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.

It seems likely to have been worn by a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War as the accompanying armour bears a Tower Armouries mark. This indicates the helmet was made in London which was the ...

Researchers have discovered a 300-year-old piece of armor belonging to European colonists in Maryland. Unearthed on the site of a 17th-century colonial fort, the artifact sheds new light on ...