Henry VIII's Brothers in Armour

<p>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 jousted to broker alliances.&nbsp;</p><br><p><em>Not Just the Tudor</em>'s listener Karin Nieswohl from Vienna got in touch to request an episode on this fascinating subject.&nbsp; Professor Suzannah Lipscomb obliges in the company of Dr. Karen Watts, Curator Emeritus at the Royal Armouries, to look at the meaning behind the metal.</p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The audio editor is Nick Thomson, the researcher is Alice Smith, and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p>Related episodes:</p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/episode/11d3b55964493973e22258110e43a795fd9d90bb/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Henry VIII and Jousting &gt;</a></p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/episode/e27db5fabafee2720a68298a0e5c9f83e43f3628/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Henry VIII’s Billionaire Wardrobe &gt;</a></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up <a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a> for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘TUDORS’</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here &gt;</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>