TWELVE ARMOURED KNIGHTS.
A town in England has had its annual littlo armour show, and no ono enjoyed it more than the twelve errand boys who wore tho armour. It ia not cveiy boy who has a chance of feeling what it waslikc to.be alivo when knights were bold, dressed in. chain-mail, with breastplate and helmet. This rather curious exhibition is part of very old England. Lichfield obtained its second charter from Henry the Fifth, and of course had to pay for it in, a way that. was very sensible when Henry was alive. The town was required to supply twelve suits of chain-mail and two suits of knight's armour, and to keep a band of men in fighting condition for whenever ' the the king might like to call on them. This armour is now 'inspected overy year most carefully. Perhaps some of the boys whe were called on to wear it for a short time remembered Agincourt, which wag fought in the year of Lichfield's charter, There were plenty of men at Agincourt wearing chain-mail like that worn by these boys. ' V " ■ : Surely, just for orfo moment, they would feel the thrill of old-time battle!
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 1 September 1928, Page 15
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