Dr. Clarke's family-history account includes women who fought in armour and relatives who fought at sea, where a full knightly harness was rarely their preference. A leather jerkin and other lighter protection left more room to manoeuvre in confined spaces. Full plate also made a fall into the water more dangerous. The account connects the choice of protection with movement aboard ship and the risk of falling overboard.
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Full plate armour in shipboard fighting
A family-history account connects lighter protection at sea with movement on confined decks and the danger of falling overboard in full plate.