Videos tagged with Medieval Weapon

This video from the Royal Armouries showcases a rare and historically significant Swiss Baselard dagger recovered from the Thames. Assistant Curator Scot Hurst details the dagger's unique copper-alloy inscription and the process of pinpointing its origins. The description also promotes the Royal Armouries' online collection, Scot's article on the baselard in the Arms & Armour journal, and encourages viewers to subscribe, support the museum, and engage with their content. The museum itself is presented as the UK's national collection of arms and armour, offering behind-the-scenes insights, combat demonstrations, and expert interaction.

This Royal Armouries Winter Lecture features Scot Hurst, Assistant Curator of Arms and Armour, discussing the fascinating mystery surrounding a Baselard, a type of Swiss short sword, that was rediscovered in the River Thames. The lecture delves into the research behind this historical artifact and its potential origins. The Royal Armouries encourages viewers to subscribe for more content on arms and armor, support their work through donations, and explore museum membership. They also invite questions from the audience.

This YouTube video's title and description indicate a focus on a trebuchet, likely in a comparative or experimental context given the presence of the hashtag '#vsogunchannel' and '#archery'. While 'vsogunchannel' suggests a potential connection to firearms or a channel that discusses them, the primary subject appears to be the trebuchet, with archery possibly being a secondary theme or the projectile type. The description is minimal, simply stating 'We have a Trebuchet', offering little additional detail about the content. The tags will reflect the explicit mention of 'trebuchet' and 'archery', and infer a potential, albeit unconfirmed, firearms channel context.

This video features Assistant Curator Iason Tzouriadis exploring a specific Italian Partizan, believed to have been imported by Henry VIII in the early 16th century. The discussion delves into the broader history of staff weapons and Partizans, with a particular focus on Bolognese variants. The video provides insights into the object's origins and historical context, directing viewers to the Royal Armouries collection for more information.

This video features Olivier Renaudeau, a curator at the Musée de l’Armée, examining a Gothic Tudor poleaxe. The poleaxe is of a type used during the Field of the Cloth of Gold, a significant diplomatic event between England and France in 1520. The description highlights five episodes exploring related artifacts, including this poleaxe, a buckler of Henry VIII, the sword of Francis I, foot combat armor, and a Greenwich armor. The content is presented in collaboration with the Royal Armouries to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the event, with online exhibitions and further content available.

This video from the Royal Armouries series "Arms in Action" explores the historical development and significance of bows, from early wooden weapons to sophisticated modern engineering and the development of the crossbow. It also delves into the human history of hunting, contrasting subsistence hunting with sport hunting in the developed world. The film includes footage of bow making and a re-enactment of the Battle of Agincourt, highlighting the bow's role in warfare.