While reading Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott, I was astonished to learn that the arquebus (harquebus), a 16th-century matchlock rifle, was used very similarly, at least in terms of tactics on the battlefield, as the English longbow was used in the 14th century. I was astonished because the
Medieval History
Here the Medieverse adventurer will find interesting, educational articles on various topics pertaining to medieval history. From fun, explorative articles on medieval culture to serious, fully-cited university papers on various aspects of life in the Middle Ages, there is rarely a par to medieval life that is too boring to discuss.