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 ...

Knights weren’t always clad in heavy plate armor. From the Norman conquests to the wars of the late Middle Ages, this video ...

A knight in "shining armor" wielding a sword or lance is an iconic medieval image, but more advanced weapons also appeared in ...

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 ...

With the help of a treadmill, the team was able to assess how much energy someone wearing armour would have used (Footage: University of Leeds) Medieval suits of armour were so exhausting to wear that ...

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s world is steeped in fantasy elements. The game's medieval setting, filled to the brim with different factions and a vast open-world, is the perfect canvas for a player’s role ...

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 ...