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How warhorses transformed medieval England

How warhorses transformed medieval England

From Hastings to Bosworth, Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton reveal how cavalry shaped a nation's history

Spencer Mizen

Published: December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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William the Conqueror used them to devastating effect in 1066. Robert the Bruce worked out how to neutralise them. And when Richard III was knocked from his, England would never be the same again. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton discuss the decisive role of the warhorse in key turning points of medieval history

Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton are editors of Medieval Warhorse: Equestrian Landscapes, Material Culture and Zooarchaeology in Britain, AD 800–1550 (Liverpool University Press, 2025).

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Spencer MizenSenior production editor

Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine