Chainmail Collection

English knight. Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England
WILLIAM FITZRALPH, d. 1323. English knight. Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England

Effigy of William Marshall from his tomb in Temple Church, London, from A Short
KW392514 Effigy of William Marshall from his tomb in Temple Church, London, from A Short History of the English People by J. R

The Battle of Montgisard, 25th November 1177, c. 1842 (oil on canvas)
XIR200589 The Battle of Montgisard, 25th November 1177, c.1842 (oil on canvas) by Lariviere, Charles-Philippe (1798-1876); 314x563 cm; ChAteau de Versailles

Knight Templar, knight and Bishop
Knight Templar stands on a Mediterranean shore, wearing the red cross on his cloak authorised by pope Eugenius III in 1146. Knight in chainmail, robe and holding shield and sword, and bishop

The Last Crusade by Bernard Partridge in Punch WW1
The Last Crusade. Coeur-de-Lion (looking down on the Holy City). " My dream comes true." Drawn by Bernard Partridge and published in Punch in December 1917

Knight, from the Codex Capodilista (vellum)
488825 Knight, from the Codex Capodilista (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Civica, Padua, Italy; (add.info.: Chevalier)

William Longespee, 1st Earl of Salisbury (d. 1226) after a mid-13th century manuscript in
STC109681 William Longespee, 1st Earl of Salisbury (d.1226) after a mid-13th century manuscript in Cambridge University Library (litho) by Shaw

A Condottiere, 1871-72. Creator: Frederic Leighton
A Condottiere, 1871-72

Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191, (c1880). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191, (c1880). Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

HENRY IV (1050-1106). King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, 1056-1106. Illuminations from the 12th century chronicle of Otto of Freising showing, at top, Emperor Henry IV and his anti-pope

Gunther XXI von Schwarzburg, King of Germany, 1304-1349, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912613 Gunther XXI von Schwarzburg, King of Germany, 1304-1349, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Gunther XXI von Schwarzburg, King of Germany, Roemischer Koenig, 1304-1349)

Costumes of the 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912593 Costumes of the 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costumes of the 13th century. A prince and two knights swearing allegiance to a king, the investiture of a knight)

Guillaume Lemay, captain of the 26 Archers du Roi of King Louis XI of France
FLO4570727 Guillaume Lemay, captain of the 26 Archers du Roi of King Louis XI of France. Handcoloured lithograph after his tombstone in Saint-Pierre-des-Arcis church in Roger de Gaignieres'

A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century
FLO4678292 A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century. Spearman and soldier wear bowl helmets and chainmail armour and carry lance, shield and sword

Norman Knight and Archers of 1066, illustration from 'A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour' by Sir Samuel
FLO4678174 Norman Knight and Archers of 1066, illustration from 'A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1842 (colour litho); (add.info.: John Dowding, London)

Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912632 Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391. In suit of armour with chainmail camail attached to helmet)

Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armour, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912621 Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armour, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Konrad von Seinsheim, Conrad von Sauwensheim d. 1369)

Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912620 Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Peter Kreglinger died 1365. He wears a quilted armour doublet, over chainmail and plate armour)

French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912609 French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century)

Costume of an English knight, early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912585 Costume of an English knight, early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costume of an English knight, early 13th century)

Chainmail suits of armour and helms, 12th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912580 Chainmail suits of armour and helms, 12th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Chainmail suits of armour and helms of 12th century German knights)

A knight in armour worn during the 12th century. From A First Book of British History published 1925
3058510 A knight in armour worn during the 12th century. From A First Book of British History published 1925.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141
FLO4678445 Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141. Richard Fitzhugh, Earl of Chester, carries the royal standard with two lions passant guardant

A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt
FLO4678329 A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt, and carries a mace and shield with coat of arms

Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses
FLO4678300 Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses, knee poleyns and carries a sword and shield. From an effigy in St

Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet
FLO4678208 Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet. The wreath below the crest is two pieces of silk in his armorial colours

Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti
FLO4678203 Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 1354-1385

King Richard the Lionheart, in chainmail armour on horseback with heraldic shield, and Thomas Plantagenet
FLO4623249 King Richard the Lionheart, in chainmail armour on horseback with heraldic shield, and Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, circa 1314, in helm, chainmail armour

Basse singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini
FLO4632224 Basse singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1846

Hennel Landschad and his wife Mia, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912627 Hennel Landschad and his wife Mia, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Hennel Landschad von Steinach, died 1377, and his wife Mia von Sickingen)

Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, 1282-1347, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912612 Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, 1282-1347, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, Ludwig der Bayer, 1282-1347)

Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534
FLO4678577 Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534. Suit of black armour edged in gilt, helmet with gorget of chainmail, horse in barding

Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander
FLO4678215 Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander. He wears plate armour and chainmail, and carries his staff of office as Marshal of the Army

German knight in armour of the late 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912633 German knight in armour of the late 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: German knight in armour of the late 14th century)

Walther von Bopfinger, died 1359, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912617 Walther von Bopfinger, died 1359, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Walther Bopfinger, died 1359, in chainmail and plate armour, leather tunic, with coat of arms on shield with bouche)

A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses
FLO4678625 A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses, and carries a buckler and martel de fer (war hammer)

A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield
FLO4678336 A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield, lance and sword

De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword
FLO4678324 De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword, lance and shield with coat of arms. From a monument in Hatfield Broadoak church

Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124
FLO4678322 Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124. He wears a helmet, hauberk tunic with hood

Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England
FLO4678196 Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England. Chainmail with black plate armour, brassarts, knee pads, sollerets, etc

Client: Ideal Home - Roden Norman
Client: Ideal Home - Shoot to promote the selling of advertising space - the Advertisement Manager was Roden Norman (pictured). Date: circa late 1960s

Earl von Orlamunde and Otto VI von Weimar-Orlamunde, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912615 Earl von Orlamunde and Otto VI von Weimar-Orlamunde, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Unknown Earl von Orlamunde (left) and Otto VI or Otto VII von Weimar-Orlamunde (right), died 1340

An Anglo-Saxon King armed with a sword and spiked shield
5307984 An Anglo-Saxon King armed with a sword and spiked shield.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an Anglo-Saxon King armed with a sword and spiked shield and clothed in chainmail)

Edward of Woodstock - Edward the Black Prince (kneeling) and Joan of Kent 4
FLO4622880 Edward of Woodstock - Edward the Black Prince (kneeling) and Joan of Kent 4, Queen Philippa of Hainault with sceptre and crown 3, and King Richard II in chainmail and plate armour 4

Thomas Montacute or Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English military commander during the 100 Years War and a knight
FLO4678400 Thomas Montacute or Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English military commander during the 100 Years War and a knight, 1422

Robert Rouse, Kind Templar, 1270. He wears a long surcoat over chainmail hauberk and chausses, knee poleyns
FLO4678313 Robert Rouse, Kind Templar, 1270. He wears a long surcoat over chainmail hauberk and chausses, knee poleyns, and carries a large battle axe and shield with coat of arms

Jeanne after the Victory
Luc Stalmans

Brass rubbing of a knight in armour, 1949. Creator: John Woodcock
Brass rubbing of a knight in armour, 1949. Knight wearing a helmet with chain mail: rubbing taken from a tomb in a church

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"Unyielding Armor: Unveiling the Legacy of Chainmail" Step back in time to the era of English knights and their formidable chainmail armor. 🏰⚔️ Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England - a stunning depiction of intricate chainmail patterns that adorned the valiant warriors. Immerse yourself in history with "The Battle of Montgisard, " an awe-inspiring oil painting from 1842. Witness how chainmail protected brave soldiers as they fought for victory on November 25th, 1177. Discover the sacred bond between Knight Templar and Bishop - united by faith and clad in unbreakable chainmail armor. "The Last Crusade" by Bernard Partridge captures the essence of WW1 through a knight's eyes. Even amidst modern warfare, chainmail remains a symbol of honor and resilience. Marvel at the detailed illustrations within Codex Capodilista - showcasing knights donning majestic suits of protective chainmail during medieval times. William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury (d. 1226), immortalized in mid-13th century manuscripts wearing his trusty suit armor - a testament to its enduring strength. Gaze upon William Marshall's effigy at Temple Church in London; his tomb stands as a tribute to his chivalry and unwavering loyalty while encased in resilient chainmail. Frederic Leighton's masterpiece "A Condottiere" transports us to Renaissance Italy where mercenaries relied on sturdy chainmail for defense amidst fierce battles. Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa) is beautifully depicted by William Heysham Overend. Observe how Richard's iconic lionheart shines beneath his impenetrable coat of mail. HENRY IV (1050-1106), King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor exemplifies power draped in chainmail - a symbol of authority and invincibility.