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Arms & Armour is a leading multidisciplinary journal publishing research from scholars around the world on the use, development, decoration and display of arms and armour throughout history. The journal engages with many areas of academic study including ancient, medieval, military and modern history; the history of science and technology; the fine and visual arts; design; ballistics; forensic science; war and conflict studies and museology. The journal also includes reviews of recently published books.

Arms & Armour, formerly the Royal Armouries Yearbook, is edited under the auspices of the Royal Armouries, the UK's national museum of arms and armour. Articles are anonymously peer reviewed by leading experts in the field.

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