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One reasonable quarrelhead
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Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History

One reasonable quarrelhead. It's better than reasonable!

One reasonable quarrelhead. It's better than reasonable!

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One reasonable quarrelhead.
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It's better than reasonable!
Duration
6 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:14
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Congo Films

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Movie Summary

Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.
S01 • E01 There we go - a quarrel. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:09
There we go - a quarrel.
S01 • E02 ..blow your loose powder away. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:26
..blow your loose powder away.
S01 • E02 Well, let's give it a go. OK. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:15
Well, let's give it a go. OK.
S01 • E02 Whoof! - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:16
Whoof!
S01 • E02 Muskets could be churned out by ordinary blacksmiths. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:14
Muskets could be churned out by ordinary blacksmiths.
S01 • E02 To be a cavalryman, you had to learn to ride. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:17
To be a cavalryman, you had to learn to ride.
S01 • E02 English armies developed a simple, but terrifying, musket tactic. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:18
English armies developed a simple, but terrifying, musket ta...
S01 • E01 One archer who seems to have stepped straight out of the medieval forest - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:13
One archer who seems to have stepped straight out of the med...
S01 • E03 So what effect did these weapons have on the ground at Sidney Street? - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:23
So what effect did these weapons have on the ground at Sidne...
S01 • E03 The police were woefully outgunned and they had to call in the Army. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:26
The police were woefully outgunned and they had to call in t...
S01 • E03 The climax to this extraordinary battle was caught on film. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:29
The climax to this extraordinary battle was caught on film.
S01 • E02 As the roar of a battle subsided, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:35
As the roar of a battle subsided,
S01 • E01 Well, this is an actual war bow. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:42
Well, this is an actual war bow.
S01 • E01 Boom! - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:08
Boom!
S01 • E01 Wahey! - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:48
Wahey!
S01 • E01 With a lighter bow, you can probably do it with your arms, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:18
With a lighter bow, you can probably do it with your arms,
S01 • E03 The Royal Armouries is conducting what I think is one of the most - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:34
The Royal Armouries is conducting what I think is one of the...
S01 • E01 Right, so you've seen how far my arrow has gone - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:37
Right, so you've seen how far my arrow has gone
S01 • E01 The arrow storm unleashed by longbowmen may have helped Edward I - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:15
The arrow storm unleashed by longbowmen may have helped Edwa...
S01 • E03 What we're going to test today is Casimir Zeglen's latest patent - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:46
What we're going to test today is Casimir Zeglen's...