Videos tagged with Jousting

This video showcases a live medieval jousting event at The Royal Armouries in Leeds. It highlights knights in authentic Plate Armor and Chainmail, wielding Lances, and demonstrates professional horsemanship. The event is presented with a theatrical and energetic tone, emphasizing historical accuracy and museum curation.

This video announces and promotes the "New Gladiators Exhibition" at the Royal Armouries. It highlights the museum's collection of arms and armour, with a focus on historical periods relevant to gladiators, such as Pompeii and Rome. The description encourages viewers to book tickets, subscribe for more content on arms and armour, and support the museum through donations and membership. It also showcases the museum's commitment to bringing history to life through combat demonstrations, jousting, and expert insights, inviting audience interaction with questions about arms and armour.

This video from the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour, offers a behind-the-scenes look at their extensive collection. Viewers can expect to see combat demonstrations, experience jousting, and interact with their experts. The description also highlights ways to support the museum through donations and membership, and encourages viewers to ask questions about arms and armour in the comments.

This video celebrates International Women's Day by highlighting Emma Pearn, a prominent female jouster. It showcases the Royal Armouries' history of women participating in jousting tournaments, with Emma having won a team event in 2021. The content encourages viewers to subscribe for more on arms and armour, and provides links to support the museum and its membership scheme. It also invites questions about arms and armour, promising expert answers.

This video features a winter lecture by Toby Capwell, likely focusing on historical arms and armor. The Royal Armouries, the UK's national collection, presents this content, encouraging subscriptions for more videos on the subject. They also promote supporting the museum through donations and membership. The description highlights the museum's efforts to bring history to life through behind-the-scenes glimpses, combat demonstrations, jousting, and expert insights. Viewers are invited to ask questions about arms and armor in the comments.

This video, titled "Winter lecture - Masculinity in the Tudor tiltyard," from the Royal Armouries, focuses on historical masculinity within the context of the Tudor tiltyard. While the description emphasizes their collection of arms and armor and encourages engagement with their content, the specific lecture topic does not appear to be directly related to modern firearms. The Royal Armouries' expertise lies in historical weaponry, not contemporary firearms.

This video discusses the medieval tournament as a spectacle, focusing on jousts, tourneys, and pas d'armes between 1100 and 1600. Speakers Alan Murray, Karen Watts, and Martyn Lawrence, from the Royal Armouries, delve into how these events evolved from military training to elaborate displays of chivalry, often incorporating theatrical elements. They highlight the social and economic significance of tournaments, the diverse forms they took across Europe (e.g., Tudor 'Joust Royal', Burgundian 'pas d'armes', Imperial jousts), and the inherent dangers despite sophisticated armor. The video also promotes a book on the subject with a special discount code and encourages viewers to subscribe for more content on arms and armor.

This roundtable event, featuring Alan Murray and Karen Watts from the Royal Armouries, delves into the historical spectacle of medieval tournaments. It covers the evolution of tournaments from war training to a stage for young men to prove their worth, incorporating chivalric literature and theatrical elements. The discussion highlights diverse forms of jousting and 'pas d'armes' that emerged across Europe, the specialized equipment developed, and the inherent dangers of these events. The video also promotes a new book on the subject with a special discount offer for attendees.

This "Home Learning Hub" video from the Royal Armouries features an online class with Abi, George, and Miss Coleman. They explore the I.33 manuscript and the history of the woman warrior Walpurgis. The content is designed to support teachers and parents with homeschooling, drawing from the Royal Armouries' collection of arms and armour. The video aims to bring their collection to life and answer questions about arms and armour, with mentions of combat demonstrations and jousting.

This video from the Royal Armouries introduces modern jouster Marie Baron, discussing her passion for the sport. The content ties into the 500th anniversary of the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520, where King Henry VIII participated in a joust. While the video is in French, English subtitles are provided. It is part of a series introducing various jousters, with a playlist linked for further viewing. The Royal Armouries aims to showcase its collection of arms and armor through events like jousting demonstrations.

This video from the Royal Armouries features Ben Atkinson of Atkinson Action Horses discussing the selection and training of horses for jousting. The context is the 500th anniversary of the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520, where King Henry VIII participated in a joust. The video highlights the museum's collection of arms and armor and encourages viewer engagement with questions. It aims to showcase historical reenactment and the expertise behind it.

This video introduces Luc Pétillot, a modern jouster participating in an event at the Royal Armouries to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Field of Cloth of Gold. The event, which involved King Henry VIII in 1520, brings together contemporary jousters. Pétillot shares his personal connection to jousting. The video is in French with English subtitles available and is part of a series featuring all participating jousters. It also directs viewers to the Royal Armouries website and social media for more content on arms and armor.