https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Jaking 2026-09-22T11:43:55Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.14 https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Chartres_Cathedral&diff=208140 2007-06-25T02:37:24Z

<p>Jaking: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Chartres Cathedral.JPG|right|thumb|Chartres Cathedral (from San Jose State Univ. library)]]<br /> <br /> The cathedral at Chartres, France, was the first and one of the best-known Gothic structures in the world. Construction began on June 10, 1194 after a fire destroyed the existing structure. <br /> <br /> It is prominent for its windows and detail in sculpture. The two towers on its west facade have different architectural designs because they were built 300 years apart and therefore reflect differences in architecture for their periods.</div>

Jaking https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Longbow&diff=208139 2007-06-25T02:35:31Z

<p>Jaking: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Longbows.jpg|thumb|left]][[Image:Longbow.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> A '''longbow''' is a long, hand-drawn weapon designed to shoot arrows at a distance and which sometimes exceeded 6 feet in length. It was made famous from its usage in [[medieval]] [[England]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.thefreedictionary.com/longbow&lt;/ref&gt; It is a common misconception that the longbow was a uniquely [[British]] weapon, when in reality longbows were developed on every continent and arrived relatively late to England.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.thebeckoning.com/medieval/longbow/the-longbow.html&lt;/ref&gt; It was the [[Welsh]] who actually developed the longbow that the English later adopted. <br /> <br /> It should be noted that bow quality changed over time and all longbows were not the same. It was more than just large size that made the English longbow a formidable weapon. Able to shoot further and with more power than conventional bows, its effect was notable. In fact, at short range, an arrow from a longbow could penetrate 4 inches of seasoned [[oak]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.archers.org/default.asp?section=History&amp;page=longbow&lt;/ref&gt; The longbow proved to be a devastating weapon in the hands of British longbowmen, who demonstrated enormous success against armies with significantly greater numbers of troops. Good examples of this were the [[Battle of Crecy]] and the [[Battle of Agincourt]] during the [[Hundred Years War]] where heavily armored French [[knight|knights]] were unable to maneuver effectively and suffered prolonged exposure to withering longbow fire.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Weapons]]</div>

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