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General Facts About Knights
• Knights were alive in the middle ages
• They belonged to groups called orders, such as the order of St. John
• They were put in place to keep the peace or fight for their country if necessary
Armor• Knights wore armour to
protect their bodies
• Their armor consisted of a helmet, breastplate, sword, shield, helmet, shoulder pads, arm plates, metal gloves, leg greaves, mace and a lance.
• Sometimes they had plated armor on their horses
Jousting
• Jousting was a sport and it was also used to sharpen their fighting skills
• The knights would be armed with a lance and a shield
• You win by knocking a knight off his horse or breaking his lance
The War Of The Roses
• The war of the roses involved many knights
• It was a war between the house of York and the house of Lancaster
• The house of Lancaster is represented by the white Rose
• The house of York is represented by the red rose.
How to Become A Knight
• You would start as a page, who worked in the stables
• Then would become a squire who assisted the knight with his armor
• Only rich people could afford knight school