The world around the time these tools were invented plays a crucial role in the history of those inventions. Let’s take a look.
Before that time, an English man bought a piece of land from the french. That land was called Normandy. So the king of England was also Duke of Normandy. The English wanted to try and take over France. Soon the king of England ruled more of France than the king of France!
- Lesson 71: English Longbow
- Used during war between English and France.
- Had the effect of heavy losses on the French.
- Took longer to train people to use.
- Looked like picture 1 in the gallery.
- Lesson 72: Spurs
- Symbolized Discipline as part of knights’ armor.
- Used to commentate with horses better.
- Looked like the pictures in the gallery.
- Lesson 73: Blast Furnace
- Better than the Bloomery.
- Makes pig iron pure
- Heats the air before letting it into the actual iron-creating part, unlike the Bloomery.
- Lesson 74: Plate Armor
- Used during war between English and France.
- Had the effect of more protection on knights.
Longbow 
Spur