I don't know what you mean by "man with a bow in". Is that a British thing that Americans aren't familiar with. I do remember a trilogy of sci-fi books where a race of aliens took over the world by putting mind-controlling caps on people's heads. There is a rebellion of course.
The books are The Tripod Trilogy by John Christopher
1. The White Mountains
2. The City of Gold and Lead
3. The Pool of Fire
Christopher later wrote a sequel: When the Tripods came