Toby Capwell - Royal Armouries

Toby Capwell, curator at the Wallace Collection, talks about jousting and how he has been inspired by the Royal Armouries Museum. Discover more at: www.nmolp.royalarmouries.org/creativespa­ces

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[creativespacesvideos]

Hi Jeffrey

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[Jake Michael]

is he an american???

[seancoppinger]

The Royal Armouries Leeds is just one of my favourite places to hang out. I TOTALLY get where Toby is coming from when he says about being surrounded by the stuff. After many years (and at 37, so a bit later in life) I have made the plunge and am just finishing a degree in History and Classics with the Open University. I plan to go on and try to get into the museum and heritage field. It is so encouraging to hear of someone who has made it without getting a 1st at Oxbridge in medieval studies :)

[jouster666]

I knew Toby when he jousted at The Bristol Renaissace Faire in the early to mid 1990's along with Hollis Hale, while both great guys so glad to see that Toby got into a field he so loves

[doug12341988]

I recognize toby from Mike Loades Weapons that made Britain series. Cant believe the series didnt mention his interest in jousting, so appropriate! 

[sirnevian]

Wow! Thank you very much for sharing this video!

[HorseJouster]

Thanks for sharing this vid! Highly enjoyable!

[rjndesign]

Dorkey museum curator? Not a bit. I saw him in action at the 2009 Tournament of the Phoenix in Poway California this past weekend. This guy is an unbelievable horseman and a kick-your-ass tournament jouster. If you've never seen real jousting and ever have the chance, you owe it to yourself. No lame Renn Faire stuff. These guys get after it. Do yourself a favor and check it out. You'll come away a fan, looking forward to the next tournament.

[recreoanacronista]

What envy...but I´m also on the way to be a scholar, and I almost live in the local armory museum. Not as big and cool as the one at Leeds, you lucky Brits! ;)

[tramelius]

Very nice and brief video of Dr. Tobias Capwell. It is good to see things about his interest he's pretty much a freaking fanatic about Arms and Armor...which is a good thing:) Thanks for posting this and your other videos!!! Hollis Hale

[FrisianDude]

Wow.. I really want to visit the Royal Armouries now.

Jousting depicted here was a lot different than I thought, they lowered the lances at very last moment. I didn't expect it to be like that.