Nature of warfare - New weapons and formations

Question 1

When were longbows introduced into English armies?

Answer 1

1290s

Question 2

What are schiltrons?

Answer 2

Tight formations of infantry gathered together in a circle or square, with pikes facing outwards towards the enemy

Question 3

What was the first use of gunpowder when it arrived in the UK in the 13th century?

Answer 3

Cannons (predominantly used as a siege weapon)

Question 4

What new weapons/tactics were effective against cavalry and what was their impact in the long term?

Answer 4

Longbows and schiltrons. They partly caused the decline of the mounted knight.

Question 5

What two new tactics did the cavalry start using and what was the impact?

Answer 5

Patrolling and fighting defensively. These tactics partly caused the decline of the mounted knight.

Question 6

What did the decline of the mounted knight do to kings and what did this impact?

Answer 6

It meant that they (kings) had to hire mercenaries meaning that the link between social class and command was reduced