Royal Mail unveils selection of stamps featuring the flashiest armour ever owned by Britain’s best-known monarchs
THE ROYAL Mail unveils a selection of stamps fit for a King – showing off the flashiest armour ever owned by Britain’s ...
Royal Armouries stamp collection unveiled
Royal Mail has unveiled 12 stamps being issued to celebrate the UK's national museum of arms and armour.The museum collection ...
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Henry VIII's Brothers in Armour
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 ...
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King Henry VIII's Mound protected as scheduled monument
King Henry VIII's Mound, in Richmond Park, south-west London, is believed to have been an ancient funerary monument dating from the Bronze Age. It was later used to oversee royal hunts and is now ...
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Who was King Henry VIII?
Sometimes just one person changes things, like Henry VIII. When Henry was 18, he became King of England. He loved music, dancing and playing sports, like jousting and archery. But he got angry if ...
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Royal Mail stamps highlight the role of arms and armour in 'shaping our world'
The Royal Mail has unveiled a set of twelve new stamps to honour the Royal Armouries, featuring eight stamps that showcase armour worn by monarchs like Henry VIII and Charles I from 1520 to 1686.