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 ...

Watching a movie set in medieval times isn’t enough to realize just how damn heavy those suits of steel actually are. Weighing between 30 – 50kg, you’d think they would impact and impede the wearer’s ...

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 ...

Soldiers wearing typical armour in medieval conflicts expended huge amounts of energy moving around in the protective suits, which would have impeded their ability to fight well.