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🇩🇪 High Gothic armour of the late 15th CE has long been considered the supreme achievement of the armourer’s art, epitomising the ‘knight in shining armour’.

According to tradition, the armour originally belonged to prince Waldemar VI of Anhalt Zerbst/Köthen (1450-1508).

Horse armour (XXVIH.18)

As the Mughal Empire expanded across almost the entire subcontinent in the 16th-18th centuries, heavy cavalry from across northern and central India fought in armour constructed from mail and steel plate. This armour dates to that period.

#Treasure

This #TechnicalTuesday looks at the Martini-Henry

Showing the system in both open & closed positions we see how pulling the lever down cocks the striker and drops the breech block at the same time, the latter hitting an extension on the extractor which throws the empty case out

In August 2017 we welcomed the Winged Hussars, a crack team of fast-riding, sharp-shooting, sabre-rattling cavalrymen from Poland. They delivered a series of spectacular featuring the traditional uniforms and skills of 17CE cavalry
Did you see the show?

Credit: AW Andrzej Wiktor

#OTD in 1508, Maximilian I was proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor - the 1st in centuries not to be crowned by the Pope as the journey to Rome was deemed too dangerous.
The collection houses a set of engravings of the 28 statues placed around Maximillian's tomb in Innsbruck in 1519

Need a new read? Take a look at the wide selection of books available from our museum shop. From jousting to the arms & armour of China, explore the vast selection of objects in our collections from around the world and through the centuries: https://t.co/bTympN5PDI

Explore our latest publications, available to purchase in the museum shop & online. From the history of the medieval joust to the arms & armour of the First World War, our publications cover the diverse range of objects within our collections: https://t.co/MrHiI75cqe

As it's #WorldBookDay, why not take a look at our wide selection of publications available online & at the museum! From the history of the joust to Japanese arms and armour there's plenty to choose from: https://t.co/U4FPLUNFx6 #books #museum #armour #history #heritage

Take a look at some of our latest publications 'Arms & Armour of the First World War' & 'Arms & Armour of Late Medieval Europe', available on our shop online and at the museum! Shop now: https://t.co/KVOAFnB1Tr #books #museum #history

Discover our latest exhibition, Spence: The Art of War, currently on display at the museum in Leeds. The series of watercolours by Colonel Spence depict his time at the Front during the First World War: https://t.co/N7NTuYbNdO #WW1