• AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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    9 days ago

    Something that I find funny about this battle is that although England has a lot of yew trees (a wood that was commonly used for longbows), English yew trees tend to be too gnarly and knotty because of the colder weather. This means that yew for bows was imported, largely from France

  • smeg@feddit.uk
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    9 days ago

    Fighting the French is a proud English tradition, and what would make an Englishman prouder than being able to beat the French while shitting?