1. Fort Nelson Events

Big guns
Gun firing
Large scale military tattoos and fly pasts
Explore underground passages
Children’s activities

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2. Capital Projects

The Royal Armouries has a programme of projects that require capital funding, find out how you can get involved.

3. Education and Outreach

Sponsorship opportunities at the Royal Armouries in support of our education and outreach programme.

4. Craft Court

The Craft Court houses our Gunmaker, Wardrobe department and the armourer’s workshop. All can be viewed at work by the public.

5. General Sir John Lefroy

A brief account of the life and work of General Sir John Lefroy (1817-1890)

6. 18th Century

18th century War gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

7. 19th Century

19th century War gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

8. Self Defence

Self Defence gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

9. Impact

Impact display in the Self Defence gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

10. Self-defence

Self-defence display in the Self Defence gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

11. Civil Forces

Civil forces display in the Self Defence gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

12. Video

See all of the Royal Armouries videos here in one place. These have all been posted on YouTube™.

13. Events

For high drama and explosive action, Fort Nelson is the place to visit! Enjoy large-scale historical battle re-enactments, exciting hands-on children’s activities and much, much more!

14. Hunting

The Hunting gallery at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

15. Firearms

Simple firearms appeared in Europe in the early 14th century, but they were noisy, smoky and inaccurate and therefore not very suitable for hunting.

16. Weapons as works of Art

Weapons used in hunting were often highly decorated to show off the wealth and status of their owner.

17. Peter Smithurst

Peter Smithurst is Emeritus Curator of Historical Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum based in Leeds.

18. The Arms and Armour Society

The Arms and Armour Society is one of the leading groups in the world of those concerned with the study, collection and preservation of arms and armour.

19. Galleries

The galleries at Fort Nelson are located in the converted main Barrack Rooms and show the development and history of artillery.

20. Collections

The Royal Armouries collection consists of arms, armour and artillery dating from antiquity to the present day, fine and decorative arts, a special collection of material relating to the history of the Tower of London, a library and archives.

21. English Civil Wars Muskets

Information about muskets suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.

22. Harquebusier armour

Information about harquebusier armour suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.

23. Home

Royal Armouries – National Museum of Arms and Armour, keepers of Tower of London history, and National Collection of Artillery. We have museums in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Tower of London and Portsmouth.

24. Weapons Curiosa

Come and find out about some of the most famous examples of the weapon smith’s art as well as some of the more unusual ones!

25. Duelling Weapons

An introduction to the art and social history of duelling and a closer look at the duellist’s weapons of choice and their origins.

26. Indian Swords

The session will provide an opportunity to handle and study in detail all the main types, and look at their geographical origins from the different regions of the Indian sub-continent from provenanced examples from the Royal Armouries collection.

27. Curator's talks

As some of the world’s leading authorities in their fields, our curators can give talks to groups with a passion for a particular subject.