A very material mail

Turn the science spotlight on our collections and explore the challenge of personal protection and its progression.

Looking at historic armour from our collections, we explore body protection, and how both traditional and modern materials are used.

What materials would you choose to protect yourself with? We take an in-depth look at materials and their properties.

Tel: 020 3166 6660
Email: educate.tower@armouries.org.uk

Scary Horned Helmet

View our Top 10 objects

Did you know?

Waterloo telescope

The telescope carried by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo is in the Royal Armouries collection.

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