History & nostalgia thru pictures & videos!
Some of the most beautiful & ornate suits/pieces of armor from history🧵(A THREAD!) Let's start off with my personal favorite... 1. Hercules Armor of the Emperor Maximilian II of Austria (c. 1555)
2024-04-12 01:56:532. Parade Armor of Henry II, King of France (c. 1555) pic.twitter.com/xTdV1rHBAG
2024-04-12 01:56:543. Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1712) pic.twitter.com/kTDDpHYVMZ
2024-04-12 01:56:554. Armor Garniture of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland (1586) pic.twitter.com/DR90wH0Kfe
2024-04-12 01:56:565. Bearded Parade Helmet of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1533) pic.twitter.com/Bp0iHDt42C
2024-04-12 01:56:586. Armor of King James II (1686) pic.twitter.com/hbYrBWNEmf
2024-04-12 01:56:587. Horned Parade Helmet of Henry VIII (1514) pic.twitter.com/gmlwrKnT1i
2024-04-12 01:56:598. Swedish Count Herman Wrangel's Gold Suit Of Armor (17th century) pic.twitter.com/dRjuGe7yYs
2024-04-12 01:57:009. Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria Wolf's Head Helmet (c. 1560) pic.twitter.com/JrNgTa0Deg
2024-04-12 01:57:0110. Armor of Sultan Mustafa III of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1700) pic.twitter.com/zcXrYH8nhz
2024-04-12 01:57:0211. Gauntlet of Henry II, King of France's 'Lion' Armor (1550) pic.twitter.com/7coK74eNHc
2024-04-12 01:57:0312. Parade Burgonet of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1541) pic.twitter.com/FAniHMtqMJ
2024-04-12 01:57:0313. Gala Armor of the Italian general Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma & Piacenza (16th century) pic.twitter.com/SYpntS4K8D
2024-04-12 01:57:0414. Burgonet of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1535) pic.twitter.com/E9jFWNLfQS
2024-04-12 01:57:0515. Armor of an Officer of the ChineseImperial Palace Guard (18th century) pic.twitter.com/o62hoPmPjJ
2024-04-12 01:57:0516. Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I (1549) pic.twitter.com/X8gQIwfvd5
2024-04-12 01:57:0717. Armor Garniture of King Henry VIII of England (1527) pic.twitter.com/HNTJZRaysn
2024-04-12 01:57:0818. Italian Burgonet (1543) pic.twitter.com/XUJ7C1BrCX
2024-04-12 01:57:1019. Italian Light-Cavalry Armor (c. 1510) pic.twitter.com/pKsrafIgRu
2024-04-12 01:57:1220. Parade Armor Of Erik XIV Of Sweden (c. 1562) pic.twitter.com/yOMYGTaqkJ
2024-04-12 01:57:1421. Armor Of Grand Marshal Of Lithuania Nikolaus IV Radziwill (c. 1555) pic.twitter.com/mHlWpzA68O
2024-04-12 01:57:1422. Japanese Gusoku (18th century) pic.twitter.com/UvRZLpFDT9
2024-04-12 01:57:1523. Parade Armor of Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1550) pic.twitter.com/6Nkg5lDEOQ
2024-04-12 01:57:1724. South Asian Elephant Armor (17th century) pic.twitter.com/r6n5XuocOa
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