Ronald Ewart Oakeshott was a British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian who wrote prodigiously on medieval arms and armour. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Founder Member of the Arms and Armour Society, and the Founder of the Oakeshott Institute. He created a classification system of the medieval sword, the Oakeshott typology, a systematic organization of medieval weaponry.
British illustrator and historian (1916-2002)
| Born | 25 May 1916 |
| Died | 30 September 2002 |
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British illustrator and historian (1916-2002)
| Born | 25 May 1916 |
| Died | 30 September 2002 |
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Armor, History, Weapons, Juvenile literature, Medieval Armor, Swords, Knights and knighthood, Armor, Medieval, Arms and armor, Medieval Military history, Military history, Military history, Medieval, Military weapons, Castles, Chivalry, Civilization, medieval, Europe, history, military, Medieval Swords, Military Science, Military art and science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Armes de guerre, Armor, juvenile literature, Armures médiévales, BattlesPlaces
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- OLID: OL232005A
- Wikidata: Q709512
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q709512
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- Ronald Ewart Oakeshott
- Ewart R. Oakeshott
- R Ewart Oakeshott
- R. E. Oakeshott
- R.Ewart Oakeshott
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