The artifact, still encased in the soil block in which it was found, was examined by experts at the British Museum ... Others suggest the helmet is a spoil of war, captured in battle.

It seems likely to have been worn by a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War as the accompanying armour bears a Tower Armouries mark. This indicates the helmet ... BBC or the British Museum.

In 1823 the people of Greece were fighting a War of Independence from Turkish rule ... Byron remains a hero of the Greek nation and this helmet, the design of which he based upon descriptions ...