**The arrows were designed to be armor-piercing with a heavier than normal warhead***
Henry VIII ordered his troops to coat the tips of arrows with goose grease to make them go through enemy armor better.
And to think, our modern anti gunners went ballistic over teflon coated bullets designed to protect the bore of the pistols rather than increase armored vest penetration.
Henry VIII’s palace guards carried circular shields which had a breechloading gun in the center.
And yet he is remembered mostly as the original host of “Queen For A Day”.
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