Medieval History
Two men have discovered what are believed to be the earliest known fragments of battlefield handguns, which are thought to have been used at the Battle of Towton, fought in northern England in 1461. The find has been described as being of ?genuine historical importance? and both men talk to presenter Jamie Coulson from BBC One?s Inside Out programme at 7.30pm on Monday 22 November.
Metal detectorist Simon Richardson and archaeologist Tim Sutherland found the fragments on the former battlefield of Towton near Tadcaster where 28,000 men are believed to have been killed more than 500 years ago during the Wars of the Roses.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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Medieval History
Handguns from the Battle of Towton discovered
Two men have discovered what are believed to be the earliest known fragments of battlefield handguns, which are thought to have been used at the Battle of Towton, fought in northern England in 1461. The find has been described as being of ?genuine historical importance? and both men talk to presenter Jamie Coulson from BBC One?s Inside Out programme at 7.30pm on Monday 22 November.
Metal detectorist Simon Richardson and archaeologist Tim Sutherland found the fragments on the former battlefield of Towton near Tadcaster where 28,000 men are believed to have been killed more than 500 years ago during the Wars of the Roses.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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