Lecture | The Warwick Shaffron
Online and in-person lecture Discover the fascinating history of one of the Royal Armouries most unique treasures.
This lecture will be delivered in-person at the museum in Leeds, as well as online.
Please register for this lecture whether you will be attending in person or online. A link to join the online presentation will be emailed in your booking confirmation and in the reminder sent before the event.
Dated to around 1400, the Warwick Shaffron is one of the earliest surviving examples of European horse armour. It gives us the rare opportunity to see through the eyes of the warhorse, which embodied the power and technology of the knight in late medieval European warfare.
In this lecture, available to attend in person or online, Eleanor will look in detail at this remarkable object, and explore what it reveals about the construction and development of horse head defences. Learn how the scars borne on the object shed light on medieval warfare; discover more about the significance of the Royal Armouries’ collection of European horse armour; and find out how cutting-edge research has revealed new insights into the medieval warhorse.
Image: Royal Armouries VI.446. The Warwick Shaffron is on display in the War Gallery, on Floor 2 of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
This is a free lecture, please consider making a donation when booking to support our work as guardians of the national collection of arms and armour.
Online and in-person lecture Discover the fascinating history of one of the Royal Armouries most unique treasures.
This lecture will be delivered in-person at the museum in Leeds, as well as online.
Please register for this lecture whether you will be attending in person or online. A link to join the online presentation will be emailed in your booking confirmation and in the reminder sent before the event.
Dated to around 1400, the Warwick Shaffron is one of the earliest surviving examples of European horse armour. It gives us the rare opportunity to see through the eyes of the warhorse, which embodied the power and technology of the knight in late medieval European warfare.
In this lecture, available to attend in person or online, Eleanor will look in detail at this remarkable object, and explore what it reveals about the construction and development of horse head defences. Learn how the scars borne on the object shed light on medieval warfare; discover more about the significance of the Royal Armouries’ collection of European horse armour; and find out how cutting-edge research has revealed new insights into the medieval warhorse.
Image: Royal Armouries VI.446. The Warwick Shaffron is on display in the War Gallery, on Floor 2 of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
This is a free lecture, please consider making a donation when booking to support our work as guardians of the national collection of arms and armour.