Time Team S10E5 - Joust Dig It - Greenwich, London
Time Team S10E5 - Joust Dig It - Greenwich, London
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Time Team investigates Placentia, the Greenwich palace of king Henry VIII. They try to locate his royal armoury and the tiltyard, where the court and nobility would have jousted and been entertained in mock castles. In the experimental part of the program, Tony looks at how Tudor armour would have been made and gets a breastplate of the period hammered and fitted. The armoury as a turns out to be too elusive for the archaeologists, but localized amounts of hammer scale, a residual product of forging, indicate its presence there. However, the tiltyard complex with its associated structures, like the banqueting hall, are firmly located.
Released Jan 16, 1994
Runtime 50min
Genre Documentary, Mystery
Actor Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis
Director Tim Taylor
Production N/A