What is a bill?
27th February 2026 by | Uncategorized
What is a bill?
The bill was one of the most common and effective weapons of late medieval England.
Adapted from an agricultural billhook, it was mounted on a long wooden shaft and used by foot soldiers across the Wars of the Roses.
With its hooked blade, sharp point, and cutting edge, a bill could drag a rider from his horse, pierce armour gaps, or strike down an opponent at close quarters. It was brutal, practical, and devastatingly efficient.
Unlike the sword, the bill was not a weapon of display. It belonged to the ranks: retainers, levies, and household men. In battle, disciplined formations of billmen could decide the fate of kings.
This was the weapon that shaped England’s civil wars — and helped determine who would wear the crown.
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