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ARTILLERY OF THE ROSES

Source:   Burgundian mercenaries used ribauldequins in English armies during the Wars of the Roses, which could be alarming weapons. Leonardo da Vinci drew and designed this pictured example of a ribauldequin  

The smoke created by Warwick the Kingmaker’s artillery contributed to a fog that reduced visibility during the Battle of Barnet

During the Wars of the Roses both

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