What they found late last year was a rare piece of 17th-century armor called a tasset, which was designed to hang from a breastplate and protect one of the wearer’s thighs during battle.

This time, Chmielewski’s metal detector led him to a remarkable discovery, a partially intact set of hussar armor dating back ...

It was the seed of what would become St. Mary’s City, which was Maryland’s capital until 1695. Now preserved as the living ...

Guests at Ripley’s historic Odditorium in Hollywood can’t help but be captivated by the iconic dinosaur perched on the roof.

John Norris discusses head protection for soldiers ...

The smack of duct-tape-wrapped rattan swords on real steel armor reverberated across the ... long as they stick to the rules: Keep it pre-17th century. This is the Society for Creative ...

This golden rule was likely set in medieval times because of war tactics, according to a 1975 exhibition catalog from the Metropolitan Museum of Art titled The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor ...

15th to early 17th centuries ... handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later introduction of the European arquebus and its armor-piercing bullets caused a revolution in warfare.

The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, this year experienced its busiest May yet, with nearly 1,500 visitors, ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles The Anglo-Dutch School, 17th Century comprised a group ... 1540-1596), ...

The large, unframed 17th century portrait of a Catholic nobleman wearing armour of the Order of Santiago - which measures some 131cm high and 112cm wide - had previously been located in a ...

Mixing magical high fantasy with elements from the 17th to 19th century and the advent of gunpowder ... This is particularly useful against armored and shield-wielding enemies, allowing you ...