belonged to Henry VIII, when he was old and huge and gouty.
Cavalleria ala Burgognese, or ‘light’ cavalry were the cutting edge of mounted warfare throughout the italian wars into the wars of religion, when the heaviest Gendarmerie became cumbersome for strategic (still effective tactically tho) purposes
many monarchs of the period depicted themselves and sometimes acted as this lighter sort of cavalry, who were most useful for the ‘small war’ of harrying supply and skirmish in service of the lengthy sieges of the period.
but anyway this is some sweet fucking kit, proper italian Anime (this just means articulated lol) armor
I love how the armor itself looks hunched over and tired
No cock protection bad move
“Mum says its my turn on the destrier.”
Those boots look so good
Can we stan the dark age people yet?
