By Paul Cornish
Army affairs occupied a truly major position in the course of Henry VIII's reign, with English armies seeing motion opposed to major enemies: the French and the Scots, of which France used to be definitely considered because the vital foe. Henry nursed grandiose pursuits to be acclaimed because the arbiter of eu politics, and while intervention in ecu affairs didn't unavoidably dictate a coverage of hostility in the direction of France; England was once continually to be present in league together with her enemies in time of struggle. This soaking up textual content through Paul Cornish bargains with the heritage, uniforms and kit of King Henry VIII's army.
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32 HEADGEAR »3in( olden times the soldier's chief concern has been protecting his head. Discoveries from pre-Christian times prove this. The heavily armored knights, disappeared with the dying Middle Ages, and the new fighting groups that appeared on the scene dispensed with unhandy iron armor and helmets by using different tactics. Between the Thirty Years' War and the end of the 17th Century, iron helmets disappeared and broad-brimmed hats were used. It remains to be determined why so little attention was given to protecting one's head then.