Metalworks! The Knight's Tale
The Knight's Tale
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
Tobias Capwell explores how Henry VIII combined German technology with Renaissance artistry in his quest to conform to the image of the perfect knight. He also reveals how the monarch's daughter, Elizabeth I, exploited the image further by making her courtiers parade before her in the most innovative and richly decorated suits of armour ever commissioned in steel
Metalworks! The Knight's Tale airs on BBC Four HD at 11:35 PM, Monday 9 November. (Subtitles.)
Learn more about Metalworks! The Knight's Tale and other education/science/factual topics on our factual page
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Tobias Capwell
Presenter
Franny Moyle
Executive Producer
Ben McPherson
Director