I know armor evolved through the ages but did Knights from different European countries have different looks and type of armor or were they all wearing the same and most effective armor of their day?
>>1704773
There is no such thing as a "national" armor since Knights bought their own shit and that could be locally made or imports ordered from craftsmen in far-away lands.
Crusaders even wore bits of middle eastern armor.
They wore whatever they could afford/scavenge. And often times the armor was "outdated" because the cost of commissioning a new suit of armor is as expensive as buying a fancy sports car today.
>>1704801
Basically.
The wonders of privately-funded armies.
>>1704801
Feudalism my friend. The armies belonged to the rich barons, not the king.