Knights may have worn shining armor, but most men went to war dressed for hardship, not glory. The 15th-century billman was ...
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Of all the armour that survives from the Renaissance period, Henry VIII’s horned helmet is arguably the weirdest. This helmet was a diplomatic gift from the Emperor Maximilian I in 1514. Its strange ...