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title: English Civil War Cavalry Helmet
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15104/english-civil-war-cavalry-helmet/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# English Civil War Cavalry Helmet

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## Image File

[![English Civil War Cavalry Helmet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15104.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15104.png)

## Image Caption

A cavalry helmet typical of those used during the [English Civil Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/English_Civil_Wars/) (1642-51). Often known as a "three-bar pot" for its shape and face protection bars. Made of steel with [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/), [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) inlay. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, January 11). English Civil War Cavalry Helmet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15104/english-civil-war-cavalry-helmet/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "English Civil War Cavalry Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15104/english-civil-war-cavalry-helmet/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "English Civil War Cavalry Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15104/english-civil-war-cavalry-helmet/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35782) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35782). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.