How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies

[Myth]

Britain, as an island, has not had to endure war on its land (with rare exceptions). So the military has not been a fact of life as much as it's been on the continent, and while doing a necessary service, were both distant and comprised of the lower sections of society (Wellington's scum of the earth).

That's cause your longbowmen are overpowered plus the AI sucks at naval invasions.