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  The Royal Armouries
 Noblemen in Europe ride into battle with their heads entirely protected in great helms c. 1350 One of just three surviving great helms
Royal Armouries
 
 Constantinople bombarded by massive gun 1453
 
 Constantinople falls to Turks 1453
 
 The Turks cast a great gun which becomes one of many guarding the Dardanelles 1464 Dardanelles gun
Royal Armouries
 
 Henry VIII is king of England 1509
 
 Francis I is king of France 1515
 
 Francis I invites Henry VIII to a lavish encounter in France 1520
 
 Field of Cloth of Gold 1520 Armour worn by Henry VIII in 1520
Royal Armouries
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 French king prisoner at Pavia 1525 Near-contemporary painting of the battle
Royal Armouries
 
 Babur wins at Panipat 1526 Elephant armour of a type probably worn at Panipat
Royal Armouries
 
 A grand suit of armour is decorated in a new style, possibly for Henry II of France c. 1550 The Lion armour
Royal Armouries
 
 King of France killed jousting at a wedding 1559
 
 Sir John Smythe commissions a suit of armour because of the threat from Spain c. 1585 Battlefield armour of the 1580s
Royal Armouries
 
 Spanish Armada defeated 1588
 
 Tokugawa Ieyasu wins Japan's civil war 1600
 
 Tokugawa Ieyasu is shogun 1603
 
 The shogun presents an agent of the East India Company with a gift for his king 1613 Suit of Japanese armour
Royal Armouries
 
 Clive interferes in Bengal 1757
 
 A quilted armour, in an ancient Indian style, is made probably for Tipu Sultan c. 1790 Quilted armour from Seringapatam
Royal Armouries
 
 Tipu Sultan killed 1799
 
 Nelson dies at Trafalgar 1805
 
 The City of London commissions a sword to honour Collingwood for his role at Trafalgar 1805 Presentation sword for Lord Collingwood
Royal Armouries
 
 Nelson in Trafalgar Square 1843