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 ...

Television and film, as any veteran knows, likes to take creative license with the facts, especially when it comes to getting details right. But those little things, as we learned in basic training, ...

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 ...

From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.

Tobias Capwell is the curator of arms and armor at The Wallace Collection in London. Here, he reacts to 11 memorable scenes featuring medieval weapons and armor and rates them based on their ...

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 ...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance isn't your usual RPG. Instead of mages and dragons in a mystical land, this tale takes us to the very real medieval Kingdom of Bohemia. Realism is the word of the day, ...

Medieval suits of armour were so exhausting to wear that they could have affected the outcomes of famous battles, a study suggests. Scientists monitored volunteers fitted with 15th Century replica ...