Weapons of War
5 Episodes
We team up with historians for a special look at the deadliest weapons of war
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23:44Episode 1
Roman Weapons And Armour
Episode 1
Historian Tristan Hughes investigates what it was really like to fight as a legionary soldier in the Ancient Roman army. He examines replica weapons, including Germanic and Roman swords, highlighting their design and effectiveness. The Germanic sword, with its asymmetrical design with one cutting...
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34:31Episode 2
Guns In The 18th Century
Episode 2
Mike Loades has the world of pistol duelling firmly in his sights. We stare down the barrel of famous encounters, such as Hamilton vs. Burr, and restage a pistol duel to explore how duelling evolved from swords to firearms in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Mike also gets hands on with the technol...
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1:07:10Episode 3
Medieval Weapons
Episode 3
We teamed up with @tods_workshop for a special look at the deadliest weapons of the Medieval period.
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48:09Episode 4
German Weapons of World War Two
Episode 4
Luke Tomes returns to the Royal Armouries in Leeds to fire some of the most iconic weapons of the Second World War belonging to the German Wehrmacht.
As always he is joined by Keeper of Firearms & Artillery, Jonathan Ferguson who talks him through the history of all the pistols, rifles and machi...
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44:54Episode 5
American Weapons of World War Two
Episode 5
History Hit presenter Luke Tomes returns to the Royal Armouries in Leeds to fire some of the most iconic weapons of the Second World War belonging to the United States Army.
As always he is joined by Keeper of Firearms & Artillery, Jonathan Ferguson who talks him through the history of all the p...