Videos tagged with Royal Armouries Museum

Historian Professor David Olusoga visited the Royal Armouries Museum, highlighting the Lee Enfield rifle, a significant firearm used by the British Army in both World Wars. He discussed its production scale and its impact on generations of soldiers, emphasizing the museum's extensive collection spanning centuries.

This analysis, led by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum, breaks down the AR-15 reload technique shown in Stranger Things. It clarifies that Nancy Wheeler utilized the bolt release lever for a faster reload, not by 'racking' the charging handle, a common misconception often exacerbated by incorrect sound effects in media. The expert highlights how this technique aligns with a character possessing some off-screen training but not professional military experience.

This virtual tour of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds showcases a vast collection of arms and armor spanning centuries and cultures. Highlights include Henry VIII's horned helmet and foot combat armor, a 600-year-old jousting saddle, the Lion Armor attributed to Henry II of France, and various firearms from different historical periods. The museum also features sections on Oriental arms, self-defense weapons, and even iconic movie props.

This video from the Royal Armouries Museum's 'Collecting Cultures' program features Curator of Firearms, Johnathan Ferguson, discussing the iconic M41A 'Aliens' Pulse Rifle. Ferguson delves into the history and significance of this remarkable piece of film history, which is now on display at the museum in Leeds.

This video showcases a historical firearm, the India Pattern Musket, from the Battle of Waterloo era. It features a slow-motion firing demonstration at the Royal Armouries Museum. The film also includes footage of the projectile's impact on ballistic gel, simulating its effect on a human body, offering a glimpse into historical ballistics and historical weaponry.

This video features a short interview with photographer Brian David Stevens about his exhibition 'They That Are Left'. The project, spanning 2002-2012, consists of 100 portraits of war veterans photographed each Remembrance Sunday after the Cenotaph ceremony. The exhibition is being shown at the Royal Armouries Museum Leeds as part of their First World War Centenary commemorations and will later transfer to Fort Nelson. The content focuses on historical commemoration and artistic representation of veterans' experiences.

This video, titled 'The Last Stand - Marc Wilson,' features the documentary landscape photography of Marc Wilson. His fine art work focuses on the genre of documentary landscape photography, specifically documenting the remaining physical remnants of war in the 20th century within the UK and northern Europe, such as military defence structures. The exhibition was held at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.

This YouTube video introduces Stacey Evans, one of the participants in an upcoming jousting championship. The event is hosted at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The video focuses on showcasing one of the 'Knights' preparing for this historical sporting competition.

This video explores an early 1680s single-action Snap Hans revolver from the Royal Armouries Museum's National Firearms Center collection. Jonathan Ferguson, Curator of Firearms, details its unique mechanism, contrasting it with later designs and highlighting its eight-shot capacity and muzzle-loading process. The discussion touches upon the historical context of early revolvers and their influence on later designs like Samuel Colt's.

This video, "Only Water Between (1/3)", presents a historical narrative intertwined with firearms, specifically highlighting the Great War soldier Jack Adam and the inventor Hiram Maxim, known for the machine gun. The story is based on original letters and memoirs from World War I, commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum. It explores themes of love, life, and loss, with the fatally-linked stories converging due to the presence and impact of the machine gun.

This video showcases an exhibition of arms and armor from popular movies like Hellboy, King Kong, The Last Samurai, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The exhibition was a collaboration with Weta Workshops and featured props and replicas from films where Weta supplied the weaponry and armor. It was held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.