Ancient Armour Collection

Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
FLO4678433 Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman and military commander, 1382-1439

King Henry VIII of England, 1595
FLO4678562 King Henry VIII of England, 1595. The king in blue steel armour edged with gold, pass-guards, gauntlets, breastplate and pauldrons with red cross, lamboys, visored helmet with plumes

A suit of a Genoese demi-launcers armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick
FLO4678553 A suit of a Genoese demi-launcers armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1543

King Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester
FLO4678450 King Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester, 1452-1485, or his father Richard, Third Duke of York 1411-1460

Sir George Felbridge, 1400. In suit of plate armour with bassinet helmet and camail
FLO4678388 Sir George Felbridge, 1400. In suit of plate armour with bassinet helmet and camail, armorial surcoat with crimson lion rampant, decorated girdle and armour

Archers and cross-bow-man, 1312
FLO4678360 Archers and cross-bow-man, 1312

A spearman, man at arms and slinger
FLO4678292 A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century

A suit of armour from the Manfredi family
FLO4678289 A suit of armour from the Manfredi family, 1620

Federigo Oricono, 1558. In a suit of armour with silk surcoat in plush covering the breastplate and backplate
FLO4678252 Federigo Oricono, 1558. In a suit of armour with silk surcoat in plush covering the breastplate and backplate, sleeve armour pauldrons and elbow pieces, and slops or wide breeches

A knight performing homage to a king
FLO4678244 A knight performing homage to a king, 1100. The kind sits on a throne and holds orb and sceptre, while the knight kneels before him in mascled chainmail armour with sword

Norman Knight and Archers of 1066
FLO4678174 Norman Knight and Archers of 1066, illustration from A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1842 (colour litho); (add.info.: John Dowding, London)

Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered
FLO4678549 Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512

Sir John Cheney or Cheyne, the Vigorous Knight
FLO4678525 Sir John Cheney or Cheyne, the Vigorous Knight, Master of the Horse to King Edward IV, bodyguard to Henry VII, 1442-1499

Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, 1498
FLO4678522 Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, 1498. In a suit of fluted armour, helmet with visored beavor, culettes, puckered velvet lamboys and long tassets

Sir John Crosbie or Crosby, London alderman and Yorkist
FLO4678487 Sir John Crosbie or Crosby, London alderman and Yorkist, and a serjeant at arms, 1475. Crosby wears a breastplate with three cupboards, elbow pieces and tiles, ornamented knee pads

Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke
FLO4678472 Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442. He wears a suit of plate armour, armorial tabard with a gold-crowned red lion on ermine field

Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England
FLO4678445 Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141. Richard Fitzhugh, Earl of Chester, carries the royal standard with two lions passant guardant

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
FLO4678379 Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt. He wears a suit of armour with small pallettes, bassinet wreath and inscription on the forehead plate

A knight of the Montford family, 1286
FLO4678329 A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt, and carries a mace and shield with coat of arms

Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar
FLO4678300 Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses, knee poleyns and carries a sword and shield. From an effigy in St

Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium
FLO4678295 Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk, leather breastplate and arrows in a girdle

Suit of armour of an Italian man at arms of Count Gironi
FLO4678253 Suit of armour of an Italian man at arms of Count Gironi, Bologna, 1555

Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet
FLO4678208 Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet

A suit of cuirassier's armour at the time of the Restoration
FLO4678642 A suit of cuirassier's armour at the time of the Restoration, 1650

The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon
FLO4678449 The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees, attacking a quintain with his sword

Two crossbow men, 1423. Man stringing a great stirruped crossbow
FLO4678417 Two crossbow men, 1423. Man stringing a great stirruped crossbow, with his foot in the stirrrup and winding on a moulinet and pulleys

An officer of pikemen in corselet holding a wide-brimmed hat and sword
FLO4678282 An officer of pikemen in corselet holding a wide-brimmed hat and sword, 1616. From Bingham's Tactics. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R

Bavarian suit of jousting armour 1600
FLO4678263 Bavarian suit of jousting armour 1600

A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397
FLO4678217 A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397

Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan
FLO4678203 Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 1354-1385

Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon
FLO4678175 Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour, studded pourpoint and cyclas, plate greaves and demi-brassarts

Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640
FLO4678609 Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike

Sir Thomas Peyton, 1484. He wears a suit of jousting armour with a globular breastplate with demi-placard
FLO4678479 Sir Thomas Peyton, 1484. He wears a suit of jousting armour with a globular breastplate with demi-placard, ribbed pauldrons, ornamented elbow plates or bracciaiuola, gauntlets and tiles

John Beaufort, First Duke of Somerset
FLO4678462 John Beaufort, First Duke of Somerset, English nobleman and military commander, 1403-1444

A crossbowman and his paviser, 1433
FLO4678460 A crossbowman and his paviser, 1433

At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet
FLO4678416 At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets, ornamented kneecaps, short surcoat laced on the right side

David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman
FLO4678383 David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk and carried a lance with pennant and targe shield. Handcoloured lithograph by R

Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640
FLO4678593 Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his thighs, boots and sash sword belt

Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St
FLO4678577 Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534

Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard
FLO4678509 Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes, thighs, tilting lance with coronel and vamplate

Embossed armour of Alfonso II, Fifth Duke of Ferrara
FLO4678249 Embossed armour of Alfonso II, Fifth Duke of Ferrara, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1565. The suit or armour has embossed breastplate, pauldrons, thighs and shield

Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
FLO4678215 Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander. He wears plate armour and chainmail, and carries his staff of office as Marshal of the Army

A knight armed with a martel, 1220
FLO4678625 A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses, and carries a buckler and martel de fer (war hammer)

William Longuespee, Long Sword
FLO4678620 William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, shoes, spurs

A suit of jousting armour, 1480
FLO4678485 A suit of jousting armour, 1480

King Henry VII of England and a billman
FLO4678481 King Henry VII of England and a billman, 1490

Henry VI, King of England, 1422
FLO4678448 Henry VI, King of England, 1422. He wears a crown on his helmet, an armorial tabard over gold plate armour and carries a bent shield

Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou
FLO4678436 Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458

A knight of the Birmingham family, 1420
FLO4678397 A knight of the Birmingham family, 1420. He wears a bassinet, suit of plate armour with flexible cuirasset, knee pads, shoulder and elbow plates, and carries a battle axe

A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet
FLO4678336 A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield, lance and sword

De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic
FLO4678324 De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword, lance and shield with coat of arms. From a monument in Hatfield Broadoak church

Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I
FLO4678322 Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124

Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343
FLO4678196 Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England. Chainmail with black plate armour, brassarts, knee pads, sollerets, etc

John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall
FLO4678178 John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336, second son of King Edward II of England

Soldier in black corselet armour with epaulettes holding a rondell or rondache shield with slits for vision
FLO4678638 Soldier in black corselet armour with epaulettes holding a rondell or rondache shield with slits for vision and sword thrusts, 1625. In the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick

Long bellied armour, 1545. Suit of engraved armour with large long belly
FLO4678591 Long bellied armour, 1545. Suit of engraved armour with large long belly, large pass guards, plumed and visored helmet and pike

Two suits of armour, 1540, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick
FLO4678580 Two suits of armour, 1540, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick

Richard I, King of England, Richard the Lionheart
FLO4678556 Richard I, King of England, Richard the Lionheart, 1194. He wears a cylindrical helm, hauberk and chausses, holding a battle axe and shield with three lions

A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII
FLO4678554 A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII, 1525. The knight holds a mace or martel de fer, drapery lamboys covering half the breastplate

Man at arms with a standard, 1483
FLO4678498 Man at arms with a standard, 1483. The armour on the left arm has a pauldron with raised pass-guard, while the right arm has a plain pauldron and a large pointed elbow guard

Charles VII King of France, and Joan of Arc
FLO4678441 Charles VII King of France, and Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, 1420. They wear suits of plate armour with tiles or toiles hanging over the thighs

Thomas Montacute or Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
FLO4678400 Thomas Montacute or Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English military commander during the 100 Years War and a knight, 1422

A king and his mac-bearer, 1310
FLO4678371 A king and his mac-bearer, 1310. The king in plate armour with ailettes, surcoat, crown, sword and shield

Aylmer of Valencia, Second Earl of Pembroke (1275-1324)
FLO4678370 Aylmer of Valencia, Second Earl of Pembroke (1275-1324). Mounted knight in plate armour with armorial surcoat, iron chapel and greaves, lance, shield and sword

Robert Rouse, Kind Templar, 1270
FLO4678313 Robert Rouse, Kind Templar, 1270. He wears a long surcoat over chainmail hauberk and chausses, knee poleyns, and carries a large battle axe and shield with coat of arms

English gentleman, 1590. Sword-and-buckler man of Shakespeare's time
FLO4678281 English gentleman, 1590. Sword-and-buckler man of Shakespeare's time. He wears a doublet, breeches and hose, and carries a sword and buckler with central spike

Group of soldiers, 1554. Pikeman in corselet
FLO4678231 Group of soldiers, 1554

Two suits of armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick
FLO4678222 Two suits of armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1550

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Ancient armour has always been a symbol of strength and protection throughout history. From the sturdy metal plates worn by Roman soldiers to the intricate chainmail of medieval knights, these pieces of armor were crafted with precision and skill to withstand the rigors of battle. Each suit tells a story of its own, reflecting the craftsmanship and technology available during that era. The design varied greatly depending on the time period and region it originated from. Some suits were adorned with elaborate engravings or colorful crests, while others focused more on functionality over aesthetics. Regardless of their appearance, all forms served one common purpose: to shield warriors from harm in combat. Today, these relics serve as a window into the past, offering us a glimpse into the lives of those who wore them centuries ago. They remind us of the sacrifices made by our ancestors in defense of their beliefs and kingdoms. As we marvel at these pieces of history, let us not forget the bravery and valor that they represent. Ancient armour may be outdated in terms of warfare tactics, but its legacy lives on in museums and historical reenactments around the world.