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KENT POLICE INDEPENDENT ARCHERY CLUB

Autumn 2024

“Archery – a sport – but more a way of life”

Sir Roger Ascham – Instructed Queen Elizabeth I in the art of archery – is often referred to as the Grandfather of Archery – Toxophilus is a book about longbow archery written by him, and first published in London in 1545. Dedicated to King Henry VIII, it is the first book on archery written in English.