Greenwich armour from the Musée de l’Armée.

16th c, Accesories, Arming garments, Armour, Armour plates, Arms and armour, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, Knowledge, Post type, Region, Timeline

Olivier Renaudeau, a curator from the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, takes a look at a suit of armours from the famous Greenwich armoury. (English Subtitles available) Over five episodes Olivier explores objects in their collection related to the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The Royal Armouries had planned to feature some of the…

Gladiator types & how the movie got it so wrong

Classical period, Europe, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Timeline

Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/pSyh30qSecC The main types of Roman gladiator that were used in gladiatorial games at the time of the movie and how the Ridley Scott/Russel Crowe movie ‘Gladiator’ got it so utterly wrong. Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria Facebook…

Gothic Tudor poleaxe from the Musée de l’Armée.

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, Melee weapon, Polearms, Region, Timeline

Olivier Renaudeau, a curator from the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, examines at gothic poleaxe of a kind used at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Over five episodes Olivier explores objects in their collection related to the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The Royal Armouries had planned to feature some of the objects…