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

This new unit could shootfrom such a distance that you never sawthe soldier coming

This new unit could shoot
from such a distance that you never saw
the soldier coming

Full Transcript

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This new unit could shoot from such a distance
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that you never saw the soldier coming.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:07
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E03 MAN SHOUTS ORDERS - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:51
MAN SHOUTS ORDERS
S01 • E01 As the sword developed and was modified, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:19
As the sword developed and was modified,
S01 • E01 And he'll be teaching me from an original combat manual of the day. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:06
And he'll be teaching me from an original combat manual...
S01 • E02 Henry wanted to be taken seriously by his fellow European monarchs - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:10
Henry wanted to be taken seriously by his fellow European mo...
S01 • E02 Thanks to Henry, this new generation of weapons began to play - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:55
Thanks to Henry, this new generation of weapons began to pla...
S01 • E03 The government was paranoid about order, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:39
The government was paranoid about order,
S01 • E02 Henry's descendants spent much of their lives - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:27
Henry's descendants spent much of their lives
S01 • E03 Guns were readily available. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:37
Guns were readily available.
S01 • E01 Instantly, we're in another position from the manual. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:11
Instantly, we're in another position from the manual.
S01 • E03 And this is what Bellingham did at 5:15pm - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:29
And this is what Bellingham did at 5:15pm
S01 • E01 You see how, even after a short period of using the manual, you, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:11
You see how, even after a short period of using the manual, ...
S01 • E01 During the course of the 12th century, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:17
During the course of the 12th century,
S01 • E02 Hamilton heard whispers of the Earl's route through the town. - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:12
Hamilton heard whispers of the Earl's route through the...
S01 • E02 Hamilton chose his position carefully, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:12
Hamilton chose his position carefully,
S01 • E01 In 1136, a Welsh cleric named Geoffrey of Monmouth, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:41
In 1136, a Welsh cleric named Geoffrey of Monmouth,
S01 • E02 The story goes that he hung a black sheet behind him, so his shadow - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:07
The story goes that he hung a black sheet behind him, so his...
S01 • E02 Then, he spread feathers on the floor, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:06
Then, he spread feathers on the floor,
S01 • E02 As the Earl rode by, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:14
As the Earl rode by,
S01 • E02 The bullet's impact is captured in stained glass in Edinburgh's - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:08
The bullet's impact is captured in stained glass in Edi...
S01 • E03 This small weapon, freely available and easily purchased, - Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 00:36
This small weapon, freely available and easily purchased,