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Bill Skinner:
What percentage of the French were wearing plate armor? Was it iron or steel? Has there been any research done? Can someone tell me some good reference material about the armor used in the time frame the English longbow would have been used. Bill
svaldrin:
my advice would be to look up the battle of agincourt that should be what you are looking for.
Bill Skinner:
Actually, I did. That is why I was asking. For a weapon that was only able to kill horses and bounce off plate armor, there were a lot of dead French knights and men at arms. That is why I was wondering if someone could point me towards some good references about the armor of the times. Bill
svaldrin:
Ahh i see well its not all French armor but its a good website http://www.armourarchive.org/armour_dukes_burgundy/
svaldrin:
found another
http://books.google.com/books?id=gXeyZicujL0C&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=15th+century+french+armor&source=bl&ots=Ozi25x0t93&sig=_-jzq1RIoERaMQM_Ztl8Dad__NM&hl=en&ei=m7NuStL0KpTINZ6jod0I&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8
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