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Fragments of an Imperial Armour

The Wallace Collection

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Join Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour, to take a closer look at the surviving fragments of an imperial armour, made by master armourer Konrad Seusenhofer.

To discover more about Suesenhofer, join us for this months' Meet the Expert talk, where Dr Capwell will be discussing the life and career of one of the greatest armourers of the 16th century: Meet the Expert: The Emperor’s New Armour

20 Comments

@scholagladiatoria 4 years ago

Superb content. Thanks for making this.

@eduardvaniersel7535 4 years ago

I knew armour wasn't clunky, but seeing how precisely and effortlessly that leg assembly moved blew my mind.

@OurCognitiveSurplus 4 years ago

The leg bending demo is jaw dropping.

@FraxinusExelsior 4 years ago

Well that needed to be 10x longer.

@lucbourhis3142 4 years ago

It's always a great pleasure when Tobias Capwell shares his great knowledge about armours. Thanks for this video!

@frankemcgillivray6695 4 years ago

Can never have too much Dr. Capwell.

@corrugatedcavalier5266 4 years ago

I can listen to Tobias Capwell go on about armor for hours. But getting that out of the case and letting him interact with it was even more enlightening!

@globalheart 4 years ago

Fantastic, thank you for showing the incredibly smooth articulation, and as well, thank you to the videographer for capturing the finest if details ..Beautifully done!! Can we see more of the armor collection please??!!!! 💖 Thank you again!

@MrGibsontoldnolies 4 years ago

Easton sent me.... Glad he did! I've always really enjoyed the collaborations you two have done, definitely would love to see more in the future (Todd Cutler as well).

@GreatistheWorld 4 years ago

Dr. Caps, in with the deep deets! Keep it comin!

@Pandenhir 4 years ago

Just love listening to Toby! Thanks for doing another video.

@sushanalone 4 years ago

Highly underrated channel and always to see Toby on these videos.

@Gary-r3t 1 year ago

That silver screw at 1:12 hurts a little bit, but that armor is amazing.

@gerryjamesedwards1227 4 years ago

Further evidence of the lingering symbolic value of armour can be seen in all the portraits that leaders in later generations had painted of themselves in full plate armour, long after such harnesses had stopped being seen on the battlefield. The image of the 'knight' still had power that a leader could acquire for themselves.

@aplaisance7850 4 years ago

Excellent as always.

@SandraOrtmann1976 4 years ago

That was simply fantastic. Thank you for this video. Let us keep fighting against the image of medieval armor being clunky, heavy and impeding your mobility. Nothing could be further away from the truth. What great works of art perfectly presented by a true expert.