Artwork : ArchiveNo00158

Long Bow 1545

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Contributor Name	Mary Rose
Contributor Image	Andy_Elkerton.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	06.06.08 3.56pm
Artefact Name	Long Bow
Artefact Description	Made of Spanish Ewe. 183.5cm (length). There should be a 'horn nock' on each end.
Artefact Date	1545
Artefact Stored	Mary Rose store
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	long_bow.jpg
Sample Taken	Wood chip from end of bow.
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History of Artefact	There should be a 'horn nock' on each end - horn didn’t survive on the ship. It is a genuine Long Bow ordered by Henry VIII. He made it law that everyone had to practise between the ages of seven and seventy. Handguns were coming in at the time. There were 137 complete bows found on the ship.
Historian	Andy Elkerton
Previous Owners	A soldier
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