Essays about: "archery"

Found 1 essay containing the word archery.

  1. 1. The Amazon Archers of England : Longbows, gender and English nationalism 1780–1845

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Arnstad; [2019]
    Keywords : nationalism; gender; national identity; archery; longbow; warbow; women’s history; feminism; England; Britain; Robin Hood; Maid Marian; nineteenth century;

    Abstract : In the 1780s the medieval weapon of war; the English longbow, enjoyed a renaissance, as historical archery became a fashionable recreation among the English aristocracy. Later, during 1819-1845, longbow archery developed into a mass movement, as it spread downwards in the English class system, into the bourgeoning middle class. READ MORE