Tobias Capwell | |
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Born | c. 1973 Petaluma, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Curator, military historian, jouster |
Notable work | Armour of the English Knight 1400–1450 |
Tobias Emanuel ("Toby") Capwell FSA (born c. 1973) is an American historian who lives and works in London. His principal interest is in European arms and armour of the medieval and Renaissance periods (roughly, the 12th century to the 16th). He was formerly Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London.
He has written and spoken extensively on both the historical and the practical aspects of his subject. Capwell is also a skilled jouster, and has claimed to be the world's only jousting curator.[1]