The Knight's Tale
Celebrating the age of armour, Tobias Capwell tells how Henry VIII fused German technology with Renaissance artistry to become the image of the perfect knight.
Art historian and curator Tobias Capwell celebrates the great age of armour. Referencing the unstoppable rise of the Royal Almain Armoury at Greenwich, he tells the forgotten story of how Henry VIII fused German high technology with Renaissance artistry in the pursuit of one aim - to become the very image of the perfect knight. Using the talents of foreign craftsmen and his court artist Hans Holbein, Henry transformed himself into a living metal sculpture. His daughter Elizabeth I further exploited that image, making her courtiers parade before her in the most innovative and richly decorated works ever commissioned in steel.
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Henry VIII and Jousting
Duration: 02:40
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Armour of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
Duration: 02:51
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Hans Holbein
Duration: 01:33
Music Played
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Massive Attack, Horace Andy
Angel
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Richard Wagner
Die Walkure: Prelude To Act I
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Dave Brubeck
Take Five
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Massive Attack
Heat Miser
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Massive Attack
Angel (feat. Horace Andy)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tobias Capwell |
Director | Ben McPherson |
Executive Producer | Franny Moyle |
Broadcasts
- Wed 9 May 2012 21:00
- Wed 9 May 2012 22:30成人快手 HD
- Thu 10 May 2012 02:55
- Sat 24 Nov 2012 19:00
- Sun 25 Nov 2012 01:40
- Wed 28 Nov 2012 23:30
- Thu 4 May 2017 00:10
- Wed 28 Mar 2018 20:00
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 02:00
- Wed 16 Jan 2019 00:00
- Tue 10 Sep 2019 02:00
- Mon 7 Feb 2022 23:00