What were the weapons in the battle of bosworth?

Answer 1

The weapons used were cannons billhooks longbows crossbows swords lances

Answer 2

At the beginning of the Battle of Bosworth, canons were used, but proved dangerous and unreliable. Some of the weapons used were spikes and hooks as well as battle-axes, clubs called maces, and bows and arrows.

Answer 3

Most sword types are generally identified by the Oakeshott Typology, a series of types classed by roman numbering, created by the historian Ewart Oakeshott in the 1950's to 1990's.

Around the wars of the roses, five of these types were in regular use: Type XV and XVa, XVII, XVIII and XIX. Websites such as "myarmoury.com" have in-depth features about each of these types, for more detailed information.

The detail differences between each type are very marginal, and consist of details such as how tapering the blade is, or if it is a diamond cross section, or have a groove (the fuller) in the middle. For most people, the different types will look exactly the same to each other.

However, as a general summary, most swords in use would have been either single handed "arming" swords, with a blade of about 28 to 30 inches length, tapering to an acute point, with a straight cross and a rounded wheel-shaped pommel, or they would be hand and a half longswords with a longer blade of 35-36 inches, a larger cross-guard, a longer grip able to be held by both hands, and a more bulbous, doorknob-shaped pomel which fits into the hand better when used two-handed.

Answer 4

In the Battle of Bosworth the armies of Henry Tudor and Richard III most probably used javelins, swords, spears, and other deadly weapons.

Richard III died from a hit from one of these weapons.