Henry VIII’s buckler from the Musée de l’Armée

Olivier Renaudeau, a curator from the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, looks at a royal buckler belonging to Henry VIII of England. Over five episodes Olivier explores objects in their collection related to the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The Royal Armouries had planned to feature the objects in our exhibition in Leeds. These films will be published over the next few weeks: 16 June - Buckler of Henry VIII 18 June - Sword of Francis I 23 June – Foot combat armour by Nicolo Silva 25 June - Tudor ceremonial axe o