tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763820402544012967.post2967923710980215346..comments2023-11-29T01:42:45.593-08:00Comments on Verily Prosaic: The Right to ArmsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763820402544012967.post-10828532097819384232007-11-04T10:36:00.000-08:002007-11-04T10:36:00.000-08:00Medieval England is not the example you want -- th...Medieval England is not the example you want -- they long had laws (I think the statute of 1181 is the first example) compelling all men to be armed (later statutes even commanded that serfs prove they were armed). <BR/><BR/>France might be a better example. I don't know their arms laws, but their king initially tried to organize longbow archers to counter the English in that arm, and later dissolved the groups because he found that training in marksmanship made them independent-minded and thus rebellious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com