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Weapons That Made Britain is a 2004 TV documentary series broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.
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It was made by independent production company Lion Television (now part of All3media) for Channel 4. It was presented by film fight coordinator and medieval weapons trainer, Mike Loades. The Executive Producer across the series was Bill Locke. [1]
The 5 × 1 hour series explores different weapons and defensive technologies related to key historical events. Throughout the programmes, Mike Loades, visits pivotal battlefields, historical buildings and museums and talks with historians and weapons specialists. The series included re-enactments and scientific experiments to test some of the principal weapons, defensive tools and armour of medieval Britain.
- Episode 1: Sword
- Producer and Director Tanya Cheadle
- This episode focuses on the Battle of Barnet during the Wars of the Roses.
- Episode 2: The Longbow
- Producer and Director Sabine Pusch
- This episode focuses on the Battle of Crecy during the Hundred Years' War.
- Episode 3: The Lance
- Producer and Director George Pagliero
- This episode focuses on the Battle of Lewes and the Battle of Bannockburn
- Episode 4: Shield
- Producer and Director Peter Sommer
- This episode focuses on the Battle of Eddington.
- Episode 5: Armour
- Producer and Director Tom McCarthy
- This episode focuses upon the Battle of Verneuil during the Hundred Years' War.
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