The Somme campaign resulted in loss of life on a terrible scale. Karl Ude-Martinez looks at some of the weapons used, including machine guns and poison gas.

Find out how the longbow, crossbow, falchion and hand cannon turned Towton into the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil.

What was it like to face a Napoleonic cavalry charge? Find out as the cannon, grenade and Brown Bess musket go under the microscope.

Karl Ude-Martinez tests out swords, spears and armour as he revisits the bloody British uprising against the Roman Army.

Karl Ude-Martinez demonstrates how Danish battleaxes, Saxon shields and Norman lances played their part in the Battle of Hastings.

A first-hand look at artillery in 17th century England, including flintlock muskets and mortar bombs.