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A suit of Italian Renaissance armor at New York's Metropolitan since 1932, first thought to be owned by a Frenchman actually was English King Henry VIII's.
After King Henry VIII and a civil war, the castle fell into disrepair for two centuries before it was renovated in the 1800s. In the late 20th century, the castle operated as one of England's ...
The armor made for England's King Henry VIII to inspire fear, awe and make room for his expanding girth has been gathered for a show at the Tower of London marking the 500th anniversary of his ...
Henry VIII's codpiece, ... visible on the armor. For some historians, the king's proud posture showed that the prestige of the powerful was no longer linked to the ability to make many children, ...