How To Be a Good Medieval King...

[@medievalmadnesss]

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[@willgibbons1733]

We need longer Medieval Madness Videos!!!

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Balancing the needs of all the Nobility was definitely a hassle, Wars for territory, Diplomacy, The Pope etc. Being a Medieval King guaranteed a short life span.

[@poeticsilence047]

So does being a US president. Lol Man does that job age you.

[@deepdrag8131]

⁠@@poeticsilence047 Short life span??? We currently have a president and three ex-presidents in their late seventies or early eighties and one who’s ninety nine. Obama is only sixty two, but he’s still dunking basketballs so he’s likely to last a good while longer. Of the three ex presidents who died in the 21st Century, Ford was ninety three, Reagan was ninety three and George H W Bush was ninety four. Pretty long in the tooth, I’d say!

[@poeticsilence047]

@deepdrag8131 It was meant as a figure of speech. As in the job ages you since it is a tough job. Compare Obama when he went in to when he left office.

[@tedgroesbeck9427]

You have an error. Around 7:20 you discuss Edward and his heirs having the anarchy civil war. This was Henry I child and nephew that were involved in this not descendants of Edward I. Just an FYI, hope you can fix it. Cheers.

[@gamerabyss6693]

You're mom

[@kevineasl]

I went back and listened like 3 times! I was so confused! Hahaha.

[@victorythefuhrer]

Have you talked about the dancing plague of 1518???

[@HappyKitchenCorner]

Love your narration.

[@robhost1174]

What makes a good king? Strength Ah king Richard the Lionheart was strong, but he was too busy warring in distant lands to rule his people. Piety King Edward was pious, attending church regularly. But he was a poor legislator.

[@jrjubach]

During “Marry Well and Multiply,” I was quite confused to hear the story about Empress Matilda (1102-1167) as though it had anything to do with any of the Edwards, who don’t show up in history until 1272. Did you say Edward named Matilda as his heir?!

[@boogiesmell5181]

He said that yeah, but he must've meant to say that Henry I named Matilda as his heir. Too many kings and name dropping in a very short time span will do that :)

[@moledaddy]

There should have been a crusade against Henry VIII

[@h2m1ify]

Love it

[@deepdrag8131]

The past was the worst.

[@paul-gs4be]

We're in the past right now, future people's past.

[@mike79patton]

Any time or place without tacos, is a shit place to be.

[@mingthan7028]

Me in Crusader Kings be like:

[@alienor1322]

Well Richard III doesn’t need defenders,he died heroically and had a spotless life.

[@lefantomer]

Maybe not "spotless" but damn clean and upstanding compared to most of his fellow late 15th century royals. That actual Brit history for a period of +/- 30 years has been mangled by a combination of politics-as-usual, foreign invasion and conquest, a lying manipulative king named Henry, his cohort Morton, Morton's pupil Saint Tom More, Shakespeare and a lot of lazy "historians" would be funny if it wasn't so sad because the one ELECTED (by Parliament) king of the period who tried to improve the lives of his subjects has been TRASHED and even when the b.s. has been cleared away, and that is in the works, most will still prefer SIR Laurence Olivier yelling for a horse. Sad.

[@jaredtaylor326]

Damn that a long add

[@moomyung9231]

Ah, a Richard III hater. Must be a Lancastrian/Tudor fan.

[@lefantomer]

Why did I not even have to guess? The one king who expressly stated that he was reluctant to take the office -- look it up, the minutes of the meetings in which he was ELECTED by Parliament are in the new release of Sir. George Buc's history -- because it was impossible to "use the office as it should be" -- as he had demonstrated up in York by his efforts to provide justice for his subjects to the annoyance of the privileged which proved eventually to be fatal for Richard. Shows how the combination of Henry VII's lies, Morton's conniving, More's acceptance of them, Shakespeare's incorporation of them and that unbeatable combination has buried actual history. But the facts are gradually being uncovered, and even though the RIII haters will never give in, they are going to have to pedal a lot faster to make the "crouchback child murderer" image stick.

[@sxdbxys]

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[@OSheaPunk]

Henry VIII and Elizabeth I are early modern monarchs; not medieval

[@beeeeeeeeep836]

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[@charlesxix]

I have a cheap wallet from Spain, I've had it donkies years, at least 10 years it's as good as new.

[@PlaymateTessiNumberOneFan]

7:10 -7:30 Ha This sounds a lot like House of Dragon/ Fire and Blood Which makes sense Considering Game of Thrones is based on the War of the Roses

[@grapeshot]

This is almost like asking is there a such thing as a good billionaire.

[@suntzu94]

So the way I understand it, the majority of the best monarchs were those of England 😂😂😂😂 so NO great monarchs existed outside of Plague Island? France, Germany, Spain, Prussia, and Portugal didn't have any great monarchs. this video is so biased its a joke

[@BigBlackConservative]

Yeah what about Charlemagne he did a lot

[@BigBlackConservative]

Good vid tho

[@jonupa]

Speacial when Portugal have to deal John of Gaunt , at least he help with Castille and we loved his daughter Phillip of Leacaster

[@deepdrag8131]

Yeah. Leaves the impression that the vid was rushed, and not well researched.

[@boogiesmell5181]

@@jonupa John of Gaunt was on very good terms with the Portuguese wasn't he? The great Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator) was his grandson, so a great net positive impact on Portugal. Agree that this was very Anglocentric, which is fine but this ought to be specified in the name / intro.

[@Shineon83]

….With the high rate of infertility in Medieval times, and the critical importance of heirs to the Royal line, I never understood objections to Elizabeth Woodville as a Queen candidate ( based in part, on her already having children )…. If anything, one would think that her proven fertility-and ability to carry to term-would make her a very attractive candidate….

[@jswets5007]

😂

[@lefantomer]

@@jswets5007 Two cents in from someone who apparently as no familiarity whatever with the realities of medieval royal marriage. Yes fertility was a factor. But marrying way beneath the expected level, secretly and in the middle of negotiations for the hand of some foreign princess were considered of considerable more worthy of condemnation. Not condoning it. This treatment of women as politically expedient brood mares was horrendous, but that's how it was.

[@jswets5007]

@@lefantomer Yes, the OP's comment demonstrates an lack of perspective in the historical context.

[@lefantomer]

@@jswets5007 True, it was certainly a consideration in choosing a wife for a monarch or prospective one. But just because a woman of what was considered unacceptably lower rank appeared to be fertile wouldn't seal the deal!

[@user-tv4lz5ie5u]

If you followed today the principles stated in the first twenty seconds of this video you'd be fired, cancelled and investigated by the authorities.

[@tomandgames370]

"i can guarantee you misplaced your wallet or keys at least once" speak for yourself. i have never. my wallet and keys are always at the same place in my house. not everyone is chaotic irl

[@gasstationbonerpill4891]

thank goodness you said something or no one would've known!!

[@elligilberg1564]

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[@KaseyLea]

😃wow I’m so happy for you

[@davidbarkin8269]

Historically inaccurate...