16th century Henry VIII field armor - photo

[Jon]

16th century Henry VIII field armor. Worn by the king at the siege of Boulogne in 1544. The ornamentation indicates Italian origin. Rumored to be studied by NASA for the design of astronauts' gloves.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...r_fullsize.jpg




More:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23936
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_armour

Previously:

Renaissance cavalry armor - photo
Renaissance embossed armor - photo
16th century ornate armor - photo
Japanese samurai armor - photo
Medieval parade armor - photo
Engraved medieval armor - photos
Imperial Chinese leather armor - GIF
Dolphin's Armor medieval helmet - photos
Engraved spiked vambrace - GIF

[MeJasonT]

I always thought Henry the 8th's Armour had a huge metal cod piece he was so poud of



https://royalarmouries.org/stories/t...1540-at-large/

[MeJasonT]

NASA, tut here we go again, next they will be telling us they put a man on the moon

[Toolmaker51]

Henry VIII, born 1491. Battle of Boulogne, 1544. Artist renditions show him rather rotund. Don't picture him fitting in this one, post *1, at ~53 years of age.