Archery

Archery, the practice or art of shooting with a bow and arrow, has played an important part in English history, being the [main:major] weapon of the foot-soldier and instrumental in winning many battles in wars with the French - with whom we seemed to be [constantly:continuously] at war during the Middle Ages. The English [favored:featured] the longbow over the shortbow and the crossbow, the latter being the main firearm of [militaries:mutually] on the European continent. The crossbow fired a metal bolt [released:increased] by a trigger, rather like a gun, and had the [longest:farthest] range of any of the bows, but the main advantage of the longbow was its accuracy.