How to Build the Perfect Medieval Castle

This is Epic History TV's guide to building the perfect castle, based on the development of European medieval castles over 400 years of history. We trace the origins of the castle in the feudal system that emerged in France c.900 CE, and look at the early motte-and-bailey castle, used by the Normans to subjugate England and Wales in the 11th century. We then look at how castle's became stronger and more sophisticated, with the addition of stone curtain walls, massive keeps, towers (square, round and D-shaped), as well as powerful gatehouses, barbicans, machicolations and moats.
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[@EpichistoryTv]

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[@ok-nw1pb]

Plz give me a heart🙏

[@neptune5503]

this video is great never know when i need to build a castle

[@siyacer]

Reinforce

[@theodoresmith5272]

I no it's not a castle but I thought Toledo in Spain was the best fortified city ever pre gun powder. There was just a little place in the french alps I think that was on a high mountain pass that was 3 keeps on 3 high points coming 90 degrees to the very tight to a wall on the other side of the road.

[@infernocanuck]

Listen, I love the content on this channel, but I am very skeptical you actually have been "playing Crusader Kings 3". This is very likely what your sponsors asked you to write on a pinned comment, as an additional form of advertising for your product. Ads are a part of content, I get that, but I really don't like these deceitful testimonials

[@abdulmoeedsohail3635]

I think most of us don’t realise how privileged we are to have access to such high quality content without having to pay a single dollar. Respect to the people behind this channel 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@joycon7121]

I agree

[@ArcanicFire]

As someone who studied european and medieval history in university, this video also supplies some awesome and accurate information you don’t usually get on KZbin. That’s how great this is.

[@rjboxxer1502]

I don’t pay a single dollar for tv either. And it’s pretty good, guess maybe since they’re both supported with ads, eh???

[@Kraterlandschaft]

Let alone having to build and fight in or even towards castles and fortresses.

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

indeed

[@shadiversity]

A truly phenomenal video, comprehensive, detailed and accurate. Well done!

[@steve8610]

*MACHICULATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOONSSS-AHH!!!!* ...I'm sorry, I couldn't resist 😅

[@thegardenofesim1174]

Shadiversity I was about to look for Shad and here you are So how about dragons

[@phigu198]

Oh there you are. I was thinking about you at 13:04

[@rinflame44]

One does not simply talk about castles on youtube without Shad...

[@pascalstrijker3985]

One cant make a perfect castle without machicolations

[@bindair_dundat]

My father told me when I was a kid, I loved drawing castles. It was before the age of the internet, and we weren't travelling much, so my imagination and what I have seen in movies were all I knew about castles or warfare. And every time I finished a drawing, I planned an assault on it, found a weakness, and designed the next one to eliminate that flaw. And every time I learned something new about medieval warfare, like siege weapons, I added it to the next design. Wish I had any of those drawings now, because I don't remember any of it. Would be fun to analyze them.

[@spectate0074]

that actually sounds like a really cool hobby. can maybe even use miniatures to play out the attacks irl too.

[@ccstudios1157]

That is really neat ngl

[@josephpostma1787]

@@spectate0074 That's called medieval tabletop wargaming.

[@THECHEESELORD69]

Well no time like the present! Why stop now?

[@yahuchanonyakov]

Re-draw them...I'm sure your talent is still there....

[@doomstadt2371]

I personally love how everything has a fancy name right up until they got to the "murder holes" lol

[@vegvisirphotography5632]

Come to Scotland. Instead of a fancy name for a wooden, hand held weapon which inflicts instant death? We simply called it a "Chib Stick". I think you can figure what getting chibbed means man haha. Picture a coffin and you'll know someone's been chibbed! Enjoy your new favourite word. Next time someone pisses you off? You're going to want to chib the ba*****s

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

Yeah they didn't sugar coat that one at all lmao.

[@ered203]

It sounds better in French...Meurtrière.

[@marcwhitlock5002]

Was such an important upgrade in aoe2

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Soldiers still call holes in defensive walls by that name

[@stuart1346]

Wales “we can take our country back” England builds strong gatehouses. Wales has left the game

[@Conorp77]

The gatehouses were merely a set-back...

[@jordinagel1184]

Edward I: “Look at our great castles! Tremble in fear at the sight of their impregnable walls” English architect, muttering: “It’s only a model...” Edward I: “Hush!”

[@owainevans89]

Owain glyndwr ..... hold my beer

[@welshed]

Meh, we’re still here buddy and not going anywhere.

[@Conorp77]

@@jordinagel1184 We should thank Edward. In the end, he built us some mighty fine tourist attractions.

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[@macman6107]

Agreed.

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The ad on this video is perhaps the best, most well-fitted and captivating one I've ever seen. You can see on the replay graph that people not only don't skip it, but actually replay it.

[@bumba5897]

ye bc its a banging game

[@marigeobrien]

When I went on a tour of Windsor Castle, I was surprised to discover that most castles were not built simply to defend the lord or duke or king, but was meant to house the entire population of the land. That is, a knight, lord or duke's land, since each was given a certain amount of land with their title. That land was farmed by serfs during the feudal age and other residents afterwards. THIS is not often mentioned and much misunderstood. You see, the lord/duke/knight wanted to take care of all his people. Without them, the land was worthless. This is why castles were so large and often had quite a lot of living quarters-- because they had to house and protect all the people, not just a few. At Windsor castle, for instance, there were many apartments above each of the buildings in both the inner and outer wards. But that seems to be forgotten by modern historians, perhaps because they were usually built of wood and many were destroyed over time. But no one ever mentions it and I think it's important to remember that these nobles had an obligation (which was in their own best interest, too) to the commoners.

[@jout738]

Yes they propably like more the idea of king and queen living in their own castle, but between the inner and outer walls there were houses where the soldiers lived for example, while the king lived in the biggest castle building in top of the hill, so its just like how cities can form, when Rome had its own walls and over million people lived inside of it, while the emperor just lives in his big personal palace in preatty centre of the city typically in top of hill.

[@ianstobie]

While having a large population was useful in peacetime, once a serious siege started I'm afraid those incapable of contributing actively to the defence were at risk of being expelled by the defenders. Since many sieges ended when the defenders were starved out, non-combatants could be seen as a burden - "useless mouths". This concept has a very long history, and would probably be familiar to any educated aristocrat involved in warfare. A basic text for learning Latin is Caesar's Gallic Wars. In it Caesar describes his decisive victory at Alesium (in 52 BCE), a fortified town in Gaul. Running out of food, the defending Gauls expelled their women and children. Also running out of food, Caesar forbad his surrounding soldiers from taking them in, even as slaves. The story doesn't have a happy ending for the non-combatant Gaulish families. They would have been better off fleeing the scene well before the siege started.

[@marigeobrien]

@@ianstobie That is a typically short-sighted, 20th century view. Believe it or not, in those days, the nobles understood that, without those people farming the lands and working the trades, survival was even less likely, should they survived the siege. So, I beg to differ. This was especially true after the great plague, when that is exactly what happened; most of those lost were the ones who knew how to farm, how to make cheese and bread and do all the "simple" things that kept them alive. Once upon a time, it was understood that each part of society had its value. No more.

[@steviechampagne]

@@marigeobrienexactly. humans are NOT equal, and when we had a defining hierarchy in our kingdoms, every class of human was better off; from the rich nobles to the poor peasant masses. It was the right system, but the industrial age destroyed peak western society

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

It's not forgotten, I'd say it's more implied since before this time it was city walls throughout basically all of civilized history. A castle can't be just a king/noble and an army, there's no way to survive.

[@kapibaran3502]

I lived in Poland for couple years and i lived in a city close to Malbork and i can't tell you how beautiful that castle is. When i first went to visit that castle i was shocked how massive it actually is and how beautiful it looks inside and outside. If anybody likes to travel and visit castles i have to say that the Malbork castle is a must see.

[@EpichistoryTv]

I visited Malbork a couple of years ago, it's an incredible sight.

[@anja.kuhelj]

While I studies in Czech Republic I visited Gdansk in Jan 19' for only 3 days and I'm so glad I decided to do the train trip to Malbork! It was a lazy cloudy cold Saturday morning and I was almost alone there, such an unreal experience! So worth it!

[@maximkretsch7134]

The Marienburg was the headquarter of the Teutonic Order until 1945. No wonder it is that massive.

[@wtflol2721]

​@@maximkretsch7134 The castle was built by the Teutonic Order. During the Thirteen Years' War of the Teutonic Order with Poland, the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Casimir IV Jagiellonian, bought the Teutonic castle in Malbork for190,000. florins (about 660 kg of gold). The sale was made by Czech mercenaries led by Ulryk Czerwonka, to whom the order stopped paying their wages.

[@johnholt9399]

I agree is amazing

[@KingsandGenerals]

Have been looking forward to this episode for some time now! Congrats on 800k!

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thank you K&G!

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

Maybe you should charge back the money you sent to BLM and give it to an actual force for good, like Epic History TV?

[@ritaDas-xl4kz]

What two of most favourite youtube channels together!!

[@residentelect]

@@onetwothreefourfive12345 We all have our opinions on BLM etc, but don't bring all that bollocks onto EHTV mate. I, and many others, come here to escape the idiocy and degeneracy going on IRL. Let's keep it about Castles, eh?

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@ritaDas-xl4kz EHTV is OG. :-)

[@papasitoz7891]

Who the hell needs the history channel when he have this masterpiece entertainment 🙌🏼

[@evanwilliams9588]

This is by far the best video I’ve seen on YT explaining castles. Perfect balance of history, architecture, and beautiful CGI artwork. Well done. Please don’t ever stop making great content!

[@pozzthanapat]

Epic History TV: What do you want to see next? Me: YES

[@dougthedonkey1805]

I just want to see next

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@@dougthedonkey1805who’s next?

[@bradforddean1]

15:09 Dover Castle "the key to England". 1987 I woke up after hitchhiking to Dover, the night before a driver dropped me off there. I tried to get myself down from the forested hill, but there were too many paths and roads winding all over the place. After about an hour I found a clearing and before me in all its glory was the mountainous castle Dover. I had no idea it was there. It made quite the impression that morning

[@Dayvit78]

Did you have your army with you?

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@guardianofthetoasters2323]

It is impressive how efficient we were in making these things despite being so limited back then. We really can be clever creatures if we wanted to

[@tom-vf1xv]

hard times create good men and all that

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

Back when freemasons had more to do than just circle jerk each other.

[@AverageAlien]

We were not limited we had more freedom

[@spectate0074]

@@AverageAlien ikr old doesnt = dumb.

[@THECHEESELORD69]

@@AverageAlienwe still have that freedom, you just have to use it.

[@jonny5777]

Your video sponsor went perfectly with your video I think it’s the only time I’ve ever actually wanted something that I’ve seen on a KZbin advert

[@elJimjim]

Handy information to use on Age Of Empires.

[@jde-jj1lu]

alrighty then

[@RoastLambShanks]

None of this makes a difference to the game, wish it did. Even doesn't make much difference to Stronghold

[@fijnman3813]

Double gate and trap your enemy is a good one though

[@darki4]

@@fijnman3813 Would be good if it was possible to keep your own gate opened

[@barbiquearea]

@@RoastLambShanks You can still build the layout of a castle with this guide. Just make the castle building the main keep, surrounded by a fortified wall as it's curtain wall, lined with towers. You could have the barracks, stables and other military structures inside this stronghold as well.

[@neymarmessironaldo5881]

This background dramatic song never gets old also the narrator leaves me interested in the documentary like no one else. I would honestly pay to help with your content. Sadly im 17

[@warciminal2076]

Feel ja m8. I wanna pay 100 dollars per montg. But i am 15, and i hate this fact maaaan. 😭😭😭

[@Phe_]

Albano-Roman Guy sounds 5 the way they wrote that

[@neymarmessironaldo5881]

@@Phe_ u wrote very bad urself. At least i could comprehend what albano said

[@lukeklo]

@@neymarmessironaldo5881 i cant comprehend most of what i see in youtube comments tbh

[@siegpasta]

@@warciminal2076 Don't take your youth for granted :D you have only a few more years left of this no-responsibility, just enjoy life and worry about nothing -life-style! Enjoy it while it lasts! Sure, you might not have money now, but once you get older, the money comes with alot of other responsibilities and your free time diminishes drastically! Make sure you don't take your youth for granted ! You will wish you didn't once you get older :D

[@andrewkiffe5354]

Truly an imposing and wondrous time to create those majestic castles . I wish we had structures like them here in the US. I really appreciate the history and style, if I was wealthy enough to have my own mansion, I would build a structure like those castles!

[@dcarbs2979]

I appreciate your interest, but these castles are much more than a mansion. A modern US mansion's cost would be about the extension to one of the wings of the castle. For example, the Windsor Castle repairs to the 1992 fire cost £60m in structural repair and another £30m in decoration. And that was little more than one room! A mighty fine room, obviously, but just one room nonetheless. 24ct Gold gilding everywhere to be seen, the finest hand-painted walls and ceilings, and hand-carved wood panelling and pargetry. No modern building would come close to that level of work. Oh yeah, and Windsor Castle has over 1000 rooms, not including the outbuildings on the estate, which themselves could each be considered mansions (despite more humble names such as 'cottage')

[@mickeyminsky4776]

@@dcarbs2979 Toured England and Ireland a few years ago. Windsor Castle stands out far above ALL of what I saw and experienced. Truly awesome.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

@@dcarbs2979 You're talking about a restoration of a historic building though, a restoration is always way more expensive than a new build. If you used reinforced poured concrete on a new build it would be a lot cheaper for what you get.

[@williamd1891]

Castles may return if/when the zombie apocalypse hits. 🤣

[@badgermoon9229]

@@williamd1891 What do you mean "if"?

[@ekcman]

Not even AoE4's tutorials give such a detailed yet bottom-up "introduction" to the Castle, great work!

[@eatbirb3570]

That’s what I was thinking

[@parashit2181]

Imagine building this perfect castle for years, and complete just before the gun powder ages.

[@vitor_kelps1548]

Or even worst, which I think it's kind common, die before finishing it...

[@nunyabiznes33]

Harren Hoarse after building Harrenhal. 😂

[@TrangDB9]

@@vitor_kelps1548 nah, the heirs can still carry on. But with the beginning of gunpowder age, also they would be done with it. Yet, it's still safer than nothing, even in this day and age it'd be. Not against an army of course.

[@MasteIsIllmatic]

@@TrangDB9 yes even in this day and age it would be better than nothing. Especially if you build a bomb shelter under with food and water to last months.

[@crapthisisalongusern]

Our build bigger guns than them and take them out at range.

[@christianwestling2019]

"Until the arrival of gun powder" Fun fact: The syrian army actully held out inside Krak de Chevalier during the civil war. The castle withstood grenades from the rebels until they were chased of. Pretty cool. Awsome video!

[@afinoxi]

Which Syrian army exactly ? It stood because the outer wall of Crac des Chevaliers is a retaining wall , literally the back of the outer wall is just meters and meters of hard dirt and rock.

[@christianwestling2019]

@@afinoxi The government.

[@afinoxi]

@@christianwestling2019 ...which government lmao ? Esed ?

[@GoyFromFinland]

@@afinoxi The original, only Syrian government?

[@christianwestling2019]

@@GoyFromFinland yes

[@PsychedelicMakai]

Any Minecraft player wanting to build castle

[@SaitamaStand]

Same lol

[@user-xf8nh1we7l]

Every castle should be better than your last. A buddy of mine built his keep with aquariums for walls. Kinda cool.

[@simeonellinger2064]

My first home in Minecraft was a castle. My basement had windows looking into the moat so you could see all the mobs drowning. The moat became a necessity after I learned spiders could climb my walls. Spent a whole night in my archery tower shooting them off. Don't look too close at creepers through the moat glass....

[@mixingcat5213]

This is the stuff I need to learn before playing MANOR LORDS!

[@spdcrzy]

The BEST goddamn integration of a sponsor spot I have ever seen in my life.

[@darthsilversith667]

Flawless seams lol

[@macman6107]

Yes.

[@WIZARDOFTX5]

Me who just wanted to use this as reference for my minecraft castle: Hmm yes

[@ivanovicjelena4156]

You can still take advise

[@lucabanks6581]

same

[@xowy9530]

Legit the reason I’m here

[@thepoglin8479]

Thats literaly just what i did I made it out of wood because im here to earn my castle

[@UltraBeatZ]

Same here, This is good for inspiration and information on how to build and design your minecraft castle.

[@jkabee]

This popped up in my feed today and man, I was just blown away by the quality of the video and narration. As a former “Stronghold” player, I’m very impressed with the game graphic quality and intelligence. I just subbed!

[@DivineFalcon]

I recommend David Macaulay's Castle. It's a cartoon that is old as dirt and primarily aimed at kids, but it's still one of the best and most detailed videos about castle construction. Plus it got BRIAN BLESSED as the narrator.

[@guccihorsepiss2406]

I love that you didn't just theorize a massive castle like in Constantinople. But rather an easily repeatable and cost effective piece of perfection.

[@galipsekerci7292]

II. Mehmet the conqueror

[@asellandrofacchio7263]

? Constantinople was not a castle

[@reverix]

Nobody: Me: *Incase i need to build a castle in the future*

[@filmeonproductions]

once the world ends and returns to feudalism , we have enough knowledge to rule over the non castle building peasants

[@Ealdorman_of_Mercia]

better idea: propose a girl to go see castles and impress everyone with your knowledge hehe They will take you for a master of war.

[@ohnibboi3102]

Me: Minecraft

[@insectslayer1374]

@@ohnibboi3102 a man of culture

[@glyphgraph8436]

it's a reference for my castle in DQB2..

[@mikhailgorbachev1427]

srsly no othr channel has videos of this quality even topics im not interested in like building casltes makes me want to watch it all just because the videos are soo good.

[@joku02]

I can highly recommend Shadiversity`s channel for you then

[@Jodelplane]

Next video: “How to build the perfect Gulag”

[@mikhailgorbachev1427]

@@Jodelplane lol yh

[@ghardrimvoreksson7266]

How can you not be interested in how to build a castle? That's a fundamental subject

[@mikhailgorbachev1427]

@@ghardrimvoreksson7266 idk i mainly like battles and military history and not so much of architectural like buildings bu tthis video did get me intersted in castles thoough

[@spnountky]

If you're interested in medieval castles, I would sugget to take a look at the Guedelon castle in France. It's a castle being build nowadays but with medieval technology and thus unveiling a lot of understanding as to why castles were bult this way. Thanks a lot for your awesome videos !

[@Fall51]

ترجمة

[@xenopsytron2936]

Thanks man. Saw a video about it once and was searching for the name.

[@arnaudh.681]

C'est chez moi ! J'attendais ce commentaire. 😁☝️👌

[@Specter_1125]

I believe the “decorative cross shaped” arrow loops are actually so both crossbow man and longbowman could use the same loops effectively. Arrow slits specific for cross bows are just horizontal slits.

[@annoyed707]

Even with a crossbow you need a useful field of view including the ability to see near and far.

[@TeutonicEmperor1198]

Oh God, I would kill to watch an episode about star and bastion forts! Please Epic History consider my request!!!

[@exudeku]

Castle: YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME! Artillery and Gunpower: bonjour

[@sangralknight3031]

Nah, population boom, city expansion, and organized professional armies supported by complex supply lines actually did the castle in. The truth is castles were and are an imposing defense structure. I mean, really, people keep babbling about how the medieval technology got outclassed by the modern era and using that as some kind of trump card to say it was useless. Even as of ww2 castles were significant defense structures used as garrisons by armies on both sides. At the end of the day, a stone wall is still a solid defense.

[@exudeku]

@@sangralknight3031 ngl, I put that as a meme, but damn the statements I put there is true. From various castles during WWI and II, they are still a behemoth in defence.

[@malachi405]

Roman Legions Build a ramp to the top of the wall. Roll up 80 ft high siege towers.

[@ashbods8115]

More like Ni Hao

[@ArtilleryAffictionado1648]

Star Forts: Oh yeah?? That's nice Mario, come on then :)

[@AngryyBeaverr]

Just came across this channel and this is the first video I watch, thought I was watching the history channel. Definitely a very high quality video and I’m assuming channel as well 👍🏼

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I absolutely LOVE Epic History. The presentation, music, information and narrator’s voice. Proud to sponsor them!

[@enigmaticvaran6597]

Perfect castle according to Stronghold: -Walls made exclusively of round towers -Mount with ballista -Fill with Crossbowmen

[@bathead8788]

*coughs* karacahisar Castle *Coughs* Conquered *Coughs (x3)* by a tribe

[@deathtrooper7760]

forget the balista use the Mange, they are better against the enemy because they throw several stones at the same time, with enough of them it is imposible to cross there field of fire

[@lildon112]

Ten round towers all right next to each other

[@bathead8788]

also, without any siege equipment

[@kalhangigoo421]

@@bathead8788 u got a cold mate? U been coughing everywhere

[@Zeesar]

As much as I love the aesthetics of ruins, it hurts myself looking at them. I want to see that castle in all of it's glory like when it was built :P

[@rafaelaparicio9682]

When you live in an area where there are hundreds of castles you realize that might be a very expensive undertaking. Some are in good condition, many have been reformed to serve other purposes through the ages: silos, high schools, museums or palaces; others have been gradually demolished by the locals to use their rocks as building materials and are in different stages of disrepair. Come to Castile and Leon and you'll see. 😉

[@IndigoIndustrial]

It was not a nice time to be alive.

[@CrafterVSWild]

If you want to see a castle that looks new, go see Guedelon's castle in France, it's so new it isn't finished yet

[@annoyed707]

Not even if you are part of an autonomous collective.

[@Vanastar]

15:56 A lot of castles, particularly in England, didn't so much slide into ruin as get deliberately defaced or destroyed so that bandits, rebels and opposing forces during civil wars couldn't use them as defensive holdouts.

[@gpm_asr]

Holy cow, this is so beautiful and awesome. What an excellent job for everyone involved. Thank you thank you very much!

[@tjsingh8491]

First three kingdoms, then Troy, and now this, you guys are way too good at getting me interested in a time period

[@dabigchina]

Wait did epic history do three kingdoms? I thought that was kings and generals.

[@troygibbons41]

That’s my name 😂😂😂

[@troygibbons41]

I know it’s a city

[@bathead8788]

"A castle like this is virtually impregnable until the age of gunpowder" Me: instantly gets flash backs of the siege of Constantinople

[@viniciusmenezes9538]

Load me in the cannon Mehmed II, Constantinople is ours

[@Dahistoryguy1945]

yup

[@Dahistoryguy1945]

i got flashbacks too lol

[@MG-qo7kl]

Istanbul now

[@skatingfreak1670]

Exactly Constantinople flashes vividly

[@sofjanmustopoh7232]

This is what history channel or discovery channel should be . This is top notch quality production

[@horatiobumbleton-smythe9427]

Dover Castle must have one of the longest histories of all castles, from the Roman Pharos to serving as a command centre in WW2. Theres about 2000 years of history on that ground.

[@Yora21]

I believe there's a military base in Israel that's been in use even much longer.

[@oiledbronze]

@@Yora21 you mean Palestine

[@Yora21]

@@oiledbronze I meant Israel, but I don't rule out it might be in Palestine.

[@annamosier1950]

was located very well

[@Mars20231]

@@oiledbronze Cringe

[@AgentoftheMartianConspiracy]

Girls: (gushing over living in a romantic chateau) Guys: ( envisioning a castle's perfect kill zone to entrap the enemy)

[@jasonsilvernail1450]

Stopping an invasion with the boys.

[@LittleLargeMouth]

How are you still single?

[@thedyingmeme6]

I'm w/ the bois on this one

[@filmeonproductions]

Charging up a mountain with the boys !! - last status update before Agincourt

[@AdobadoFantastico]

Not being under imminent threat of murder is pretty useful for creating romantic environments. Kind of difficult otherwise.

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Shadiversity wants to know your location

[@EpichistoryTv]

We have been in communication. Only a fool would make a medieval history video without first paying homage.

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

@@EpichistoryTv pay homage to the MACHICOLATIONS

[@edi9892]

He has honored the comment section of this video...

[@commissarf1196]

Shad already bless this video on it's comment section with his GLORIOUS *MACHICULATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOONSSS*

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@VentiVonOsterreich uP

[@originaluddite]

I assumed this was an upload of a professional TV documentary till the sponsor was mentioned. Very impressive for something made for KZbin (or indeed any medium).

[@monumental783]

Five stars on all aspects guyz. Great narrative, not excesive publicity, engaging with the audiance in a fun way, and showing something really interesting. Greetings from Colombia.

[@infinitejinpachi]

"A good starter castle is..." thanks, I've been looking to get in to the castle game

[@notmenotme614]

9:01 The perfect castle would have a star shaped perimeter wall. So that the attacking enemy are channelled into a kill zone between the towers, the star shape maximises enfilade fire.

[@OwenofUpstate]

literally how star forts came to be iirc

[@matt6541]

Makes it harder to shoot at certain angles though

[@satyamsangal6659]

That's for gunpowder age

[@assassinlexx1993]

The weakness of some castles. Was digging a tunnel under the wall using supports. Then setting it on fire. This causes the wall to collapse.

[@williammesquit5762]

That's a bastion not a castle

[@brwnvon5421]

Valahogy így kell stílusosan reklámozni! Nem erőszakosan, tolakodóan, zaklatóan... hanem adva egy kis élményt, és megteremteni a hangulatot a folytatáshoz. Felpiszkálva a kíváncsiságot, rövid, tartalmas bemutatókkal. Köszönjük. Megnézzük.

[@jan80trs]

For starters, great video. Having visited castles all over western Europe - Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, UK - I wonder why only one castle of Master James of St.George is mentioned: Harlech. I think that another one of his designs matches your definition of a "Perfect Castle" very closely: Beaumaris castle: a concentric castle, where 2 keeps were build into the inner defence wall.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

We don't deserve Epic History TV. This content is incredible.

[@edouardlorge4059]

" as the age of the castle gave way to the age of the château" Me (who speak french): but it' the same! (château is the french word for castel, and what is called a chateau is "un palais" in french)

[@EpichistoryTv]

Indeed, it was a deliberate historical pun, because although they mean the same thing historically, in modern English usage they have different connotations.

[@pascalstrijker3985]

Thought the same thing like wait arent they the same

[@xenotypos]

Château also means palace in french, it means "both" castle and palace. Palace of course also have the french "palais" if you want to be more specific, but "château" works too. There is no exact translation for castle in french, except château-fort of course but then it's only for fortified castle (in other words, real "medieval castles"). As in english castle in the broad meaning of the term can also mean "palace that looks like a castle", also called mock castles.

[@baronprocrastination1722]

@@EpichistoryTv the same way a shamshir or kilij can refer to different swords, but etymologically mean the same thing.

[@wael4070]

I was thinking the same thing

[@wokevirushandsanitzer5300]

A “murder hole” has to be the most medieval sounding thing I’ve ever heard😂😂. Straight to the point.

[@forrestl5597]

I really appreciate how much you were able to rely on the game footage. I'll be playing it soon.

[@santacatarinaball7091]

Castle: its over army, I have the high ground! Army: you underestimate my power! Castle: pulls out this video explaining why not to try it Army:ok

[@bathead8788]

also Army: skip to 14:17 Mehmed II: its my time to shine

[@user-pb8er8hz9t]

@@bathead8788 skip to 14:53* ;)

[@nick0875]

Edward I: Prepare the Warwolf!

[@robertrouillier4196]

What kind of shit y'all on?

[@vacadademocracia8302]

Beautiful flag!

[@jamesdover4456]

Been a huge castle freak my whole life and man I enjoyed this! Thanks to those that put this together!!!!

[@zqxito9558]

Astonishing visuals to demonstrate practicality. Superb.

[@Eskii_NZL]

Amazing video!! Very informative with some awesome visuals to help get better understanding on what's being said. Well done to the creators of this video 👏

[@burningnapalm4436]

Finally I can build my kingdom! Thank you for this video!

[@cheechiajohri]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@Danymok]

This video is a damn masterpiece

[@darthsilversith667]

This is perhaps the least amount of likes I have ever seen a checkmark get! You’re famous! XD

[@antoniojoaquin2425]

Wow its u

[@antoniojoaquin2425]

Pls make this

[@navneetshyam1335]

This is literally a legendary video made by a mastermind of history!

[@RomainRamier]

Thank you for your great documentaries, and the french subtitles.

[@dragonllig790]

This makes me really appreciate the design of the hornburg

[@martindjakovic7052]

Wow, this video is like a legit documentary you’d see on TV. Good job, dude.

[@megrimlockmesmart.1200]

"Sieges are Dull..." - Sir. Brynden Tully the "black fish"

[@taloob493]

they really are, its alot of waiting and sitting around and occasionally dodging projectiles or making a sortie

[@2adamast]

Vauban: sieges are like a dissection and are as safe as casern duty

[@cheesestealer9780]

Everyone gangster until they fling a desisted cow over the roof

[@juang1574]

@@cheesestealer9780 holy grail reference

[@mohit13reddy]

Thank you for providing such high quality content.

[@jakobssonpontus]

This is one of the best castle explaining videos I've seen. Would love a similar one on star fortresses.

[@ashu2996]

No-one: Me: watching this just in case I get transported to middle ages

[@christopherrivera9827]

A man can wish

[@pokeman5000]

Honestly man, if you get transported back itd be more efficient to just learn how to smith/rifle flint-lock firearms and how to synthesize niter into saltpeter. Then you raise a band of merry men and take a castle of your choosing.

[@comrade4329]

@@pokeman5000 how are you gonna try to defeat longbow mens

[@lechadorespresso]

Isekai timeeee

[@muratege4056]

@@comrade4329... shoot them?

[@residentelect]

Anybody else remember playing Lords of the Realm on PC..? *"Build a Stone Castle my Lord?"*

[@zerok37]

I still have somewhere the original Lords of the Realm II CD. Haven't played in ages!

[@StonedFTW420]

of course if u have steam u can buy the second or third LOTR

[@justincronkright5025]

Finally someone else... it is like trying to find out who plays 'Euchre - especially with my Ontario rules' or who had watched & loved 'The Road to El Dorado'.

[@TheMCD1989]

LoTR2 was the one of the first games I really got into, such a classic. I think I had downloaded it again from GOG a couple years ago, may have to fire it back up soon. Great game.

[@residentelect]

Used to love typing out insults and sending them to the other characters. Always remember the Countess would respond with; "HOOOOW DARE YOU!!" 🤣

[@brn_4456]

Perfect timing. Me and the Homies tried to subjugate the Surrounding area with little Manpower, and need a good guide for a Castle

[@fauzarahma2535]

Epic History TV : "How to Build the Perfect Castle" Me who playing Stronghold Crusader : interesting.....

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

Ah yes a man of culture

[@kskmohanty5559]

It's a perfect Castle if it holds the enemy at 99% in EU4

[@HeyImLucious]

99% sieges are the reason why I have trust issues...

[@BaHaEzZz]

Hahaha

[@BaHaEzZz]

Fun fact: you cant create a completely random algorithm, you can only use a complex enough formula

[@catrielmarignaclionti4518]

@@BaHaEzZz you can actually, take the time in minutes, and make it a 1 digit number, there ez

[@luansagara]

@@catrielmarignaclionti4518 that is too predictable and easy to manipulate if you know what you are doing. it is better to either take miliseconds or make a formula that requires unhuman precision to manipulate

[@yourfatherofyourmother2035]

Reminds me the Dragon's voice from Merlin series. Lovely!

[@jujijiju6929]

The music and voiceover in your videos is just perfect.

[@ScorpFOZ]

I love the fact you merged your content with your sponsor! That made it enjoyable to watch, rather then a commercial.

[@MrTotalAhole]

I absolutly love the fact it stayed on point and didnt wander off on one particular historical event that was only relevant because it took place in, or around a castle. This could have easily been an hour (and I really wish it was) covering in more detail the different defenses and even interior uses of keeps. Even though this covered some floor plans, I'd love to see a more detailed interior breakdown. This is not only going in my liked videos, its also getting favorited in my browser. Thank you.

[@MobashirGhafoori]

I have watched this video over 10 times but I still can’t have enough

[@iv4nGG]

That was the best plug for a video game in a video ever.. And a wonderful video about castles.

[@etiquettefiend]

The beginning of this video honestly sounds like the teaser trailer for a new medieval castle builder video game. And I'm really excited to play it.

[@tacticooltroopers6567]

Thanks, I just finished building mine

[@eTheBlack]

Thanks, gonna show this videos to my king when I travel back in time. Cheers

[@gavinator10000]

Sleep and homework: *exist* Me: oh yeah I’d like to know how to build a perfect castle.

[@matthewsommerfield4739]

I wish they taught this stuff in school.

[@kitn2507]

@@matthewsommerfield4739 history class?

[@matthewsommerfield4739]

@@kitn2507 Huh?

[@matthewsommerfield4739]

@@kitn2507 I mean I like history.

[@matthewsommerfield4739]

@@kitn2507 Oh, I see what you mean. Yes, History class.

[@BoomixDe]

Thank you, took me 500 years to find a good guide.

[@yankeemike-so6jm]

Excellent presentation. Thank you!

[@alibby22]

I've been looking for something like this for years, great job!

[@nothingtoseeheremovealong598]

The videos on the napoleonic wars made him pretty good at pronouncing french names lol

[@dontclickonmychannel400]

Anyone else here from Shadiversity? Awesome video guys!!

[@philippekogler]

Thank you for your kind advice! I will start building next month....

[@thomasrice4078]

Very well done! Mandatory viewing for those with curiosity and imagination.

[@TaiganTundra]

Needs more MACHICULATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONSSSSSSSS!!!!

[@link30222]

Author: These fortifications were impregnable. Me: Hey guys I built you a giant wooden horse!

[@dnmurphy48]

Medieval siege engines (manginels and trebuchets) could smash the walls given time, but many places get brought down by mining during the medieval era. Dig a tunnel and a wide cave at the end under the walls. Use wooden supports while making the cave, Build a huge bonfire in there and fire it. Down comes the wall.

[@CorvusCorone68]

@@dnmurphy48 Alexander F was referencing the Trojan War, not asking for a history lesson on sabotage

[@fezii9043]

@@dnmurphy48 did you know, that's where the term "undermine" comes from?

[@shivery_timbers1430]

@@CorvusCorone68 means I can sabotage my enemy if I ever get sieged. _-If-_

[@skaryzgik]

Social Engineering at its finest

[@McKaylaJade]

This is such a great resource. I write historical stories and this info is critial for my work to be accurate.

[@bbokgomu5422]

I learned so much. Thank you for sharing

[@Furioushunter]

Epic history you are greatest channel!!

[@HungryGoat96]

When i visited Karak de Chevalier in Syria i was astonished by the layered defence. Along with Aleppos castle in which they had a L shaped corridor to the gate with murder holes everyfkinwhere lol. I was around 8 years old completly awestruck by the courage and patience one would need to muster to assault such awesome works of architecture and defence.

[@NMIBUBBLE]

Best Video on Castle ever loved it! Hopefully you continue the series to the next fortified series! :) Well Done

[@JHunter8490]

Thank you for this information!! You guys are awesome I really appreciate it

[@abthedragon4921]

This episode is as majestic as the castles it showcases.