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The Day Henry Met…A Lute
Today Henry meet a Lute who sings and narrates everything in this episode. Henry learns all about renaissance fairs but Lute hasn’t been on any exciting adventures to sing about. Lute can’t go on any adventures without a brave...
60 Second Histories
Lightweight crossbow
A medieval bowman describes his lightweight crossbow, an accurate weapon that could shoot over three hundred metres and be carried into battle, and even used from the back of a horse.
60 Second Histories
Heavyweight crossbow
A medieval bowman describes the more powerful heavyweight crossbow which uses a complex windlass mechanism to load it.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Crossbow of Ulrich v of Wurttemberg
In this video [2:42] Met curator Dirk Breiding on mystery behind Crossbow of Ulrich V of Wurttemberg, attributed to Heinrich Heid von Winterthur, 1460. Dated 1460 in the carved ivory decoration, this is the earliest known dated crossbow...