Pikeman infantry with steel pot helmet and backplate over a buff coat - the Siege of Basing House, from the English civil war. ECWS
Performed by the English Civil War Society. These helmets were quickly and cheaply made in two pieces and joined together with a comb down the middle. They had a brim all around which was angled up at the front to help protect the soldier from sword blows. Basing House, home of John Paulet, the fifth Marquess of Winchester, was known as Loyalty House for the fierce commitment of the Marquess to the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. As the House guarded the main road from London to the west country (now the A30) it was strategically important during the war. This led to it being besieged on three separate occasions, culminating in its fall at the hands of Oliver Cromwell and its subsequent destruction.
Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: The St, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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