A fundraising event for the Mendlesham Armoury Facelift Project with Ninya Mikhaila and Dr. Tobias Capwell

These tickets are for access to a recording of the live event, which took place on Friday 11 October, 2024. After you purchase your ticket, you will be directed to a form that we will use to grant you access to the recording.

The recording is 1 hour 15 minutes long and includes the question and answer period following the paper. 

The event began with a short presentation by Dr. Tobias Capwell about the extraordinary collection of 16th century armour at St. Mary’s Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk and the plans for its restoration. This was followed by a presentation by Ninya Mikhaila who shared insights into the conventions of everyday dress and ownership of armour by men in 16th century England. The talk drew from the research carried out for The Typical Tudor: Reconstructing 16th century dress, which included a survey of nearly 10,000 documents containing references to clothing, arms and armour. Ninya shared insights from her study of original artefacts for a forthcoming publication on textile armour and illustrated how clothing styles, colours and materials changed through the period, as well as the types and quantities of armour utilised by the different ‘sorts’ of men.

Dr. Capwell and Ninya Mikhaila both answered questions at the end of the talk.

Tickets are £5 each and all proceeds will go to the Mendlesham Armoury Facelift Project.

Header image: The reliquary of Saint Ursula (detail). By Hans Memling 1482-89, Musea Brugge, Belgium. Photo: Hugo Maertens. License public domain