Self Defence
Many objects in the Royal Armouries collection have a social relevance today. Perhaps none more so than those in the Self Defence gallery.
Many objects in the Royal Armouries collection have a social relevance today. Perhaps none more so than those in the Self Defence gallery.
Bringing history to life with some of the most exciting tales from the era of Sharpe and Napoleon.
27 March
During the reign of King Henry VIII, if not earlier, guns were capable of firing cannonballs faster than the speed of sound – the first supersonic weapons!