Change And Continuity

Question 1

Trends

Answer 1

• The musket replaced longbows as the ranged weapon

- Bayonets replaced pikes as hand to hand weapon

Question 2

Turning points

Answer 2

• Firepower beats pikemen which meant they had to be trained with each other to protect pikemen.
• Improved artillery meant they were used more

Question 3

Change

Answer 3

• Pikes and muskets used together
• Tudor militia system, wanted recruitment that didn’t give too much power to nobles.
• Artillery were more dominant due to improvements
• New model army
• Paid troops meant armies grew larger
• Muskets and bayonets replaced longbows and pikes

Question 4

Continuity

Answer 4

-Officers were mainly upper class particularly in royalist army