Roundhead (weapon)

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A roundhead was a type of mace used during the English Civil War. It is described as having a head about nine inches long, a staff two yards long inserted into the head, twelve iron spikes round about, with another spike in the end.[1]

[edit] See also

  • Roundhead, for a Parliamentary supporter during the Civil War.

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "ROUNDHEAD", a publication now in the public domain.
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