Backplate Royal Armouries Collections Horse Armor Ancient Armor

Backplate Royal Armouries Collections Horse Armor Ancient Armor The royal armoury at greenwich 1515–1649: a history of its technology. royal armouries monograph, vol. 4. leeds: trustees of the royal armouries, 1995. pp. 70–71. la rocca, donald j. "the bashford dean memorial tablet by daniel chester french." metropolitan museum journal (1996), p. 153, fig. 2. reuck, anthony de. This impressive armor was made for henry viii (reigned 1509–47) toward the end of his life, when he was overweight and crippled with gout. constructed for use both on horse and on foot, it was probably worn by the king during his last military campaign, the siege of boulogne in 1544, which he commanded personally in spite of his infirmities.

Backplate Royal Armouries The royal armouries replica collection is a specialist collection developed with, and approved by, our expert curators at every stage of the design process. these unique and unusual replicas are the closest you will get to owning the real thing. the attention to detail given to these replicas, from initial design to it. History. the royal armouries is one of the ancient institutions of the tower of london and was originally engaged in the manufacture of armour for the kings of england and their armies. the office of the armoury grew out of the department known as the king's privy wardrobe at the tower of london in the mid 15th century. You have probably seen robert's work in popular movies too, and not realized it. valentine armouries has been busy with many tv and film projects including: night at the museum 1, 2, and now 3 (steve coogan octavius' roman armor, as well as the roman soldiers, and a myriad of armour parts and suits for set dec) underworld: rise of the lycans (rhona mitra sonja's armor) beowulf and grendel. The royal armoury at greenwich 1515–1649: a history of its technology. royal armouries monograph, vol. 4. leeds: trustees of the royal armouries, 1995. pp. 93–94, ill. reuck, anthony de. "greenwich revisited: or gunpowder and the obsolescence of armour." the journal of the arms and armour society 15, no. 7 pp. 426–43. williams, alan.