Loadout of the British soldier through the ages
The Telegraph just ran a great series of photographs by Thom Atkinson of the the weapons and equipment of British warriors down the ages, from top to bottom;
Huscarl, 1066
Crusader knight, 1244
Longbowman, 1415
Yorkist Man-at-Arms, 1485
New Model Army musketeer 1645
Private, 1709
Corporal, 1815
Private, 1916
Lance Corporal, 1944
Private, 2014
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