The Armour of Childhood @TheWallacecollection

Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

For hundreds of years arms and armour played an important role in the education of elite children. Boys in particular learned how to use both in preparation for their entry into the adult male world and their future responsibilities as warriors and leaders. 

Join Keith Dowen, Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection, as he examines some of the armours and weapons made for them and discusses the wider social contexts in which they were used.

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