The War Of The Roses: The Battle of Towton | History's Greatest Weapons | S1 E2 | HISTORIC

Palm Sunday, 1461. In a snow-covered field in Yorkshire, around 50,000 Englishmen prepared to kill each other in what would become Britain's bloodiest battle. In this episode of History's Greatest Weapons, Karl and Kevin return to the Battle of Towton to discover how weapons and armour decided the Wars of the Roses. From the devastating English longbow and the first hand cannons used on English soil, to brutal hand-to-hand fighting with the poleaxe, plus battlefield surgery and the shocking story of the Towton mass graves. 01:13 - History's Greatest Weapons at Towton 02:31 - Wars of the Roses Explained: York vs Lancaster 07:06 - The English Longbow: Medieval Machine Gun 09:14 - Snowstorm Arrow Storm: Falconberg's Gamble 13:11 - Testing What Bodkin Arrows Do To Armour 16:00 - The Beast: England's Earliest Hand Cannon 21:33 - The Poleaxe: Medieval Can Opener Tested 27:00 - Norfolk Arrives: The Battle Turns 28:43 - Bloody Meadow and the Cock Beck Trap 32:51 - The Towton Mass Graves: 43 Skeletons 36:42 - Executed, Not Killed in Battle? 37:42 - How Bloody Was Bloody? 40:05 - Medieval Surgery: Arrow Spoons and Cautery #WaroftheRoses #Historic #History #HistorysGreatestWeapons Welcome to Historic, where we peel back the layers of the past to uncover the stories textbooks leave out. From the blood-soaked reigns to cursed books and hunts for lost tombs, we explore the deepest and darkest corners of history. If you love true crime, dark history, and historical mysteries, make sure to hit subscribe for more fascinating stories from the past.