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    disorganised men of Boudicca who had 100‚000 warriors. The Romans used well - drilled battle techniques such as the wedge formation unlike the shambles that were used by Boudicca’s army. Also the Romans had lots of armour and weapons of choice but the Celts had only body paint as armour and farm equipment as weapons. So inevitably the Romans‚ who were better prepared than the Celts‚ won. Picture Then in AD44 he sent an invasion fleet to stop the Catuvellauni. We capitalised on this

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    Technology played a crucial role in determining the outcome of World War II. Much of it was developed during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s‚ some were developed in response to valuable lessons learned during the war‚ and some were beginning to be developed as the war ended. The inventions of the repeating machine gun‚ the development of poison gas‚ and the introduction of the first tanks caused armies to fight using the bunkering method. This allowed men to huddle in trenches along what

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    This is because all of the Frenchmen who had participated in the brainless charge were in full armour and it takes 3 men to lift up someone wearing this. However at Agincourt‚ where it had rained continuously for the days leading up to the battle‚ had mud that when moved around‚ which it had been by the horses‚ becomes ultra-sticky. The mud was also very deep in some areas and because the men in armour couldn’t move once they were on the ground‚ many drowned‚ including the Duke of York. But the effect

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    Women on the Front Lines

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    References: Armour‚ V. (2013‚ January 30). Women on front lines? Of course. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/30/opinion/armour-women-in-combat Bumiller‚ E.‚ & Shanker‚ T. (2013‚ January 23). Equality at the Front Line: Pentagon is Set to Lift Ban on Women in Combat Roles. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www

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    To what extent did the Hyksos occupation of Egypt influence the development of early New Kingdom Egypt. Introduction: The Hyksos invaded and occupied Egypt from the 15th - 17th dynasties known as the second intermediate period‚ before their eventual defeat by the Egyptians which started the 18th dynasty. The Hyksos were highly important to the development of New Kingdom Egypt With several new technologies brought it by the Hyksos‚ e.g. smaller‚ quicker horse drawn chariots‚ composite bow etc

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    situations. Don seemed to show an exceeding amount of fairly idiotic sections your little to no intelligent decisions so I definitely saw that he was pretty ignorant shown by a ton amount of ill-mannered decisions he has made. While cleaning a suit of armour that previously to belong to his forefathers‚ Don Quixote decided to use it for himself‚ until he realized that one of the highly important pieces‚ the helmet‚ had a major default in it‚ it wasn’t complete‚ it was just a “simple steel hat.” To fix

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    Medieval Katana

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    Because of the slower cooling the blade was both tough and flexible. This sword was called the tachi . From then on‚ the Katana was being improved on continuously. It slowly earned the name of the Katana and was designed to cut and damage Japanese armour which was made of strong plates linked with strips of leather.

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    represents bravery‚ family values‚ and heroism. All of these traits are vital to the Anglo-Saxon culture. Beowulf‚ the protagonist of the epic poem‚ shows bravery in many situations. One way bravery is shown is when Beowulf fights Grendel without any armour. “ Find Quote” This quote shows Beowulf’s bravery because Beowulf was willing to fight a monster that everyone was afraid to fight by himself. Next in order‚ Beowulf shows bravery again when he’s fighting Grendel. “ Quote Here”. I chose this quote

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    The similarities and differences between how heroism is portrayed in the Gladiator and in the Beowulf‚ is showcased between the time differences in the texts. Beowulf comes from a line of kings and has the strength of 30 men‚ In the Gladiator‚ Maximus is a commander of the Roman army with a family waiting for him at home to return. A hero must possess key qualities‚ such as‚ Loyalty‚ Leadership‚ Courage‚ Honour/Decorum in order to be victorious; which both characters have. Beowulf’s time and his

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    In Beowulf‚ the main character Beowulf battles three different monsters. He battles Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. These battles have its similarities and its differences. In his first battle against Grendel‚ the author displays Beowulf and Grendel as being very aggressive. The tone displayed in this duel is praising because of the author’s description of Beowulf’s heroism. From the description of Beowulf‚ the author states that “his courage‚ his bravery‚ and his wisdom had been known

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