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Composer who went viral at coronation breaks UK classical chart records

Renowned composer Sir Karl Jenkins has broken chart records by reaching more than 1,000 weeks in the UK Official Classical Artist Albums Chart. The milestone was reached by Sir Karl’s popular mass The Armed Man – commissioned in 1999 by the Royal ...

20 May 2023 at 12:17

Golden AK-47 linked to Saddam Hussein going on display for the first time

A golden AK-47 assault rifle from one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces, which is thought to have been gifted to someone by the Iraqi dictator is going on display for the first time. The weapon is part of a new exhibition at the Royal Armouries in ...

14 Dec 2023 at 14:57

Nine-pound bronze cannon stolen from Royal Armouries collection

A 19th-century cannon from the Royal Armouries collection has been stolen, it has been disclosed. Police were called after a nine-pound bronze gun, which is 64.5 inches (1.64 metres) in length and dated to 1859, was taken from a remote ...

16 Nov 2023 at 15:33

New stamps celebrate ‘magnificent’ items in Royal Armouries collection

A dozen new stamps being issued to celebrate the Royal Armouries have been revealed by the Royal Mail. Eight stamps in the main set will show examples of armour made between 1520 and 1686 which were owned by monarchs including Henry ...

23 Jan 2025 at 08:05

British D-Day heroes commemorated with installation of 1,475 silhouettes

More than 300 volunteers have helped set up an installation in time for Remembrance Day of 1,475 silhouettes representing the British servicemen who died on D-Day. The Royal Armouries Fort Nelson museum in Portsmouth, Hampshire, ...

14 Oct 2025 at 17:46

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