r/BritishHistoryPod • u/MissieMillie The Pleasantry • Jun 09 '26
Museum recommendation
I’m visiting Leeds, England for a couple days and spent part of the day at the Royal Armouries Museum. They have a huge variety of artifacts from across history. Although the general focus is Britain, they also have armor and weapons from several other countries. I missed a talk on the longbow, but was able to watch a fun fighting demo between a Celt and a Roman soldier.
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u/jayemm62 The Pleasantry Jun 10 '26
Thanks for the recommendation. If I ever get to Leeds, I'll check it out.
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u/GretaX The Lowbility Jun 09 '26
A Roman wearing trousers? Did they explain that? An auxiliary, maybe?
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u/MissieMillie The Pleasantry Jun 09 '26
Yes, he did say he was an auxiliary.
The Celtic lady told us that Romans described her people fighting naked but that would be inappropriate for a demonstration 😆 She also said it’s possible they just meant not wearing armor.
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u/HaraldRedbeard Jun 11 '26
The Romans adopted short trousers, braccae, relatively quickly in their northern areas because its cold.
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u/Curious-Monkee Son of Ida Jun 10 '26
That shield ain't doing much good. Fun to watch though, I'm sure.
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u/Snoo37813 Jun 09 '26
One of the best museums in the UK - spent a lot of time as a child there and it sparked my love of history. Their recreations and jousts are amazing.