Elizabethan Military Technology

1. Elizabethan MilitaryTechnology

2. Medieval weapon overview “Let’s Go”

3. Mainly used early Elizabethan era Weapons The early Elizabethan era had weapons that look like common medieval weapons. It’s because they were. The Elizabethan era was in the medieval era

4. Close combat: The Rapier • -Medieval weapon used by the Elizabethan army • Weapon used for both style and fighting • Mainly used for the fencing fighting style . • -Preferred instead of the older clumsier swords.

5. Long range: The Crossbow -Used by the Elizabethan military before the musket -Projectile weapon. -Used for taking down targets at a distance. -Uses 13 inch bolts and it has a range of 350-400 yards. -Firing rate of 2 bolts per minute

6. Mainly Used Late Elizabethan era weapons In the late Elizabethan era most of the new weapons were long ranged projectiles made for taking down targets that were out of melee distance.

7. The Musket -made for close range -attachable bayonet for melee uses - Matchlock / flint lock system (depending on time) -inaccurate projectile weapon -shot little round balls made of lead -range of the musket was 50 meters. No problem killing people because they never wore armour

8. The match / flint lock Canon -introduced in the late Elizabethan era -was used to take down walls, horsemen or people at a distance. -shot lead balls the size of a grapefruit. The Canon had a range of a few hundred yards - Used the match / flintlock system (depending on time)

9. Match lock and Flint lock The Flint lock system worked like this. The gun used a piece of flint that would strike a striking plate, making sparks and causing the black powder to be ignited. It was invented in the early 1600’s The match lock system worked like this. The gun used a burning wick to ignite the black powder behind the bullet, projecting the bullet outwards.

10. Early Elizabethan Armour -Armour was very important armour was one of the main things that would keep you alive -armour they had was extremely effective.

11. -made of steel -heaviest of armours -withstand the most damage -it wasn't the best. -the armour was really heavy and very hard to move in -Second of all if you wore the armour and you got pushed on your back -the armour had weak points like under the armpits and behind the knees. Plate mail

12. Chain mail -made of light weight steel chains -most preferred by fighters - lighter than plate mail and it was easier to manoeuvre around in it -could easily stand up if u pushed them over. Unlike plate mail

13. Leather armour -archers and crossbow men usually wore leather armour -very easy to move in but it is the weakest of all the armours I have covered -bowmen used vambraces to prevent their arms from hurting when hit with the bow string.

14. Multiple choice questions

15. Question #1 Why were rapiers preferred over other swords? a) They were easier and cheaper to produce. b) More fashionable. c) They were lighter and more manoeuvrable.

16. Question #2 When was the flintlock mechanism invented? Early 1500’s Mid 1500’s Late 1500’s Early 1600’s

17. Question #3 What armour was used in the late Elizabethan era ? a) Only knights wore armour because it was expensive.b) Armour was unused, by exception of tournaments.c) Leather, steel and light weight steel.

18. Question #4 What did muskets fire? Wooden balls. b) Candy Canes. c) Lead balls. d) Steel balls.

19. Question #5 What is the range of the crossbow? 250-300 yards 300-350yards 350-400yards 400-450 yards