History Component - Research on Social Impacts

In the 14^th century cannons began to have a social impact in the world. Gunnery was a huge art form and it was taught solely by experience. They didn’t quite understand things like trajectory as we do now. For the most part, they believed the cannonball moved in a straight line until the powder was finished. Members of the Artillery soon advanced in social acceptance as well in the medieval times. This change in status soon caused the stability of the class structure of the period to weaken. Eventually only nobility were able to afford artillery, which lead to the break in the system of power. It also lead to the destruction of many great castles, that took years to create.(social impact)

In the year 1450 in Formingny, the English were confident with their large numbers against the French. They had great bowmen that had always won their battles. But the English change their mind when they see how the two small cannons that the French have make a huge difference in the French position. They try to take the guns from, and although they succeed at first, they are eventually taken back by the French, who won the war. A similar event occurs three years later at Castillion. After many centuries, a new era of weaponry begins (history).