Orle (helmet decoration)

The orle was a decorative chaplet or wreath worn on helmets in Western Europe during the first half of the 15th century. There is a level of overlap of function and appearance with the torse, though the latter term implies a twisted pad made up of, usually, two contrasting colours of cloth.

Pattern 1831 sabre for General Officers

The Pattern 1831 sabre for General Officers is a British army pattern sword prescribed for the use of officers of the rank of major-general and above. It has been in continuous use from 1831 to the present. It is an example of a type of sword described

Standard (mail collar)

A standard, also called a pizaine, was a collar of mail often worn with plate armour

Brynmor Jones (academic)

Sir Brynmor Jones was the second Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull

Gustaf Otto Rosenberg

Gustaf Otto Rosenberg, termed Otto Rosenberg in publications, born June 9, 1872 in Gothenburg, Sweden, died November 30, 1948, was a Swedish botanist; son of Johan Olof Rosenberg

Rhiainfellt

Rhiainfellt, name variants including Rieinmelt and Rieinmelth, was a British princess of the royal house of the kingdom of Rheged, a part of the Hen Ogledd. Her name means "Lightning Maiden" or "Lightning Queen" in Old Welsh. She was a wife of Oswiu, King

Secrete (helmet)

The secrete or secret, a French term adopted into English usage, was a type of helmet designed to be concealed beneath a hat

Stanley R. Dennison

Stanley Raymond Dennison, an economist, was the third vice-chancellor of the University of Hull

Nayan (Mongol prince)

Nayan was a prince of the Borjigin royal family of the Mongol Empire. He raised a noteworthy and serious rebellion against the Mongolian Khagan, Kublai Khan. He was a Nestorian Christian. Much of what is known of Nayan was recorded by the Venetian

Roy Marshall (academic)

Sir Roy Marshall, an academic lawyer, was the third vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies and the fourth vice-chancellor of the University of Hull

Armour in the 18th century

Armour in the 18th century was minimalist and restricted almost entirely to cavalry, primarily to cuirassiers and, to a lesser degree, carabiniers and dragoons. Armour had been in rapid decline since the Thirty Years War, although some archaisms had