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    • King in the car park

  • Media Enquiries

  • Research

    • Honorary Historical Consultants
      • Kelly De Vries
      • Don Graves
      • Bill Harriman
      • David Penn
      • John Waller
      • Paul Wilcock
      • David Williams
    • Curators Emeritus
      • Ian Bottomley
      • Philip Lankester
      • Peter Smithurst
    • Research Staff
      • Bridget Clifford
      • Suzanne J. Dalewicz-Kitto
      • Megan Dunmall
      • Jonathan Ferguson
      • Nick Hall
      • Philip Magrath
      • Malcolm Mercer
      • Thom Richardson
      • Christopher Smith
      • Karen Watts
      • Robert Woosnam-Savage
    • Analytical Projects
      • Gilding on plate armour
      • Zinc coatings of Indian plate and mail armour
      • Distinguishing replacement rivets on armour
      • Investigating a sixteenth century Welsh buckler
      • Cast iron Tudor firearms
      • Armour-piercing arrowheads
      • An unusual form of oriental mail
      • The metallurgy of plate armour
      • Japanese sword technology
      • The metallurgy of Japanese plate armour
      • The jack of plates: Evidence of re-cycling
      • Duplex bulletproof armour
      • English Civil War carbine
      • A Heavily restored Corinthian helmet
      • Screw threads as indicators of date
    • National Firearms Centre

  • Conservation

    • Conservation on Three Sites
    • Conservation in Practice
      • X-radiography
        • Uses of X-radiography
      • Optical Microscopy
        • Uses of Optical Microscopy
      • XRF Analysis
        • Uses of X-ray fluorescence
    • Preventative Conservation
      • Material Testing

  • Specialist Services

    • Loans
      • Loans Out
        • Requesting a Loan
        • How to Request a Loan
        • Loan Costs
        • Packing and Transport
        • Loan Inspections
      • Loans In
      • Donating Objects
      • Useful Loans Documents
    • Specialist Enquiries
    • Conservation Services

  • Conferences

    • East meets West: Diplomatic gifts of arms and armour between Europe and Asia

  • Exhibitions

    • Other Ranks
    • A War Within
    • Power House
    • Past Exhibitions
      • SHOGUN: The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
        • The Life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
        • Nikko Toshogu Shrine
        • SHOGUN: The facts
      • Arms & Armour from the Movies
      • The Chronicles of Froissart
      • Tower Tales and Traitors
      • His Country's Future Hope - Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood
        • Battle of Trafalgar
        • Letter from Lord Collingwood
        • Presentation sword to Lord Collingwood
      • Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill
      • Fit for a King
      • Surviving the Peace: A photographic journey from conflict to recovery
      • The Tudors - an exhibition of costumes from the hit tv series

  • Publications

    • Arms and Armour: Journal of the Royal Armouries
    • Henry VIII: Arms and the Man
    • Littlecote: The English Civil War Armoury

  • Community

    • Inspired by...Royal Armouries: In focus
    • Inspired by...The Last Stand
    • Inspired by... Pyramid of Arts
    • Inspired by... Northern Film School Collaboration
    • Inspired by... The craft of the armourer
      • Inspired by... The craft of the armourer exhibition
    • Memories Project
    • The Story of the World War One and World War Two Panels
      • World War I & II Carved Panels exhibition
    • Past Projects
      • Flashpoint
        • Since the training
      • Leap - Confronting Conflict
        • Who did we train?
        • Since the training
      • NTK - No to Knives
      • The Worm Collector

  • Clubs and Societies

    • The Arms and Armour Society
    • Palmerston Forts Society
    • The Armor and Arms Club
    • Ordnance Society
    • RA Fencing Club
    • Historical Martial Arts
    • Martial Arts Club
      • Taekwon-do
      • Kobudo
    • Ubique Right of the Line

• Collection

  • Glossary

  • Collection Stories

    • Diplomatic gifts from Tokugawa Japan
      • Two Japanese diplomatic gifts

  • Top 10 Objects

  • The Magnificent 7

  • History in your hands Seminars

  • Curators' talks

  • Library

    • Leeds
    • Tower of London
    • Fort Nelson

  • Online Image Library

  • Collection History

  • Staff Weapons

• Events

  • Leeds Events

    • Upcoming Events and Calendar
    • Crossbow Range
    • Jester's Yard
    • Have-a-Go
    • Hands On
    • Discover
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    • RA Fencing Club
    • Martial Arts Club
    • Historical Martial Arts

  • Fort Nelson Events

    • Ordnance Society
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    • Ubique Right of the Line

  • Tower of London Events

    • The Arms and Armour Society

• Visit

  • Leeds

    • What's On
    • Galleries
      • War Gallery
        • Early Warfare
        • Medieval Warfare
        • 16th Century
        • 17th Century
        • 18th Century
        • 19th Century
      • Peace - Farewell to Arms?
      • Tournament Gallery
        • Introduction to Tournament
        • Tournament Events
        • Henry VIII
          • The horned helmet
          • The Burgundian bard
          • The Italian bard
          • Foot combat armour
          • Tonlet armour
          • Henry VIII portrait
          • The Field of Cloth of Gold
        • Maximilian I
          • Armour for the joust of war
          • The horned helmet
          • The Burgundian bard
          • Der Weisskunig (the white king)
        • Elizabeth I
          • Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
          • Sir Christopher Hatton
          • Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby
          • Robert Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex
          • Sir Henry Lee
          • Armour for a courtier of Queen Elizabeth I
          • The 'Almain Armourer's Album'
        • Tournament Top Ten
          • Armour for the joust of war
          • The 'Moustache masked' helmet
          • Robert Dudley's armour
          • Elector Christian I of Saxony's helmet
          • The Lion armour
          • The horned helmet
          • The Burgundian bard
          • The Italian bard
          • Foot combat armour
          • Tonlet armour
        • Tournament Fun
          • Tournament Games
          • Discover Heraldry
          • Tournament Quiz
        • Tournament Films
      • Oriental Gallery
        • India
        • Japan
        • China
        • South East Asia
        • Central Asia
      • Self Defence Gallery
        • Impact
        • Self-defence
        • Civil Forces
        • Travel
        • Duelling and Fencing
      • Hunting Gallery
        • History of Hunting
        • Hunting Weapons
          • Longbows
          • Crossbows
          • Firearms
          • Edged Weapons
        • Weapons as works of Art
      • Hall of Steel
      • Arena
    • Maps to Museum
    • Facilities
    • Access
    • Groups

  • Fort Nelson

    • What's On
    • Maps to Museum
    • Facilities
    • Access
    • Groups
    • Museum for Hire
      • Eat, Drink and Be Merry
      • Ceremony and Celebration
      • Business and Pleasure
    • Galleries
    • Art of Artillery
    • The Story of Fort Nelson
    • Building the Fort
    • The Life and Phases of Fort Nelson

  • Tower of London

    • Power House
      • Tower through Time
      • Institutions of the Tower
        • Constables
        • Board of Ordnance
        • Royal Observatory
        • The Royal Mint
        • Prison
          • Prisoners
          • Torture
          • Execution
            • Execution swords
            • Block and Axe
        • Jewel House
        • Records Office
        • Menagerie
        • Ordnance Survey
        • Royal Armouries
      • People of the Tower
        • Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
      • Dragon
    • Facilities
    • Access
    • Groups

  • See us on Flickr

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    • Fort Nelson on Flickr
    • Tower on Flickr

• Learn

  • Leeds Education

    • Key Stage 1: Discover Knights
    • Key Stage 2: Discover the Tudors
    • Key Stage 2: Discover World War II
    • Key Stage 3: Discover the Middle Ages
    • Key Stage 3: Discover the English Civil Wars
    • Key Stage 3: Discover World War I
    • Tour and Handling Sessions
    • Self-Led Visits
      • Art Packs
      • Maths Packs
    • Booking a Visit

  • Fort Nelson Education

    • Key Stage 1: History
    • Key Stage 1: Science
    • Key Stage 2: History
      • KS2 History: The Victorians
      • KS2 History: World War Two
    • Key Stage 2: Science
    • Key Stage 3: History
      • KS3 History: World War One
      • KS3 History: World War Two
    • Key Stage 3: Science
    • Self-led visits
    • Booking a Visit

  • Online Learning

    • Creative Spaces
    • WebQuests
    • Explore Littlecote House
      • Explore Littlecote House (without Flash)
        • Littlecote House
        • Great Hall in Littlecote House
          • Pikemen's armour
          • Buff coats and Baldricks
          • Harquebusier armour
          • Cuirassier armour
          • Swords of the English Civil Wars
          • English Civil Wars Muskets
          • Carbines and blunderbusses
        • Colonel Alexander Popham
      • Teachers Resources: Explore Littlecote House
        • Task 1: Exploration of Littlecote House
        • Task 2: Inside Littlecote House
        • Task 3 Popham portrait
        • Task 4 Change over time
        • Teachers notes: Littlecote House
        • Curriculum links: Littlecote House
        • Resources: Exploration of Littlecote House
        • Battle of Marston Moor video
    • Caboodle

  • Learning for All

    • History in your Hands Seminars
      • THE ARMOURER'S ART
      • ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE WARS OF THE THREE KINGDOMS
      • MODERN PIRACY AND CONFLICT
      • WEAPONS AND THE MOVIES
      • WAR GAMING
      • GANGSTERS' PARADISE
    • Curators' lectures
      • TOURNAMENT: COMBAT AND CONTEST
      • BUFFALO BILL AND THE WILD WEST
      • PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER
      • THE IRAQI SUPERGUN AND DR BULL
      • HOW TO KILL A VAMPIRE
      • JAPANESE GIFT ARMOUR
      • Available lectures

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    • Trustees
      • Wesley Paul - Chairman
      • General the Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL
      • Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts KCVO OBE
      • Christopher Case
      • Hemant Patel FCMA
      • Stephen Smith
      • Mark Urban
    • Directorate
      • Museum Director - Development
      • Museum Director - Finance and Administration
    • Honorary Historical Consultants

  • Statutory Duties

  • The Museum

    • History of the Collection
      • Museum History
        • Armouries in the Tower of London
          • 16th - 17th century
          • 17th - 19th century
          • 19th - 21st century
        • Leeds History
        • Fort Nelson History
      • Early Scholars
        • Robert Coltman Clephan
        • Baron de Cosson
        • Charles John ffoulkes
        • John Hewitt
        • Sir Guy Francis Laking
        • Lt. Gen. Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
        • Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon
        • General Sir John Lefroy
        • Sir James Mann
        • Samuel Rush Meyrick
        • Robert Porrett

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