Capwell & Easton: A medieval knightly effigy in Dennington, Suffolk - Part 1

[@thelegendaryblah]

I think Dr. Tobias Capwell is a great speaker who sounds really passionate, I really enjoyed contents like this, any chance of us getting similar content or seeing more of Tobias Capwell in the future?

[@scholagladiatoria]

Sure - there are 4 more videos with him to come in this batch and I'm sure we'll be doing more in the future.

[@theplayliszt-8-bitmusic426]

Yeah I love the videos you make with Tobias, they're always fascinating.

[@theplayliszt-8-bitmusic426]

It's funny, I just watched the one about Richard III. It appeared in my recommendations earlier. Great video indeed.

[@emirhamam527]

The guy is solid. I'd love to have a beer with him

[@scholagladiatoria]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Phelip,_6th_Baron_Bardolf

[@gazpal]

One of my grt grandfathers

[@godofimagination]

10:37 Toby: Context! *Matt looks down*

[@writerblocks9553]

This guy is great! really knows what he is talking about and makes even mundane details interesting! Thank you for the video Matt!

[@Khorney]

That was nice! I could listen to Tobias for hours I think!

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

As always, a "Cap & East" video is amazing. Love this playlist.

[@dlatrexswords]

Thank you so much for this series Matt! You and Dr. Capwell are fantastic at bringing to life this period

[@ironpirate8]

I'm enjoying this series! Sir William had an interesting life!

[@sugarnads]

Another brilliant vid Matt. Thank you. Between you, Lindy and forgotten weapons i learn more each week than i ever did at university.

[@MootingInsanity]

Fantastic stuff! It's great to learn the culture and mindset of people whose fighting techniques we study; maybe I'm reading too much into it, however, I do believe that it helps us form an idea of how fighting styles fit into a society, what motivates them, what the culture's qualities do to influence combat.

[@danielguest2902]

Despite being fascinated by medieval effigies and art, I had absolutely no idea that I'm from really close to where all these amazing alabaster effigies were sculpted. Who knew....

[@mikem5883]

Thank you taking the time to do this effigy series, very enjoyable, informative and well done. You always care about knowledge and share it so well and entertainingly.

[@Dr_Hoops_McCann]

Apart from this Great video, That's a really nice looking sweater you got there matt!!

[@Barberserk]

The effigy hype is real!

[@RyanRyzzo]

Excellent!

[@Yeknodathon]

Excellent again! Wonder if in an episode they suddenly pop off camera on each side and we hear some rustling and clanking and then the move back in view.. in armour! And sword! And sparring camera!... , wait, perhaps not in a church but still the seamless transition from leaned exposition to Lancastrian v French action would be thrilling!

[@GeorgeKarayannis]

another great video, Matt

[@Pompelipom33]

Very interesting to listen to Dr. Capwell.

[@ArturoRodriguez-gb2uv]

Fantastic video, great explanation. I would very much encourage you or Dr. Capwell to visit Betanzos (Galicia, Spain) and its church of Saint Francis. There are some great effigies there of knights and noblemen from the XIV and XV centuries: Aras Pardo, the Counts of Andrade, the Vilousaz family...

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

A very interesting upload.

[@romainvicta1895]

Make more videos like this really enjoyed this

[@christiangudmundsson8390]

Excellent content, thanks!

[@sephyrias883]

You could note that Part 1 only covers the origin of the effigy in the title or video description, it would help structuring the analysis and lead viewers to the parts they're most interested in.

[@MegaFarinato]

all this effigies always strike in my eye how they are lying down but the cloths are made as if they were standing.

[@mustarastas88]

Aaahhh this is so awesome and interesting!

[@PieterBreda]

very interesting episodes

[@jaysbob]

great video!

[@broken1394]

Amazing!! ❤❤

[@99IronDuke]

Really interesting stuff.

[@musicacineartebingofuel8320]

Waiting for the second part.

[@Merquades]

He looks like the actor that plays Noah Bennett in Heroes

[@Lucillevt4011]

What's the importance of the blue garter like thing on his leg?

[@seanrea550]

it was mentioned that he was made a knight of the garter, it would be a symbol of station or decoration.

[@scholagladiatoria]

The Order of the Garter - the highest ranking knights surrounding the King/Queen.

[@MrSquark]

Interesting story

[@andy4an]

lol, just as I was starting to get super intrigued, the video ends! when is part 2?

[@PolluxA]

When will Capwell's youtube channel be up?

[@flamingooaisis]

Really enjoying this set of videos, would love to see a whole TV series about the subject, but probably not mainstream enough to get an airing. Anyway, can't wait until the next part to talk about the armour. What's the music at the start by the way?

[@KincadeCeltoSlav]

Amor in Armor! An Amorous Armorous Knight!

[@pruthvipro]

can u make top 5 power ful swords

[@devalt1]

What defines power?

[@pruthvipro]

yes the most power ful blaze of all time

[@TheOhgodineedaname]

You mentioned is a previous video Toby Capwell did some practical experiments on the Battle of Bosworth, would you be willing to share some of it with us? On a sidenote: Do mail pants rather than a mail skirt restrict one in acting as cavalry?

[@TheOhgodineedaname]

***** I was talking about those mail 'hotpants' they call brayette's

[@comingsoonjesus6964]

Why not some close up photos?

[@humungus3]

What was that name again, I couldn't quite catch it.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Sir William Phelip

[@humungus3]

tyvm :)

[@rayg.2431]

William Phelip, 6th Baron Bardolf: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Phelip,_6th_Baron_Bardolf

[@RNGWINTER]

What is really the difference between fencing and real sword fight?

[@RNGWINTER]

Just really wanted to know cause I'm thinking about fencing.

[@dlatrexswords]

You may cover this in the later portion of this, but do you have an estimate for how much that amount of alabaster weighs?

[@scholagladiatoria]

This isn't something we discussed - I'm afraid I have no idea! Heavy :-)

[@dlatrexswords]

I admittedly know little about hauling in that period, but I'd imagine it would have been quite the swine to ship intact!!

[@ktoth29]

A quick search online reveals the density of alabaster to be about 170lbs per cu. ft. Assuming the effigy to represent an average sized human with a displacement of 2.5 cu. ft. the effigy would weigh approximately 425lbs per person. This of course is a very rough estimate.

[@DavidB5501]

As a rough rule of thumb, stone weighs between 2 and 3 tonnes per cubic metre. Alabaster is stated in one source to weigh 2700 kg per m^3. These two effigies together appear to be about a metre wide, a bit less than 2 metres long, and up to about a third of a metre deep, which would give a maximum volume of about 2/3 of a cubic metre and max weight of about 1.8 tonnes. But the space actually taken up by the alabaster is obviously much less - maybe only a quarter. That would still give a weight of about half a tonne.

[@SnowyCamel]

I did a bit of a rough calculation. using this formula: density of alabaster * (average weight of a human male+ average weight of plate armor*(density of human / density of iron)) / density of human and these values i googled density of alabaster = 2.75 10^3 *kg/m^3 average weight of a human male in england = 84kg weight plate armor = around 25kg density of a human = slightly more than 1. density of a human = 985 kg/m^3 density of iron = 7.874 g/cm^3 i got an approximate weight of 243.2 Kg per effigy

[@giabread]

Question: Is the effigy life-sized? Because he's way smaller than an adult human modern male. (Yes, I know that people in the past were smaller, that's why I'm asking).

[@ME-hm7zm]

They weren't much smaller, if at all. Matt goes into that in one of his videos.

[@orlock20]

from the camera angle, the feet look really small compared to the rest of his body especially when factoring in that the effigy is suppose to be wearing boots. I'm guessing part of it is that the camera is giving us a distorted view where close up objects look a lot larger than images far away compared to real life.

[@da_gonozal6754]

for the red rose!

[@Murdo2112]

Lancastrian scumbag!

[@Murdo2112]

***** You....you... I'll fight you!

[@da_gonozal6754]

+Murdo2112 come at me, Yorkist Arse!

[@Murdo2112]

Scatlan Da_Gonozal Piss-a-bed, nun-fancying, goat-fondling, codpiece-nibbling, Lancastrian git!

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

Wealth accumulation has become ridiculous; saying he had 10x the income of a common knight means nothing today. Even 50 years ago that would have meant something; that's about what CEOs were paid over the second best paid worker. Last I checked, that was 250x-1000x.

[@berndberndsen5680]

I'm totally shipping Mattoby.

[@MagisterMalleus]

I think Matt is too. He seems starstruck :p

[@VanBurenPhilips]

Who was this person... and why did he rest his feet on a dodo?

[@TehCthulhu]

Where can I get two of those doo-dads to hold my feet up while I sleep?

[@sugarnads]

It is the physical manifestation of the eagle which appeared on his coat of arms, not a 'doodad'.

[@vindolanda6974]

Their names are Matt and Tobias.

[@TehCthulhu]

sugarnads So I just need a coat of arms with eagles on it, or will any kind of bird work? Also: Is there a summoning ritual, or do they just show up one day?

[@rayg.2431]

Here's a photo showing the doo-dads, I mean the golden eagle, holding up his feet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Phelip,_6th_Baron_Bardolf#/media/File:Tomb_of_William_Phelip,_6th_Baron_Bardolf.jpg His coat of arms: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Phelip,_6th_Baron_Bardolf#/media/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Sir_William_Phelip,_Lord_Bardolf,_KG.png

[@vincaz]

PART 2 NAO!

[@windalfalatar333]

Please be careful with those windmill arms so you do not accidentally touch and damage the historical artifacts you discuss.

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Please, since most of ur vids are not watched full screen, there's no need for 50 fps. It makes larger files n means shitty broadband connections can't stream it. Why exclude part of the world who don't have first class broadband?