We know that skimpy armor that shows off a woman’s cleavage is rather impractical for combat and that sculpted “boob plate” armor can be a hazard to your health, but on occasions that women did don ...

Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing shows that the fashion was also adopted by bold, gender-fluid ...

The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armor, say researchers. A new study shows that soldiers carrying armor in Medieval times ...

Medieval armor certainly looks heavy. And now researchers have demonstrated how the protection might have unwittingly put its wearers at a heavy disadvantage on the battlefield. An armored combatant ...

LUBLIN, Poland (Reuters Life!) - Just like his Medieval counterparts 600 years ago armorer Tomasz Samula has hardly any time to outfit his knights before battle commences. Samula is racing to add the ...

The legendary knights of yesteryear, mounted on mighty steeds and clad in full suits of heavy armor, have descended to a new low. No longer needed for castle sieges, and with a skill set that was out ...