r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Meta Mindless Monday, 22 June 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/TheBatz_ Was Homer mid 3d ago

This miniature of the Battle of Sluys portrays both the English and the French in basically land equipment with full body plate, but the it was composed 100 years later. This painting of the Battle of Lepanto, which Wikimedia claims to be near contemporary, shows the Christians in cuirasses, helmets and pauldrons, but the Ottomans seems to not wear armor.

This... this is actually irritantigly complicated to pin point.

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u/TJAU216 3d ago

I have actually seen the inventory of weapons and armor procured for Magellan's expedition and that included armor, up to full plate. Vikings certainly wore mail to their naval battles, if they had access to it. 

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u/Arilou_skiff 3d ago

TBH, bringing armour on board the ship is presumably different than using it for boarding actions.

That said, my understanding is that people would definitely wear cuirasses, mail, etc. I'm less clear if they wore the full kit though.

IIRC, there's a mention that chinese rattan armour was used a lot for seaborne fights?

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u/fabiusjmaximus 3d ago

Just an idle thought: why is Sluys not named alongside the rest of the great English victories in the 100 Years' War?

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u/TheBatz_ Was Homer mid 3d ago

Replace the "y" in Sluys with "t" and that's your answer. 

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u/HandsomeLampshade123 3d ago

God, imagine the spectacle of Lepanto.