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.

While searching a field in the Polish village of Mikułowice with his metal detector, amateur treasure hunter and YouTuber Patryk Chmielewski happened upon a set of 17th-century armor that once ...

Pieces of 17th-century armour were stolen after hanging in a church for more than 400 years – and may have been missing for up to four months. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754.

The archaeological team has been excavating St. Mary’s Fort, a structure built in 1634 and considered Maryland’s earliest colonial site, since 2020.The armor piece was covered in mud, but X ...

ST. MARY’S CITY, MARYLAND—Live Science reports that X-rays of a piece of metal unearthed at the colonial fort at Historic St. Mary’s City confirm that it once formed part of a suit of armor ...

The Queen was reduced to a fit of giggles today when a "17th century" military officer clad in armour had a little trouble sitting down next to her. The monarch saw the funny side of things as she ...