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F E A T U R E S I N D E X
Stories and articles on Archery

Hope you enjoy the articles and features below.... If you have any you have written yourself which you may think will be of interest, please send them along.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ANTENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW Article about the Scorton Arrow that may be used as a press release. You are free to use any reference or pictures from our website providing such material is credited with "© Society of Archers". No payment is required as such, though a voluntary contribution from Professional fee earning Journalists or News Mediums would be welcome to our supported charity: Harrogate Women's Aid Group., 46 East Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5RR. THE ORIGINAL PARCHMENT OF 1673 Published for the first time ever, photographs of the Original Parchment of 1673 THE ARTICLES OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHERS Shows the Original Rules of 1673, taken from the actual Record Book of 1766. THE ANTIENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW BOOK Free download of Ben Hird's (Captain 1900) highly authoritative book with his personal recollections spanning over 70 years. An excellent read. First published in 1972. Now out of print and reproduced here as a PDF download by special permission of the Society of Archery-Antiquaries.	ARCHERY - IT IS THE LAW (King Henry VIII Statute of 1515) Male, aged over 7 ? You should be practising Archery on a weekly basis or face a fine. Also how you may have become genitically modified after 30,000 plus years of shooting in the bow and finally just what was the Kings Pardon ? SO WHAT ABOUT THE SHERRIFF A few facts about 'The Sherriff' and his duties - maybe he is not quite as bad a character as Robin Hood would have you believe... BATTLE OF AGINCOURT Official Roll of Names of (some) of those who took part in the battle with King Henry V on the 25th October 1415 (St Crispin's Day) "Cry God for Harry, England and St George". SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ARCHERY By Hugh Soar. The highly respected author, Longbow & Historical Advisor to 'The Glade' and British Longbow Society draws some interesting parallels between the Scorton (North) and Finsury (South) Rules.

Hope you enjoy the articles and features below....
If you have any you have written yourself which you may think will be of interest, please send them along.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ANTENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW
Article about the Scorton Arrow that may be used as a press release.
You are free to use any reference or pictures from our website providing
such material is credited with "© Society of Archers". No payment is
required as such, though a voluntary contribution from Professional fee
earning Journalists or News Mediums would be welcome to our supported
charity:
Harrogate Women's Aid Group., 46 East Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5RR.

THE ORIGINAL PARCHMENT OF 1673
Published for the first time ever, photographs of the Original
Parchment of 1673

THE ARTICLES OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHERS
Shows the Original Rules of 1673, taken from the actual Record
Book of 1766.

THE ANTIENT SCORTON SILVER ARROW BOOK
Free download of Ben Hird's (Captain 1900) highly authoritative book
with his personal recollections spanning over 70 years. An excellent
read. First published in 1972. Now out of print and reproduced here
as a PDF download by special permission of the Society of
Archery-Antiquaries.

ARCHERY - IT IS THE LAW (King Henry VIII Statute of 1515)
Male, aged over 7 ? You should be practising Archery on a
weekly basis or face a fine. Also how you may have become
genitically modified after 30,000 plus years of shooting in the
bow and finally just what was the Kings Pardon ?

SO WHAT ABOUT THE SHERRIFF
A few facts about 'The Sherriff' and his duties - maybe he is
not quite as bad a character as Robin Hood would have you
believe...

BATTLE OF AGINCOURT
Official Roll of Names of (some) of those who took part in
the battle with King Henry V on the 25th October 1415
(St Crispin's Day) "Cry God for Harry, England and St George".

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ARCHERY By Hugh Soar.
The highly respected author, Longbow & Historical Advisor to
'The Glade' and British Longbow Society draws some interesting
parallels between the Scorton (North) and Finsury (South) Rules.