39K views · 989 reactions | How would you prepare for a siege in the late 17th century? And what types of weapon would you be using? In this video, Jordan Legg of the Wimborne Militia - a group that represents the Dorset militias at the time of the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion - talks us through the weapons of the day. He shows us a typical cannon, matchlock musket, doglock firearm, short sword and plug bayonet. This video was filmed at the Chalke Valley History Festival | History Hit | Facebook

603K views · 8.8K reactions | In a Forged in Fire twist unlike anything we've ever done before, four teams of expert builders are tasked with making some of the largest and most notorious siege weapons ever seen on the battlefield. | Forged In Fire | Facebook