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Medieval Warfare
Medieval Warfare refers to warfare during the Middle Ages (5th – 15th century). This period saw a significant change in military weapons and tactics, with the introduction of gun powder, personal armor, and siege warfare.
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Did the roman army use siege towers?
Yes the Romans Used Siege towers. They were tall towers that were pushed upon a wall of fortification the Romans would climb up the ladders inside of it, stand on the platform that was on top then the soldiers would throws javelins and maybe arrows!!!
What was Spital Fields used for in the Medieval Times?
"Spital" is a medieval corruption of "hospital", which did not mean a place for treating the sick but various kinds of accommodation, often aimed at pilgrims.
Spitalfields took its name from St Mary Spital (hospital), an important Augustinian Priory and guesthouse outside Billingsgate, London, founded in the 12th century. It was intended for very poor, elderly and homeless people rather than for pilgrims and it had an attached infirmary for treating the sick.
There was a huge cemetery which has been scientifically examined - over 10,500 skeletons were discovered.
At that time the Priory was surrounded by agricultural fields rather than housing; hence the name of the area was "Spitalfields".
How can you kill a medieval knight?
One obvious way to kill a knight was with another better trained knight.
Bows, crossbows, javelins and other projectile weapons were a severe weakness of any close combatant, one key reason why they adopted the use of expensive heavy armour.
One way to kill a knight in close combat is to use weapons not in his range, for example a knight using a longsword (a two-handed blade) is less effective in tight areas than a knight with an arming sword (single-handed sword) or better still one using a dagger.
If the opponent was using a sword, then a polearm would outrange that and keeping distance would ensure victory, whilst an opponent with a polearm would struggle in the range that an arming sword uses.
Siege weapons such as trebuchets, ballistae and cannon were also effective long term against defending knights.
Who were the two sides involved in the siege of colchester?
Parliamentarians - Roundheads-General>Thomas Fairfax-wore round hats and dull colours.
Royalists (King Charles) - Cavaliers-Leader>Sir Charles Lucas-they worebright colours.
What was bad and good about the siege tower?
Siege towers were of benefit in breaching enemy defenses/fortifications . For those within the siege engine itself they were in danger of having boiling oil scalding them and if the tower were set alight then those trapped could be burned alive or subject to missiles as they attempted to exit and flee from the tower itself .
What is the history of the catapult?
In Europe, the first catapults appeared in later Greek times around 400 BC-300 BC. According to Roman engineer Heron of Alexandria, the first types derived from by the earlier gastraph�tes ("Belly shooter"), constisting in camposite bow mounted trasversely on a stock. Biton attributes the creation of the first crewed catapult to one Zopyrus from Taranto, in soutern Italy.
Early adopters of the catapult design were Dionysius of Syracuse (who called it katapeltikon) and Onomarchus of Phocis. Katapaltai are mentioned in the Siegecraft (Poliork�tika) treatise of Aeneas Tacticus, from around 350 BC. It is probable that standard torsion-powered catapults entered in common use in Greek world and Macedon only around 330 BC. Alexander the Great introduced the idea of using them to provide cover on the battlefield in addition to using them during sieges. Projectiles included both arrows and (later) stones.
Romans started to use catapults probably as booty from their wars against Syracuse, Macedon, Sparta and Aetolia (3rd-2nd century BC). Standard use of artillery (ballista and onager) is attested only from the time of Julius Caesar, however.
In the Medieval times, when the trebuchet was introduced a relatively short time before the advent of gunpowder, the catapult became basically obsolete. Cannons soon replaced catapults as the standard siege weapon in Europe in the 14th century.
During medieval times, catapults and related siege machines were the first weapons used for biological warfare. The carcasses of diseased animals and those who had perished from the Black Death or other diseases were loaded onto the catapult and then thrown over the castle's walls to infect those barricaded inside. There have even been recorded instances of beehives being catapulted over castle walls.
The last large-scale military use of catapults was during the trench warfare of World War I. During the early stages of the war, catapults were used to throw hand grenades across no man's land into enemy trenches.
At the present, in England, trebuchets are sometimes used by thrill-seekers as human catapults to experience being catapulted through the air. There has been at least one fatality, when the participant failed to land onto the safety net.
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What geographic features allowed vikings to invade inland areas?
Rivers deep enough for their longboats to sail.
Did people use catapults in the past?
Yes, catapults were used in the past as siege weapons. They were often used by ancient civilizations, such as the Romans, Greeks, and Persians, to launch projectiles, such as rocks or arrows, over long distances in order to destroy or breach enemy fortifications.
There are many forms. One way is the scissor mechanism similar to that of a scissor lift. others have pulleys. One cool one on youtube shows a dual action pulley system that resets each time. check out ammnra (spelled like that)
King Arthur was 15 when he ruled but please EDIT this and say until when because I'm not sure!
Nobody can say, because King Arthur has never been identified certainly as an historical figure.
Sieged doesn't rhyme with many other words. You might want to change sieged into another word such as blockade or just a surrounding force. Whenever I have trouble finding words that rhyme with another, I go to a handy website, rhymezone.com .
How can a prisoner starve to death in medieval times?
Prisoners can starve to death even in modern times if nobody gives them food.
Which two factors contributed to the failure of kubla khan invasion of japan in 1281?
the kamakura shogunate and a massive typhoon
In the Western World, chastity belts were used on occasion. In effect, a metal waist band with a metal strap from 'for-to-aft'. Plus lock, with "the man of the house" keeping the key. Hopefully he was not killed in battle. In the Arab World, some women had their vaginas sewn up. Both treatments were unpleasant to say the least; danger of infection, and odiferously obnoxious.
In most cases, they didn't even try. Social convention more than anything else would attempt to keep women from straying, but the truth of the matter was that, with a very high death rate for most campaigning soldiers and a more lax attitude towards extended families than we have now, women frequently formed liasons with other available men.
And, who could blame them? Excepting for nobility, most women worked hard in agriculture, and husbands could be expected to possibly be away for years, and many never returned. Women would essentially re-marry after a short period of time, to insure that the household had enough men in it to work the land they had.
How do the French and English compete before the battle of Agincourt?
Who? English King Henry V vs. French King Charles VI
English win the most important battle against the french using the LONGBOW (shoots more arrows but less accurate than crossbow)
Result? Charles VI decalres Henry V heir to the throne of France (Treaty of Verdun)
But...Charles and Henry die in the same year and therefore Treaty no longer exists
How were weapons used in the Middle Ages?
weapons were used in the middle ages for war and sometimes hunting. the most popular weapons wer the crossbow and the long swords.
Size of a guillotine in the middle ages?
The guillotine wasn't invented until the French Revolution in 1789. That is 389 years AFTER the middle ages.
Where and when were medieval tools and weapons used?
in the middle ages (usually considered being before 1500) and mostly in Europe, but the Asians, Africans and Americans also used these types of tools
Does anyone know any facts about mercenaries?
Soldiers for hire predate standing armies.
The term "company" as a military unit is derived from the "free companies", which were mercenary armies during the late medieval period.
In 1991, the UN Mercenary Convention was passed, in which mercenaries would from then forth be considered illegal combatants under international law.
In the case of American contractors working for PMCs in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the contractors are not considered mercenaries by law because they are nationals of a party to the conflict.
The infamous Caribbean pirates were original raiders for hire by the various governments warring for control of trade in the region. They were known as privateers, and hired to conduct raids against enemy shipping, essentially making them mercenary sailors.
