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Thomas Bulfinch

Birthday: July 15, 1796
Deathday: May 27, 1867
Category: American Writer
Type: Writer
National: American

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Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plates of solid iron, adapted to the different parts of the body.

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