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Christopher Gravett

b. 1951

British military historian

Military historianMedievalist Curator
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About Christopher Gravett

Born 1951. Christopher Gravett is a British military historian, medievalist, curator, writer, historian and royal Armouries.

Christopher Gravett is a former senior curator of armour at the Tower Armouries specialising in the arms and armour of the medieval world.

Gravett has written a number of books and acts as an advisor for film and television projects.

Selected works (1985) German Medieval Armies, 1300-1500, Osprey Publishing, (1993) The Norman Knight, 950-1204 AD, Osprey Publishing, (1997) Medieval German Armies, 1000-1300, Osprey Publishing, (1999) Bosworth 1485: Last Charge of the Plantagenets, Osprey Publishing, (2000) Hastings 1066, Osprey Publishing, (2001) The History of Castles: Fortifications Around the World, Lyons Press, (2002) English Medieval Knight 1300-1400, Osprey Publishing, (2002) English Medieval Knight 1200-1300, Osprey Publishing, (2003) Towton 1461: England's Bloodiest Battle, Osprey Publishing, (2003) Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory, Osprey Publishing, (2003) Norman Stone Castles: British Isles 1066-1216, Osprey Publishing, (2004) Norman Stone Castles (2): Europe 950-1204, Osprey Publishing, (2006) The Normans: Warrior Knights and Their Castles, Osprey Publishing, (2006) Castles and Fortifications from Around the World, Thalamus Publishing, (2006) Tudor Knight, Osprey Publishing, (2007) The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277-1307, Osprey Publishing, (2020) The Medieval Knight, Osprey Publishing,

Children's books (2002) Eyewitness Guides: Castle, Dorling Kindersley, (2003) Eyewitness Guides: Knight, Dorling Kindersley, The World of the Medieval Knight,

Collaborations with David Nicolle: (2006) The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles, Osprey Publishing (2006) Battles of the Middle Ages, Greenwood Press,

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1951, Brighton
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Military historian, medievalist, curator, writer, historian, Royal Armouries
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Who is Christopher Gravett?

British military historian

When was Christopher Gravett born?

Christopher Gravett was born in 1951 in Brighton.

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Christopher Gravett is a military historian, medievalist, curator, writer, historian and royal Armouries.

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Christopher Gravett is British.

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