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About The Mike Loades Channel
The Mike Loades Channel broadcasts videos about historical arms and armour, horse archery and other related topics. The films will either be directed by or feature Mike Loades - sometimes both. Mike is best known for his hundreds of tv appearances as a historical weapons expert and military historian. He also directs and writes. Books include 'Swords and Swordsmen' , 'The Longbow', 'The Composite Bow' and 'The Crossbow'.
Recent Videos from The Mike Loades Channel
DOGS: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks
A short video introducing my book about dogs and history. It is published in the UK by White Owl Books (an imprint of Pen-and-Sword Books) and is distributed in the US by Casemate IPM. If you care about the future of our dogs, it is not a bad idea to have a broader understanding of their past. Archery Its History And Forms
I made this video twenty-five years ago, in 1995. Some of it is looking a bit dated now and I have adjusted some of my thoughts about power, range and penetration with regards to the longbow. Current thinking on these issues is much better expressed in my book 'WAR BOWS'. However I thought it was t… The Secrets of Wootz Damascus Steel
A 50-minute documentary about the legendary Al Pendray, together with two swordsmiths from Jordan, and their quest to produce authentic wootz Damascus steel with ores mined from a historical mine in Jordan - a mine that is known to have produced weapons for Saladin himself.
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