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Royal Armouries
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The Royal Armouries houses the British national collection of arms and armour. It is the oldest museum in the United Kingdom and one of the oldest museums in the world. The collection is split across three sites:
- The Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds) in Leeds
- HM Tower of London (London)
- Fort Nelson (Portsmouth).
A limited selection of items is also on display in Louisville, Kentucky, in the U.S., in cooperation with the Frazier International History Museum.
The collection is as old as the Tower of London, but was not regularly opened to the public until the reign of Charles II in 1660. From the 15th century (and possibly earlier) distinguished visitors were allowed access to the Royal Armouries in the Tower. From the reign of Elizabeth I, a greater range of visitors was permitted to view a collection made up almost entirely of items from the reign of Henry VIII.
Collections now include the Spanish Armoury, which contains instruments of torture and punishment; and the Line of Kings, mounted figures representing English monarchs. The collections contain many trophy weapons from the height of the British Empire.
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England was opened in 1996 as the new home for the national collection of arms and armour. It is housed in a new building designed by Derek Walker and Buro Happold.[1] The museum is split into five galleries: War, Tournament, Self-Defence, Hunting and the Orient. Outside, an open area was designed as a tiltyard for demonstrations of medieval martial pursuits, including jousting and falconry.
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