Did Knights Really Wear Suits of Armor?

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

We all know the image of European knights: clad all over in plate armor, they conquer enemy forces and mythological creatures alike. But... how much of this historical stereotype is true? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max ask explore the nuts and bolts of historical armor: how it worked, how many people actually wore it, how much it cost -- and, perhaps most importantly, why it disappeared from warfare.

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0:00.0	Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show, fellow ridiculous historians.
0:29.3	Thank you, as always so much for tuning in.
0:32.0	Let's hear it for our own Night in Shining Production Armor armor, super producer Max.
0:38.3	Caloo.
0:39.3	Tazoo.
0:40.5	Calais.
0:42.3	It is Max Williams Day.
0:44.2	I love.
0:45.1	I love this stuff.
0:45.6	Sir Maxwell James Williams, the third.
0:48.0	Esquire?
0:48.7	Junior Senior.
0:50.0	Did you get Esquire?
0:51.5	Sure.
0:52.0	And add doctor in there as well.
0:53.2	Yeah, Vaughn something. Also, that's Mr. Noel Brown, the one and only. It's me. So, Max, you're dubbed, Diplomad, and you've got your PhD. He's got a lot of honorifics going on there. And they called me Ben Bowling for tax purposes here. Guys, have you ever been to medieval times?
1:13.2	Well, I did once travel back in time.
1:15.2	I woke up from a dream, and I found myself in some sort of dungeon.
1:22.0	No, that's not true.
1:23.0	I made that up.
1:23.6	But I have not actually been to the restaurant, the themed restaurant and attraction
1:28.1	medieval times.
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