Behind the Scenes: Henry VIII's Horned Helmet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มิ.ย. 2010
- A short film that takes a peek behind the scenes of the Royal Armouries museum's curatorial department. This features Henry VIII's horned helmet, which was a gift from the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I.
What a lovely and charming curator
Such craftsmanship.
Does anyone else know of this helmet because of Darksouls?
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Ay swimae!
That is terrifying and awesome
Henry didn't need a scary helmet. He was a terrifying person once described as a petulant teenager with a loaded handgun.
i think it would probably be a good while before guns came around
@@Zemnmez You're wrong about that, a quick search and he owned many guns, apparently England was behind other countries as far as guns were concerned but Henry VIII owned many guns
Looks like the thing off of pans labyrinth
I won't be surprised if people back then mistake him for a Arch Demon...
Praise the sun!
Ay swimae!
Domhnall's helm is based on this.
How can anyone give this a thumb down
Imminent happiness.
un bon souvenir! je crois que l'on a bien ri avec cette protection de tête! merci Karen, vous me manquez!
Would love to see that helm in MCWC.
What’s that
What's with the weird lensless glasses?
They were glasses, spectacles had been around for 200 years prior
By this time he was practically blind without his glasses. The story goes that the servants clearing the Royal Apartments after his death found some 47 pairs of spectacles - not one in its case. There would've been lenses originally.
Wasn't this armor primarily used as parade armor?
Woah
I want your job! Are you by chance hiring at the moment?
What happened to the armor and the rest of the ornaments?
Armor during the 18th&19th century was sold and gifted as it was highly prized for a wealthy man to display it in his manor all over Europe. Most likely it is still in someone’s garage or estate in Europe...
@@annodomini7887 melted down during the civil war, if you're still interested 7 years later
Praise the Sun!
so was Maximilian implying that Henry the 8th was the devil?
No, not at all, during the beginning of the 16th century armpit had become obsolete due to gunpowder. But knight and men at arms still wore them on the battle field (which is a another armor & another story) but during parades you would want to outdo your cousins (kings) to show you had the best blacksmiths in the known world. Which would grant you prestige among your subjects. So it was more of Maximilian trying to awe and show off to Henry.
I MEANT ARMOR, NOT ARMPIT!!!
I think your more likely to find the gunpowder supremacy came in the 17th and 18th century rather than the 16th especially during the first half of the century.
He was implying he was Jewish.
That would be scary as hell to see him wearing that in battle. I have a feeling he didn't but i sure would have for shock value.
He would have been sitting on a horse a long way away from the battle and surrounded by his bodyguards whilst they send in fodder to be slaughtered. Whats new.
GODS children truly have been gifted with talent.
Not u tho 😂
its a bit worrying how casually she handles the piece - Even letting the metal clang against one another as she is holding it one handed..... Next time put it on a mount or a table . Far too casual in its handling one mistake and its on the floor dented
blaaaaaarhg ngyahahaha smashing!
The reasons to preserve this stuff is more from a controlling point of view to keep the monarchy 'special' yet the taxpayer still pays if they want to go and see our heritage.They wouldn't let this stuff go if there was no funding, they'd find money - one less nuke or something. so I don't understand why the fool public still pay for its upkeep. It's not like the whole era and reign was something to celebrate afterall. A very interesting and unusual helmet never the less. I wonder the symbolic meaning.
admission to the royal armories is free...
you mong, it's free admission.
Because it’s our history and our ancestors built these magnificent works of art and watched the kings and men at arms parade past in them. When men fought face to face by the thousands, when men were men of honor.
@@sorrowofmawsley this whole thing is being funded privately?