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Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress houses not only the Crown Jewels and the primary residences of the Yeoman Warders that guard it, but also a portion of the Royal Armouries collection (based in Leeds) on display in the keep.
The current exhibition is called "Fit for a King" and focuses on royal armor from the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.
I snapped a few photos of the pieces on display and thought I'd share them here. :D
View of the Tower from the North as you emerge from under a bridge.
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A shot of the outer ward, established in the 13th century, just beyond the moat that has been drained and filled since the 19th Century
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"The White Tower" in the center of the structure where the weapons are displayed, a Norman keep built by William the Conqueror.
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The "Fit for a King" exhibit at the entrance, beginning with armor made for Henry VIII after he established the royal armour workshop in Greenwich in 1511
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A shot of Henry VIII's silvered and engraved armor from 1515, commemorating his marriage to Katherine of Aragon. It's accompanied by engraved Flemish-made horse armor.
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Some of Henry VIII's more robust tournament armor. There are several examples, and they grow in size along with Henry's girth as the years pass!
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The sword of Oliver Cromwell. A well-known piece that is intimidating in-person. The display mentioned that the hilt treatment is though to be a later addition.
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A display showing the personal swords of a line of kings. I took closer shots of my favorites, but forgot to include which kings they belong to! :blush: I'll try to find out and edit this later.
*EDIT* As far as I can tell, these are from left to right the swords of:
George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Edward VII, George V, and Edward VIII.
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The Sword of George IV
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George II
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George V
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A suit of Japanese armor given as a gift to James I around 1610.
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...Continued in the next post