinsale
  • The Irish surrendered, on good terms, to the new English monarch just one week after the death of Queen Elizabeth
James West

Elizabeth I of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • James West on 14 Sep 12
     
    "Later Years"
James West

Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • In retaliation for the execution of Mary, Philip vowed to invade England to place a Catholic monarch on its throne. He assembled a fleet of about 130 ships, containing 8,000 soldiers and 18,000 sailors. To finance this endeavour, Pope Sixtus V had permitted Philip to collect crusade taxes. Sixtus had promised a further subsidy to the Spanish should they reach English soil.
  • At the end of 1601, a final armada was sent north, this time a limited expedition intended to land troops in southern Ireland to assist the rebels. The Spanish entered the town of Kinsale with 3,000 troops and were immediately besieged by the English. In time, their Irish allies arrived to surround the besieging force, but poor coordination with the rebels led to an English victory at the Battle of Kinsale. Rather than attempt to hold Kinsale as a base to harry English shipping, the Spanish accepted terms of surrender and returned home, while the Irish rebels hung on, only to surrender in 1603, just after Queen Elizabeth I died. The new king of England, James I, was the Protestant son and successor to the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, whose execution had been a proximate cause of the war. James regarded himself as the peacemaker of Europe, and the ultimate aim of his idealistic foreign policy was the reunion of Christendom.[4] Therefore, when James came to the English throne, his first order of business was to negotiate a peace with Philip III of Spain.
  • The Treaty of London (1604) restored the status quo ante bellum.[1][5] From the English perspective, success had been had on many fronts. The Protestant Reformation had been protected, and James and his ministers refused outright the principal Spanish demand for Catholic toleration. In France, Spanish domination had been avoided through the triumph of Henry of Navarre against the Spanish-backed Catholic League. This prevented Spanish warships from using French ports to control the Channel and potentially stage an invasion of England.[6] Though Henry of Navarre later converted back to Catholicism, the religious persecution of Protestants in France was ended. The Netherlands had also been secured as a semi-autonomous state, no longer under Spanish domination, allowing for free English trade, particularly through Antwerp. In Ireland, the rebelling Earl of Tyrone, despite Spanish support, was defeated after a war of attrition by 1603.
Lara Carleton

Nine Years' War (Ireland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views

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  • between the forces of Gaelic Irish chieftains Hugh O'Neill of Tír Eoghain, Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tír Chonaill and their allies, against English rule in Ireland
  • ought in all parts of the country, but mainly in the northern province of Ulster
  • August 1594 – 31 March 1603
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  • height of the conflict (1600–1601)
  • 8,000 in Ulster (1594) but thousands joined after, 9,000 in Munster, 3,500 Spanish (1601) ~5–6,000 (before 1598) ~17,000 (after 1598)
  • ~100,000 soldiers and Irish civilians (the vast majority died due to famine) ~30,000 soldiers (though more died of disease than in battle) and hundreds of English colonists Total dead: 130,000+
  • caused by the collision between the ambition of the Gaelic Irish chieftain Hugh O'Neill and the advance of the English state in Ireland, from control over the Pale to ruling the whole island. In resisting this advance, O'Neill managed to rally other Irish septs who were dissatisfied with English government and some Catholics who opposed the spread of Protestantism in Ireland.
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