Was I wrong about medieval leather armor? Responding to my critics

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A response to one of my critics about medieval leather armor (also known as cuir bouilli or cuirie) and the gambeson.

The reddit article: https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/8v1gai/the_real_truth_about_leather_armour/

Professor Gregory S aldrete lecture on the linen Linothorax project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLBMupbqo2I&t

a poor man's armor? late-medieval leather armour: http://www.academia.edu/33697057/A_poor_mans_armour_Late-medieval_leather_armour_from_excavations_in_the_Netherlands

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