What is Plate armour?
[[File:Royal_armoury_Stockholm_1.jpg|thumb|Full plate armour for man and horse commissioned by [[Sigismund II Augustus]] (1550s).]] '''Plate armour''' is a type of [[body armour]] made from iron or steel plates. The iconic suit of armour that entirely covers the wearer is plate armour. The earliest example of plate armour is the [[Roman army]]'s [[Lorica segmentata]]. However full plate armour was mainly made in [[Europe]] in the [[late middle ages]]. This was an improvement on the [[coat of plates]] that had been worn over [[chain mail]] in the 13th century. It reached its peak [[popularity]] in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is often associated with [[Knight|medieval knights]], since modified plate armour was used in [[jousting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themiddleages.net/armor.html|title=Middle Ages: Armor|work=Middle Ages: Armor|publisher=MiddleAges.Net|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> However after 1650 only the [[breastplate]] was generally worn. This is because the [[musket]] was created: the musket could pierce plate armour over long distances. == References == <references /> {{Types of armour}} [[Category:Armour]]