plate armour

It will be readily understood that the change from mail to plate armour was not brought about at once.

This especially held good of the heavy plate armour which was introduced in the fourteenth century, and grew heavier and heavier.

A Turkish arrow would perhaps pierce a light coat of mail, but would be turned aside by plate-armour, however thin.

Thus a beginning was made even during the mail period towards the introduction of plate-armour.

Regarding the armour of Henry V. as the earliest complete cap--pied plate-armour, we find it thus composed.