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title: English Civil War Breastplate
author: Rept0n1x
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14942/english-civil-war-breastplate/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# English Civil War Breastplate
_Authored by Rept0n1x_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14942.png)
## Image Caption
An example of the breastplate armour typically worn by infantry and some cavalry in the early stages of the English Civil [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1642-51). (Ludlow Museum, Shropshire, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/))
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[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil_war_breast_plate,_Ludlow_Museum_-_DSCF2113.JPG) by [**Rept0n1x**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil_war_breast_plate,_Ludlow_Museum_-_DSCF2113.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 December 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.