Diorama from hunting gallery showing a tiger attacking an elephant

Hunting

The Hunting gallery presents the history and evolution of hunting from prehistoric times to present day Olympic sports.

Scary Horned Helmet

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Tour of the Hunting Gallery

Special Operations Executive - A Celebration

As part of its month of remembrance, the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film ‘Carve her Name with Pride’.

22 November

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Did you know?

Longest-range gun ever built

In WW I Germany built the longest-range gun ever. Its 100kg projectile travelled 122km, and left the muzzle at 1500 metres per second and reached a height of around 40km. About 6 times faster and 4 times higher than an average transatlantic passenger jet.

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