Happy Saturday, y’all! It’s Saturday Photo Hunters day! And today’s theme? Is Shiny!
Wow, it’s been a little over a month since I’ve had time to do one of these. So, to get back to my travel theme, here’s my Saturday photo…
This is the shiny armour of King Henry VIII from about 1515. It is on display as part of the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London. It’s pretty darn impressive if you ask me. Imagine having to suit up in that piece of equipment. Sucks to be a king, huh?
Here’s another shiny photo of the plaque at the entrance to the Tower of London…
Have a great weekend, y’all!
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Aside: The comment link is at the top of the post. It’s a little difficult to find!
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welcome back–what great subject matter you chose!! Great job!
Great photo. Aren’t you always amazed at how small these people must have been then? And they had to stagger around with all this weight on them, not to mention the poor horses.
woww..its impressive:)
superb!
great idea!
Those are great shots for today’s theme! I love that armour. Very cool.
That’s great subject! Very shiny indeed!
That must be very comfortable to wear, lol ! Very nice shiny pictures !
Wonderful shots! Terrific examples of shiny. That armour looks amazing!
Did you enjoy the tour, i found it fascinating how small the armour was.
Cheers Mark
I’m going to head over to landsend.com and see if I can pick one of those up in my size! Hee hee! Beautiful shot!
Thanks for visiting my site!
A very nice photo, I love knights and the round table and all that stuff.
Oh crap!! I AM SO JEALOUS!!! I wish I could see this in person myself. King Henry VIII is so my forté! I love to read everything I can of that era in history.
Great photo for this week’s theme
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing!
What a cool photo!
Great shots… love medieval stuff…
Wow, a knight in shining armour. Great entry! Thanks for sharing and visiting me earlier. Take care!
I’ll bet there are lots of shiny things in the Tower of London, great choice!
Wonderful shots. I would have loved to have seen that up close and personal!!
Very cool! Great shots.
Amanda
Great photo. It seemed you have enjoyed your travel.
Nice! I’m going to England later this summer. Looks like I’ll need to put this on my list of things to see.
Wow..that’s something very nice you have shot
The king’s armor has certainly been kept nicely all these years. I wonder how much polish they go through in a year to shine it up so brightly…. What metal was it made from?
I can’t imagine how they ever survived wearing that armor. But I really wonder how the horses did: they were not given any choices. Poor things. Love this post because it takes me to new places.
I see Karen beat me to the punch, but I too thought this might be the newest in protective swimwear. No UV rays getting through that sucker. (And no white thighs showing either.)