1509: Henry VIII
crowned King
1511: Henry established the royal armour workshop
in Greenwich
1515: Silvered and engraved armour made for Henry VIII
1547: Edward VI
became King
1550: Boy’s armour made at royal workshops in Greenwich, probably for the 13 year old King Edward VI
1553: Mary I became Queen
1558: Elizabeth I became Queen
Elizabeth allowed her favourite courtiers to order armour from the royal workshop – at a great price. An example is this field armour ordered by William Somerset, earl of Worcester, in about 1570
