Download or read book Armour of the English Knight 1400 1450 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Of Armor and Men in Medieval England written by RachelAnn Dressler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the profusion of knightly effigies created between c. 1240 and c. 1330 for tombs throughout the British Isles, these commemorative figures are relatively unknown to art historians and medievalists. Until now, their rich visual impact and significance has been relatively unexplored by scholars. In this study, Rachel Dressler examines this category of sculpture, illustrating how English military figures employ a visual language of pose, costume, and attributes to construct a masculine ideal that privileges fighting prowess, elite status, and sexual virility. Like military figures on the Continent, English effigies represent knights wearing chain mail and surcoats, and bearing shields and swords; unique to the British examples, however, is the display of an aggressive sword handling pose and dynamically crossed legs. Outwardly hyper masculine, the carved figures partake in artistic subterfuge: the lives of those memorialized did not always match proffered images, testifying to the changing function of the knight in England during the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. This study traces the development of English military figures, and analyzes in detail three fourteenth-century examples-those commemorating Robert I De Vere in Hatfield Broad Oak (Essex), Richard Gyvernay at Limington (Somerset), and Henry Allard in Winchelsea (Sussex). Similar in appearance, these three sculptures represent persons of distinctly different social levels: De Vere belonged to the highest aristocratic rank, where Gyvernay was a lesser county knight, and Allard was from a merchant family, raising questions about his knightly standing. Ultimately, Dressler's analysis of English knight effigies demonstrates that the masculine warrior during the late Middle Ages was frequently a constructed ideal rather than a lived experience.
Download or read book The Armour and Arms of Henry VIII written by Thom Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The history of England records no more charismatic figure than King Henry VIII. His reign reveals an intriguing amalgam of the old and the new, and during it his kingdom emerged as a power to be reckoned with. He was fascinated by weapons and armour, taking a personal interest in their design and manufacture. Henry's impact upon the Royal Armouries' collection is immense. The arms and armour made for him, his personal guard and his army still form the core of the collection. This book is part of a series of introductions to aspects of the Royal Armouries' collection of arms and armour, written by specialists in the field and packed with fascinating information and stunning photography."--woodslane.com.au.
Download or read book History of Armour 1100 1700 written by Paul F Walker and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Armour 1100 - 1700 offers a detailed account of how armour developed through the Medieval, Tudor, Elizabethan and Civil War eras, carefully itemizing the subtle changes over a six hundred year period. Each chapter focuses on an individual area of body protection, charting the evolution of each piece over time, from helmets and chest protection to arm guards, gauntlets, leg guards and sabatons. The book also encompasses the use of weaponry and its evolution, including protection for the horse.With the aid of the author's superb photographs and illustrations, the book looks at how fashions, as well as its protective qualities, influenced the style of armour. Valuable information has been acquired through the study of effigies over a number of years, and using these existing artifacts, supplemented by the author's meticulous illustrations and practical knowlege of armour construction, it has been possible to reconstruct the design and appearance of a wide range of armour. A meticulous study of the development of the knight's protective armour and weaponry over a six hundred year period. Through the study of effigies over a number of years, the author has been able to reconstruct the design of a wide range of armour. An invaluable resource for historians, re-enactors, collectors and all those with an interest in miltiary or medieval history. Superbly illustrated with 275 colour photographs and illustrations. Paul Walker gives lectures in armour and weapons for English Heritage and has a lifelong interest in historical warfare.
Download or read book Arms and Armour of Late Medieval Europe written by Robert C. Woosnam-Savage and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of late medieval arms and armour often conjures up images of lumbering warriors, clad in heavy plate armour, hacking away at with each other with enormous weapons - depictions perpetuated in both bad literature and bad movies. In this introductory guide, replete with fabulous photography and marvellous anecdotes, internationally-renowned edged weapons expert Robert Woosnam-Savage describes the brutal reality of personal protection and attack in the so-called 'age of chivalry'. From Bannockburn to Bosworth, Poitiers to Pavia, this book is an indispensable introduction to an iconic era.
Download or read book Armour in England written by J. Starkie Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Outline of Arms and Armour in England written by James Gow Mann and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Armour in England from the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century written by John Starkie Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Medieval Tournament As Spectacle written by Alan V. Murray and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.
Download or read book Armour in England written by John Starkie Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Armour in England written by John Starkie Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Outline of Arms and Armour in England from the Early Middle Ages to the Civil War written by James Gow Mann and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foreign Armour in England written by John Starkie Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Knights in Shining Armor written by Gail Gibbons and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the life of knights in the Middle Ages and a collection of tales about their adventures.
Download or read book British and Foreign Arms Armour written by Charles Henry Ashdown and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an interesting study on British Arms and Armour. This incredible report was written in an attempt to educate and interest general readers, students, artists, or antiquarians. The author explains this intriguing subject in detail, from the weapons of prehistoric times to the introduction of gunpowder. He structures the work skillfully with accurate information to add to people's knowledge. He interests the readers with unknown facts from the history of England concerning arms and armor. It's a must-read for history enthusiasts. Table of contents: Weapons of Prehistoric Man The Assyrians The Romans Saxons and Danes The Norman Period to 1180 The Chain Mail Period, 1180-1250 Chain Mail Reinforced, 1250-1325 The Cyclas Period, 1325-1335 The Studded and Splinted Armour Period, 1335-1360 The Camail and Jupon Period, 1360-1410 The Surcoatless Period, 1410-1430 The Tabard Period, 1430-1500 The Transition Period, 1500-1525 Maximilian Armour, 1525-1600 The Half-Armour Period After 1600 Weapons of the Early and Middle Ages Projectile-throwing Engines German, Italian, and Other Influences Upon European Armour The Introduction of Gunpowder and Its Influence Upon Armour
Download or read book Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars written by Keith Dowen and published by Arms and Armour Series. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Civil Wars was the greatest political upheaval in the British Isles in six hundred years. Raging across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the conflict tore families and friendships apart, and led directly to the execution of King Charles I in 1649. Keith Dowen tells the absorbing story of the arms and armour of the civil wars.
Download or read book Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages written by Paul Lacombe and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
