Pictorial source for Henry VIII period soldier -- myArmoury.com

Gabriele Becattini

i would like to know if there's any good pictorial source shoving soldiers from the Henry VIII period,

i already have the osprey book "Henry VIII army" and i'm familiar with most of the pictorial source showed inside the book

but i have nor been able to find any other source, i'm particularly interested in having some good drwings depicting

soldiers from the late period of his reign so from 1530s onward

thanks for help

Scott Hrouda · Posted: Fri 04 Jun, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject:

I'd start with this myArmoury article and expand out from there.

Glennan Carnie · Posted: Sat 05 Jun, 2010 12:53 am Post subject:

Gabriele,

Good luck with this one!

There's not a lot of information on the Henrician armies of the 1530's. There is also little interest by arms and armour fans in this period.

I'm just finishing a late Henrician archer's kit. I spent over a year researching extant clothing, armour, weapons, etc. and I've still got a paltry number of sources.

One of my favourite sources (although a little later than your period of interest) are the Cowdrey engravings. Some of these are replicated (in small scale) in the Osprey book. Dominic Fontana has some great images of the Cowdrey engravings on his website:

http://www.dominicfontana.co.uk/

Here are some images from the British Library:

Photobucket image

Gabriele Becattini · Posted: Sat 05 Jun, 2010 1:05 am Post subject:

Scott- thank you for the imput, the arcticle is very good even if i'm looking mainly for pictorial as i know the subject fairly well

Glennan- you are my new hero! i have searched for this series of drawings for a lot of time! please if you ,can tell me where i can find it and if there are more, i believe that the complete series include also some depiction of heavy cavalry,
or at least it should considering that is the same source from where Angus McBride has taken inspiration for the illustration of the osprey volume. I would love also to see your kit, as i'm planning to do the same! depiction of archer especially from the french expedition of the 1540s are so scarce that i have never been able to find a decent one,
please if you don't mind i really would love to share your knowledge about the subject.

Hal Siegel · Industry Professional

Glennan Carnie · Posted: Sun 06 Jun, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject:

Mark Hanna · Posted: Mon 26 Aug, 2013 1:48 pm Post subject:

I know this is a million years old but I'm working on some tudor stuff.

Sean Flynt · Posted: Mon 26 Aug, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject:

from Códice de Trajes, ca. 1529

Sean Flynt · Posted: Mon 26 Aug, 2013 1:56 pm Post subject:

See, also, the paintings on the embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover and the Field of the Cloth of Gold.

Weapons of Warre has some very helpful notes and images as well.

Christopher B Lellis · Posted: Tue 27 Aug, 2013 2:15 am Post subject:

Sean Flynt · Posted: Tue 27 Aug, 2013 7:35 am Post subject:

Google "partisan spear" to find many examples. Large spears have many names in this period. Some were for fighting, but the broad blade lends itself to decoration. That one is decoratively etched, so this image probably depicts a bodyguard or other high-status officer. The rich decoration, fine clothes, tudor rose on the breast, gilt sword hilt and gilt etching of the spear suggest this as well.

Henry VIII ordered a large number of distinctive, very large Italian spears with sockets that extend into the lanceolate blades. Etched with his Tudor rose, these were used by his own guards.

Mart Shearer · Posted: Tue 27 Aug, 2013 7:54 am Post subject:

The contemporary 1536 Marozzo partisan makes an interesting comparison.

Mark Hanna · Posted: Sun 01 Sep, 2013 11:20 am Post subject:

Some 1513 Henrican tudory goodness.

Gabriele Becattini · Posted: Sun 01 Sep, 2013 12:16 pm Post subject:

Mark, your kits are really very nice!

looking at the pictures from the british library i'm wondering if simple hilts with quillons and knuckle bow without side rings or finger rings are accurately depicted,

the general quality of the drawings is good so i do not think that the artist has semplified the design,

but i have never seen a real sword with such a hilt configuration

Mark Hanna · Posted: Sun 01 Sep, 2013 12:35 pm Post subject:

Yes I would think you would see alot of simple swords with soldiers.

something like this? Kingdoms had huge contracts for weapons from all over the world.

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=...ntry+Sword

Jonathan Fletcher · Posted: Sun 01 Sep, 2013 1:33 pm Post subject:

Not pictorial and I can't offer any references but is it worth looking at the Mary Rose material?

Mark Hanna · Posted: Sun 01 Sep, 2013 4:22 pm Post subject:

Painted flames on one of my helmets today.

Mark Hanna · Posted: Mon 09 Sep, 2013 5:27 pm Post subject:

More henrican fun. working on a latter arquebuser.

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Mon 09 Sep, 2013 6:07 pm Post subject:

Mark,

That Almain rivet-esk set up is kick arse.

And that soft-kit. Whoa, mate. I always thought about doing some 16th-17th c. stuff but didn't like the "Renfaire" look that it sometimes gets. Boy was I wrong! Now I've got an excuse to set up a kit to practice George Silver in!

Sean Flynt · Posted: Tue 10 Sep, 2013 6:13 am Post subject:

Fantastic kits, Mark! Truly inspiring, especially in the oft-overlooked area of clothing and accessories.