This helmet belonged to the world’s most powerful man, with Assistant Curator Keith Dowen

Made for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1536, this helmet formed part of the palm frond armour. It was made to celebrate Charles’ military victories campaigning in North Africa. The helmet, created in the classical style was meant to reinforce the Emperor’s reputation as the new Scipio Africanus, the famous Roman general who had defeated Hannibal some 1700 years earlier. Collections link: https://collections.royalarmouries.or... Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   ⚔Twitter:   / royal_armouries   ⚔ Instagram:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.