
Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History — Season 1
20173 episodes
About this season
Sam Willis explores British history with reference to technological advances in arms
Episodes (3)
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1. Cut And Thrust
Aired 5 January 2017
from The Dark Ages to medievel England; the development of weapons leading to the rise and fall of the chivilrous ideal
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2. The Big Bang
Aired 12 January 2017
Introduction of gunpowder to Europe and the development of canons and muskets
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3. Rapid Fire
Aired 19 January 2017
1800 to 1914. The development of the rifle and automatic weapons