This was a nice write and it would be nice to hear about the advantages of the long bow.
https://acoup.blog/2019/06/21/collections-punching-through-s...
https://acoup.blog/2019/07/04/collections-archery-distance-a...
If you're not yet aware of it (unlikely as it made it 'big' in the overall internet), I believe the video from Tod's Workshop with actual experimentation is a must see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBxdTkddHaE
There is a sequel and many other related videos, but this one is the source for a very famous clip (at 20:50 - https://youtu.be/DBxdTkddHaE?si=oISZqXvdv8ymoCDi&t=1239)
I thought it might have had to do with range. The description of how archers were used made me consider that have longer range bows would be an advantage and thought that might have be related to the longbow.