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1. War Gallery
The War gallery is on the second and third floor of the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds. It presents the development of weapons and the art of warfare from early history to World War II and beyond.
2. Early Warfare
Early War covers the period from ancient Greeks and Romans to Early Middle Ages, just after the fall of the Roman Empire.
3. Medieval Warfare
This gallery is about the arms and armour of the Middle Ages up to about 1400.
4. 16th Century
16th century War gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.
5. 17th Century
17th century War gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.
6. 18th Century
18th century War gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.
7. 19th Century
19th century War gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.
8. Key Stage 4 History
Key stage 4 history sessions available at the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson.
9. History: Conflict Through Time
Our collection is ideal for exploring ideas of continuity and change over long periods of time, and the similarities and differences between people from different social classes.
10. Studies in Depth: Medieval Realms
These engaging sessions are great for exploring power and control in the medieval period. Students get the chance to try armour for size as they examine a range of objects from our fantastic handling collection.
11. Studies in Depth: World War One
Few organisations can offer the range of objects and resources we have available for students of the First World War. Our collection is wide ranging, engaging and safe to handle.
12. Studies Through Time
Few organisations can offer the range of objects and resources we have available for students of Change Through Time.
13. KS3 World War One Gallery Worksheets
Downloadable World War One gallery worksheets to help you plan your self-led visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
14. Teachers notes: Littlecote House
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
15. Task 1: Exploration of Littlecote House
Task 1: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
16. Task 2: Inside Littlecote House
Task 2: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
17. Task 3 Popham portrait
Task 3: Popham portrait.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
18. Task 4 Change over time
Task 4: Change over time.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
19. Curriculum links: Littlecote House
Curriculum links: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
20. Resources: Exploration of Littlecote House
Resources: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
21. George Francklin Atkinson and the Great Rebellion of 1857
This session tells the story of George Francklin Atkinson, a Captain in the Bengal Engineers who produced a unique and often quoted history of the 1857 rebellion in India.
22. The First World War
What can we learn from photographs from the First World War? What do all those badges, chevrons, cap-badges and uniforms actually mean? This session gives you the opportunity to compare your own material with archival images from our collection.
23. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Great War
The creator of Sherlock Holmes campaigned for the introduction of helmets to the British Army in 1915-1916. Discover more about his designs for body armour.
24. Home Front and Front Line: 1914-1918
Investigate the home front with rarely seen panoramic photographs of a national filling factory at Chilwell and discover how Leeds company Greenwood and Batley contributed to the war effort and profited by it.
25. Littlecote House
This gallery explores details of a landscape painting of Littlecote House, revealing interesting features and hidden meanings.
26. Great Hall in Littlecote House
Littlecote House was home to the greatest surviving English Civil Wars armoury. Explore the photograph of the Great Hall and learn more about the arms and armour.
27. Colonel Alexander Popham
Colonel Alexander Popham was commander in the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil Wars. He was also the owner of Littlecote House, which was an armoury and garrison.
28. Peace - Farewell to Arms?
Farewell to Arms? has been created in conjunction with The Peace Museum, Bradford. It focuses on the idea of CONVERSION – from war to peace, from weapons and armour to useful tools or symbolic images.
29. Iconic weapons from the longbow to the Luger
This seminar examines the impact of weapons developed which changed the nature of warfare.From the English longbow, to the wheellock, to the self-loading pistol and machine gun.
30. European swords and daggers: Medieval to Modern
This seminar will give an overview of the development of swords and daggers and a rare chance to handle some of the most beautifully designed edged weapons in our collection.
8 Events
1. Armoured Assault
Active young visitors can have a go of our junior assault course. Feel the ground shake as our 26-tonne Sexton is put through its paces!
2. Armoured Assault
Active young visitors can have a go of our junior assault course. Feel the ground shake as our 26-tonne Sexton is put through its paces!
3. Armoured Assault
For active younger visitors, why not have a go at our junior assault course, plus, feel the ground tremble as our 26-tonne Sexton Self Propelled Gun is put through its paces!
4. Only Water Between
Only Water Between is a unique, moving and true story of love, life and loss.
5. We Shall Remember Them
Explore the roles of young men and women from World War One to present day.
6. Blitz Weekend
70 years on from one of the darkest and most heroic times in the nation’s history we celebrate the spirit of the age through 1940s music, food and dance.
7. Iconic weapons: from the longbow to the Luger
This seminar examines the impact of weapons developed which changed the nature of warfare.From the English longbow, to the wheellock, to the self-loading pistol and machine gun.
8. European swords and daggers: Medieval to Modern
This seminar will give an overview of the development of swords and daggers.
2 Press Releases
1. Lest we forget! Fort Nelson honours Britain’s war dead
Fort Nelson will ring to the sound of a gun salute to mark Remembrance Sunday on November 8 and also the 91st anniversary of Armistice Day on Wednesday, 11th November.
2. Prescription for last prisoner executed at the Tower of London forms part of successful Royal Armouries’ auction bid
Britain’s oldest museum has bought four fascinating new exhibits – including sedative prescriptions made out to the last prisoner executed at the Tower of London and also to Hitler’s deputy Rudolph Hess.