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Arms and Armour of the Wars of the Roses

Learn about the arms and armour of the period and handle contemporary pieces from the Royal Armouries collections including examples of the armour and weapons worn and used at battles such as Towton (1461) and Bosworth (1485).


Speakers

Dr Thom Richardson – Deputy Master of the Armouries & Robert Woosnam-Savage – Curator of European Edged Weapons, Royal Armouries

Learn about the arms and armour of the period and handle contemporary pieces from the Royal Armouries collections including examples of the armour and weapons worn and used at battles such as Towton (1461) and Bosworth (1485).

Examine a range of military equipment from armets and arrows to sallets and swords and hear from, and talk with, one of the team who helped discover and identify Richard III.


Speaker(s):

Dr Thom Richardson | talks
Robert Woosnam-Savage | talks

 

Date and Time:

12 April 2014 at 10:30 am

Duration:

Full Day

 

Venue:

Royal Armouries Museum
Armouries Drive
Leeds
LS10 1LT
0113 220 1999
http://www.royalarmouries.org

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Tickets:

30.00

Available from:

http://www.royalarmouries.org/events/events-at-leeds/calendar/2014-04-12/seminar-blood-red-roses-arms-and-armour-of-the-wars-of-the-roses

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