A thought just occurred to me while watching The Messenger:
What happened to all the "royal" plate armor from noblemen and Kings from the middle ages?
Was any of it held on to throughout history? Is there anywhere you can see it on display if any of them exist?
I'd like to see some actual legit armor from the Richard's, or the Louis'.
I've never even heard of any of this stuff still existing other than IIRC some crowns and jewels and such.
Pic related's website has some interesting info, and only a few pictures, I'd really like to see some stuff from kings or well known figures in history from 900-1500 AD
>>889913
Quite a few examples still exist in museums and the like. Pic related is Henry VIII's when he was young.
>>889927
And this is his when he was older and overweight.
>>889940
That's too exciting. I have family in britbongistan, I definitely will have to do a tour of the Tower of London next time I go.
>>889913
as far as I can recall most historians agree that precious metals were often melted down and reused.
>>889913
The medieval as in 900-1500 AD armour was mostly smelted into something different and we have only really small samples of it.
What most of you are posting are renaissance armours.
>>889913
The Musée de l'armée in Paris has a pretty good collection of royal armors if I remember well. Then there should be some in local castles like Chambord
>>889913
Medieval armour is actually quite rare and there's not a single suit that is complete as far as I know. Especially if we're talking about the high middle ages and earlier. Iron is not a very good material when it comes to surviving throughout the ages. When it comes to the Late medieval-, Renaissance- and Early Modern period there are quite a few suits or armour parts remaining.
Here, we have a cuirass which belonged to Emperor Maximilian I.
>>891556
And a helmet of the same.
Here we have a suit of armour which belonged to Philipp II. (Spain).
>>891572
>No faceguard or visor
Get that weak shit outta here
