Yeomen

Yeomen is a technology in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors that is unique to the Britons and can be researched at the Castle once the Castle Age is reached. Once researched, this technology increases foot archer range by +1 and increases tower attack by +2.

Strategy
The Yeomen research combined with their civilisation bonuses gives the Britons' foot archers the longest attacking range in the game and makes their Longbowmen even more effective at range. With Yeomen, Briton towers also perform better against small-sized attacks, especially with Arrowslits researched as well.

In The Age of Kings and The Conquerors, the technology could be researched in the Imperial Age. In The Forgotten, the technology has been moved to the Castle Age, with the new unique technology Warwolf taking its former place.

History
"The longbow developed in Wales became a favored British weapon under Edward I, who quickly understood how it could be effectively deployed. British longbowmen played havoc against French armies throughout the Hundred Year’s War. British free men, called yeomen, were skilled and highly motivated by self-interest. The pay and loot from a successful campaign in France could set up a man in business for life."