Other highlights include the Wilton armour, possibly the king's last suit of armour made in about 1544, and the outlandish helmet given to Henry by Maximilian I in 1514.

Armour was used during battle or for tournaments, and could also be given as a gift. This Horned Helmet was commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I for Henry shortly after he came to ...

Henry VIII armour on display at Leeds Castle Henry was accompanied by 500 horsemen and 3,000 foot soldiers and the French king had a similar number. The event nearly bankrupted the treasuries of ...

King Henry VIII's armour has returned to Leeds Castle in Kent after 500 years as part of the Medieval Festival taking place.

King Henry VIII's armour has returned to Leeds Castle in Kent after 500 years. Two of the most iconic pieces of armour that belonged to the infamous monarch are on exhibition in the Castle from 23 ...

Henry VIII loved the spectacle of a tournament to show off. In addition to jousting displays with François I of France, Henry and the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I gifted each other armour and ...

He was an immense figure in the history of England but a study of Henry VIII's body armour has revealed just how big. The 16th century monarch had a whopping 52-inch waist and 53-inch chest.

One of Henry's earliest surviving suits of armour from 1515 compared to one of his latest from 1540. The king's waistline swelled during his lifetime His changing figure was calculated from a ...

This bespectacled, demon-faced “ Horned Helmet ” was presented to Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 (along, tragically, with the rest of a now-lost suit of armor).

Armour was used during battle or for tournaments, and could also be given as a gift. This Horned Helmet was commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I for Henry shortly after he came to ...