The Life of a Criminal in the Middle Ages...

[@InMaTeofDeath]

As someone currently living in the middle ages it's great that videos like this exist to help those like me.

[@SteveKarpali]

Are you a crminal?

[@InMaTeofDeath]

@@SteveKarpali Yes but white collar, much easier when the majority of the people around you can't read or do math.

[@charlieclark9552]

Get back in your time machine and LEAVE AS FAST AS YOU CAN, you're in danger of being murdered or burned as a witch

[@InMaTeofDeath]

@@charlieclark9552 Or I could start my own religion. I'd base it around video games because obviously they didn't exist in the middle ages so when the prophecy is fulfilled and the world starts filling up with games they'll know which god to thank.

[@charlieclark9552]

@@InMaTeofDeath true, that's a good plan, I underestimated you, good job

[@zombiediarhea]

I like how everyone in these old school paintings have a smirky little smile on their face no matter what was going on with them. That dude getting a sword crammed through the top of his head seemed high on life.

[@kiisseli1337]

Maybe he enjoyed it?

[@truesoulghost2777]

He was thinking, thank god it’s over.

[@h.a.9880]

No need to ruin a merry moment with a frowny face. When a bunch of smiling people that are enjoying themselves stab you in the head, might as well make the best of it.

[@InBrad]

So much cave violence☺️

[@LeCharles07]

"Have you tried DMT?" [intense Joe Rogan stare]

[@nsahandler]

"The crimes [of theft] were quite similar, but the punishments were worlds apart." Horses were expensive as hell and hanging was the penalty unilaterally for millennia - possibly into time eternal. Namely because having a horse vs not having a horse was the difference between life and death for the persons it was stolen from.

[@barrycooper9451]

We are in a new dark age made more sinister by the light of perverted science.

[@nsahandler]

@@barrycooper9451 what are you smoking

[@mailf.4504]

fr also 3 bolts of cloth is like 300 yards vs one cloak

[@costakeith9048]

Yeah, one was petty theft, the other was grand theft, in the same category as burglary or highway robbery, a crime that carried the death penalty in both Britain and America well into the 19th century.

[@mac3770]

so everyone without a horse was dead is that what ur saying? makes no sense man.

[@obrien6320]

Stealing a horse, bolts of cloth and other items is not similar to a youth steeling a cloak. One stole someone's means of livelihood etc and one just stole a garment.

[@jhaz89]

Haha yeah that was stupid

[@HdHd-cg4nz]

Stealing a horse is like stealing someones new plate Mercedes. A horse showed wealth in those days. And probably most important if the person needed the horse to earn a living. Which was measured between life and death in those days.

[@thumper84]

All thieves should be drawn and quartered

[@Mirokuofnite]

@@HdHd-cg4nz a better example would be stealing a contractor truck. Imagine a self employed plumber with a van. All his gear is inside and someone steals it. Effectively the thief look his job/livelihood and placed a huge burden on him.

[@tomlxyz]

@@Mirokuofnite that's much better of an example. I don't think back then anyone but the richest had expensive properties just to show off

[@Sean12248]

Stealing a horse verses stealing clothes are very different for preindustrial society. Clothes can easily be remade. A horse on the other hand cannot. You have to train it, groom it, feed it, keep it healthy for riding and work including trading, plowing fields, traveling between towns or cities. These horses were used in warfare and many people would require a specific type of horse for their way of making a living. A horse is much more than a car it's practically a family member to the person also. In my town in the 1870's they hanged someone for horse robbery. Horses were important into the 19th century.

[@mbr5742]

"Easily remade" is not true. Most people could not go and buy or produce the bolt of cloth. Nor where tailors that common. Giving someone your "old cloth" was a big gift even for wealthier people.

[@IHaveASillyHaircut]

@Sean m0r0n!

[@katyungodly]

I mean relatively speaking easily remade. All you need to make cloth is materials and time, but for a horse, you need far more time, resources, and dedication, as well as a large permanent storage space.

[@jabronisauce6833]

@@mbr5742 Doesn't matter one is messing with one's livelihood which could also be considered attempted murder I mean wars started for such things while the other is a piece of clothing and 3 month banishment seems harse enough for the crime lol

[@mbr5742]

@@jabronisauce6833 Thankfully back then they had a different idea and hanged those people

[@hansofaxalia]

I like how in almost every medieval painting, people burning at the stake just look mildly irritated

[@altareggo]

lolol IKR!! They are all like "Just another bad day at the office"!! Great observation.

[@Raigshow]

What are the suppose to look like in a painting

[@ripvanwinkle9935]

​@@Raigshowidk, red faced, eyes popping out, tongue hanging limply, lower half of the body blackened and burnt? Or maybe I'm more into realistic art

[@topdnbass]

Actually it was believed that having a straight face and not showing a reaction would improve their chances of getting to heaven by showing strength

[@Pavia1525]

You can see people being burned to death in Africa. They are surprisingly quite muted. Probably because they were beaten senseless beforehand.

[@Dave00theking]

In the Dutch language suicide is actually still officially referred to as 'zelfmoord' which literally translates to 'selfmurder'.

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

It’s similar in German

[@HolyPineCone]

Swedish too

[@Beandaddy2013]

Isn’t that what suicide means?

[@AJNpa80]

Love them double dutch letters

[@Likexner]

Suicide literally means "self-killing", so while its not exactly the same, its still very similar.

[@masonr1666]

@4:07 You have to remember the time frame you are talking about. In the previous example, the man just stole some clothing. But in this example, he stole a horse, clothes, and other goods. A horse at the time could be used for transportation & also probably tilling fields. I am not a historian, but stealing clothes is not the same thing as stealing a car, tools from a tradesman, and 6 to 8 months of work. Thats probably why this individual was hanged. He essentially stole someone else's livelihood. It's not like those items could be easily replaced in the Middle Ages.

[@CDAWG199313]

KZbin history degree alert 😂

[@MrNoot39449]

@Cory Kelley More like common sense alert

[@commanderrockwell1123]

@@CDAWG199313 Oh, just look at that ratio between your comment’s likes and the likes of the guy verbally slapping you for it underneath! Truly beautiful. Your type are annoying. You must regret opening your mouth.

[@s_vb2220]

a horse was also extreemly valueble at the time.

[@geezerp1982]

yes and no ! all felonies were capital misdemeanour crimes were not! thus not all theft was felony ! and no felony is not american either ! however the larceny act 1916 made all theft felony only offences until 1968 then replaced with the theft act

[@24934637]

Those crime figures are shocking! My local town has a population 42X that of Lincoln, which would equate to almost 4800 murders! As a yearly average, we usually have 2-3 at most!

[@7ebr830]

If it is "your" town then it must be "local to you". Also, why not just name the town? What are you hiding? The truth, maybe?

[@24934637]

@@7ebr830 I'm just not in the habit of letting the whole world of internet strangers know where I live.

[@timbur2711]

If you don’t tell him the town of which you live then it is determined you do not actually live in a town and probably reside in some sort of village

[@TheShourdedLord]

@@7ebr830 found the redditor

[@7ebr830]

@@timbur2711 Exactly Lying through his teeth. 🙄

[@brettmcclain9289]

Most modern court of laws still take your reputation into account. If someone with no record commits murder, they tend to have a higher burden of proof and get a lighter sentence than if they had a criminal background.

[@thespicypolitician8186]

I think some people are forgetting why these punishments were so severe. They were living in a time where people had almost nothing. They lived in a time where if someone stole your socks, your feet would freeze off in winter, because it was your only pair of socks and you don’t have enough money to buy another pair.

[@iconickid2397]

And also people were very religious back then

[@thespicypolitician8186]

@@iconickid2397 no, that barely had anything to do with it. The ability for individuals to get richer is what caused punishments to become less severe. Not a decrease in religiosity.

[@SaltySteff]

​@@iconickid2397 this is the single greatest misconception about the middle ages. The truth is, most ordinary people were not very religious. The clergy and nobility to some extent were very religious. The clergy could read, unlike ordinary peasants, and so they could interpret the scriptures. Even religious services and prayers were barely understood by most people as they could not understand the Latin in which they were recited. Bedroom activities were seldom monitered and sodomy was nearly impossible to enforce on a broad scale. Only if you were caught in the act were you typically punished. For most people, the goal was to keep your family alive and have enough food in your belly and a warm enough shelter to survive the night.

[@iconickid2397]

wow interesting, I never knew that@@SaltySteff

[@ticket2space]

​@@SaltySteffWasn't the church and the state pretty much the same thing?

[@dr.leftfield9566]

Sanctuary was next to hopeless for the criminal in medieval England if the charge was serious. Records are littered with villians being forcefully dragged out and priests and clergy bribed or sometimes beaten if any resistance was shown.

[@QuisUtDeus828]

Maybe late medieval times but prior to Henry's revolt against God no man would beat a priest. It was an excommunication to do so and the man that ordered it would stand to lose his holdings through revolt

[@taylorbaker47]

I’m really glad I found this channel, the medieval period is one I’m really not familiar with at all and love learning more about. Keep it up dood

[@emzybenzey]

As usual, amazing content! I'm obsessed with medieval history and the subjects you cover are really interesting and informative, have been following since day one and each video gets greater 😀 x

[@chrish4439]

Should probably find a better source than this guy who thinks stealing a cloak and horse are equal. This guy has no bearing on what life was actually like back then and just recycles things he hears and doesn't understand.

[@QuisUtDeus828]

This isn't amazing at all. He misrepresents blasphemy as if it's some easy thing to do accidentally and no one was executed for stealing a piece of clothing. He doesn't actually know what he's talking about. Like at al

[@BarryFrancis]

Whenever I hear mention about blasphemy all I can ever think about is the line “I had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was ‘That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah’” from Monty Python’s The Life of Brian.

[@David-wk6md]

Are there any women here today?

[@j.d.4697]

I think of all the countries where blasphemy is still a thing, officially or unofficially.

[@QuisUtDeus828]

His representation of it is so dumb. You can't accidentally commit blasphemy. The way he makes it sound it would be so common you wouldn't have had anyone alive today. There is a specific definition of the word it isn't some vague thing. "any word of malediction, reproach, or contumely pronounced against God" Saying some remark about a person, even a Saint, will not rise to that level. It may be a sin (Sacrilege) but you're not getting your head lopped off.

[@malcolmt7883]

One of my friends had his underwear stole right out of the dryer. Whoever did that is probably still hiding in a church.

[@BraveBunnyCat]

Plot twist: it was the missing sock who stole the knickers 😱 And the dish ran away with the spoon.... probably 😁

[@davidtrindle6473]

A man robbed our local pharmacy thinking the blue pills were narcotics, but they were actually viagra. Police were asked whether the perpetrator was arrested. “No, he is still at large.”

[@falimojk]

this channel is seriously underrated. great videos!

[@stretchlimo7275]

I agree, these videos are excellent, very informative

[@katarinatibai8396]

Agree.

[@NP-gb5su]

I disagree, I rate it top tier!

[@stealthkillz3114]

Underrated is such a overused word. How about unnoticed? Thats better.

[@Tinera420]

Major point

[@LittleKitty22]

"The guilt of the prisoner was usually dependend on the reputation and character of the prisoner" - isn't this still the case...???

[@jackiereynolds2888]

That's what lawyers routinely do !

[@davidjohnson8655]

I mean those kids were all acquitted centuries ago and he just talks about them as if they are just clearly guilty, and it couldn't have just been family feuds. Maybe they were, but its not hard to use the valuable term alleged, but people today aren't really like that, no.

[@davidjohnson8655]

@@jackiereynolds2888 Literally taught and a bread and butter principle of the legal system everyone on the planet, openly. The drug dealer who kills someone gets worse treatment than the housewife defending her children. Both are homicides, one is defensible. Dealing drugs that are intended to heal has usually been protected, although the last few decades have been an exception, big pharma and all. The issue you guys are complaining about is legal politics, literally. Lawyers are bound by political laws, and by law need to fight them outside of court, in the political sphere. If only some powerful elites controlled both parties hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@LittleKitty22]

@@davidjohnson8655 I don't think we are talking about lawyers. All my experiences of having been declared "guilty" simply because of either me, or someone else, having a terrible reputation thanks to the very extensive smear campaigns of the actual criminals, did not involve lawyers. You think people are not like that nowadays...??? You got a lot to learn!

[@neorev01]

In modern times, I think money has more sway than character, but in the west we confuse money with character

[@Cormano980]

Despite the extremely harsh punishments, crime was still running rampant, reason being the authorities caught far too few criminals

[@mac3770]

did they have citizens arrest back then?

[@Cormano980]

@@mac3770 no , it was based on ratting out and witnesses, and being caught in the act ofcourse Then they organized some kind of posies and got them , punishment depended on the deed

[@genericscout5408]

@@Cormano980 punishment was based on relative power. The wealthy could commit endless amounts of crime and no authority existed to stop it except peasant revolts. The people who didn't get caught were probably people of middle class or higher equivalents.

[@sashakhan1262]

⁠@@Cormano980they did have citizens’ arrest but criminals might be in gangs, usually more experienced in fighting and often combat vets. Hence one on one citizens arrests were rarer than posses.

[@prairierider7569]

When one can’t sleep what does one do? Binge watch some of these awesome uploads. I learn so much

[@wfcoaker1398]

"Pain fort et dur" means being pressed to death. They lie you on your back, put a board on top of you, and put heavy weights on the board. It can take days to die.

[@mjanny6330]

"More weight"

[@teddycooke8145]

9:22 .... finally a historically accurate depiction of how medival combat was carried out, thankyou 🙏

[@89128]

Permanant exile was a form of slow death. Unless you had sufficient funds to live abroad your life would be short. Once the sentence of exile was pronounced, you were given several days to put your affairs in order. Upon the day of departure, you would present yourself to the sheriff, the sentence read to the assemble mob. You were then shown the road to the nearest port and sent on your way. Now, if you had murdered someone, you probably didn't make it much past the first turn in the road, as relatives of the murder victim were usually waiting. Should you arrive at the seaport, you were required to report to the sheriff. Your next task was to find transport to where you wanted to go. If the winds were against sailing, if you found a captain willing to take you, you were then required to walk into the sea up to your knees, every day until you sailed. Once on the other side you had to make a living, not knowing the language made it almost impossible, unless you came from a wealthy house, and/or had contacts. Usually, your body would be found a few weeks after arrival, stripped of everything usable.

[@AR-yd2nd]

Do you have any source? Exile is an interesting topic

[@Whatt787]

The murder rate is shocking, beyond belief, 7000 people and 114 murders??? That's what London has every year and their population is 8 million!

[@David-wk6md]

I think life is so crappy back then they really didn't mind 😊

[@zachlovescats95]

Just goes to show you that the "crime is out of control" fear mongering is exactly that, fear mongering

[@seanfoltz7645]

The simple fact of the matter is that if there weren't any witnesses and no one could connect you with the crime, then you got away with it. That's part of why the punishments were so severe - since the odds of getting caught were so low, they needed to create a very high deterrent.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

To get sanctuary you didn't always need to reach the church. At Beverley in Yorkshire all you needed to do,was get within 1 mile of the Minster to get sanctuary.

[@henrysaizofficial]

I always recommend your channel to people complaining about the crazy times we are living.

[@scslre]

why?

[@jhaz89]

@@scslre uhhh...maybe to give some perspective?

[@scslre]

@@jhaz89 literally anything and everything provides perspective. i was interested to know why these videos in particular come recommended.

[@jhaz89]

@@scslre because it's a different time period and they're talking about times. You high?

[@scslre]

@@jhaz89 i'm really not interested in having a conversation predicated on you stabbing at the possible motivations behind someone else's decisions, man. if you find these videos helpful for that reason, fantastic -- jog on.

[@Nognamogo]

Maybe destroying or confincating the property of suicide victims was meant to discourage relatives from killing their family members and claiming it was suicide for personal gain.

[@NoName-fj3pi]

Someone shooting out of a church with a bow abusing the status of sanctuary sounds like a video game exploit.

[@marcosmota1094]

Dude, you voice overs and jokes are solid entertainment. You have us wondering where you're getting your "actors" from....medieval fairs or just kinky friends.

[@scirishmelody1096]

I stumbled on this channel. I'm addicted. Love your content!

[@jek_spero]

Imagine stealing a horse & some chap still exposing you 600 years later.

[@kt420ish]

Imagine being tried for a crime that you didn't commit back in 1321 😰

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

"The Crimes were quite Similar" No...one was a Cloak (Petty Theft Misdemeanor) and the other was a Horse and significant valuables (Grand Theft Felony).

[@cchrizzy219]

Sounds to me like being banished from your village for three months is like sending a person directly into areas where you run into potential danger all of the time. areas where you are safe around the people you know into an unfamiliar could be somewhat of a brutal punishment in itself.

[@snarkfinder2621]

Don't forget that communities were much smaller than now. A community may only exist of two or three families. The population of England and Wales in 1300 was around 2.5 million, just over a quarter of the population London today. There was no police force, at best there was a watchman (who was probably related to the malefactor or was corrupt or only got the job because they were useless at everything else). The local Lord could intervene if he considered that the crime was not worth bothering about (murder victim got their just desserts, etc) or the accused was thought to be of value to the Lord (Yes, you say that he torched the next village, murdered all the inhabitants and nicked everything not nailed down, but he is my blacksmith so you can sod off!). There was also the "Benefit of Clergy"; which meant that the accused had taken holy orders. A member of the clergy was immune from prosecution by any authority other than the church. Proof of holy orders was provided by the ability to read and write. Finally, after being convicted, a criminal could escape punishment of a person good standing made representation to the court; sort of, "All right, we know that you did it, now bugger off and don't do it again and stay away from that sodding blacksmith!".

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Stealing a horse vs. Stealing a cloak are VERY different crimes... even in the usa a horse thief was about as bad as a murderer because you were in some cases basically killing the owner by taking his horse.

[@tomb7655]

You pronounced indicted incorrectly

[@geigertec5921]

You pronounced it wrong too. It's pronounced indicted not indicted 🤣

[@OrdnanceTV]

6:50 I WAS NOT READY

[@djdeemz7651]

Its crazy knowing people back then could do fire , ice and electric magic spells out of their hands must have been handy to have them skills cant believe we lost them .

[@johnfw1973]

I just came across your channel and I've been binge watching the videos all day. I love the content. I guess the Utube algorithm gets it right sometimes 👍🏻

[@blitzen435]

Awesome video mate! Great information and great editing you’ve given me a lot of inspiration and tips for my own channel just by watching this video.

[@general_paul]

Everything can be summed up as "Living in the medieval ages is a heinous crime"

[@MonsterHunter267]

"You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people. What say you in your defense?"

[@lelonfurr1200]

horse theft was still a hanging offense almost to the 20th century

[@rogerbartlet5720]

It would have been interesting to tie these crimes to the development of English Common Law. Granted this would have been applied inconsistently, the ideas survived and served us well today.

[@geezerp1982]

just common law also statutes of then are still the law today for example the justice of the peace act 1361, Observance of due Process of Law (1368) and the treason act 1381

[@kwagigi]

This was genuinely hilarious. Thanks for that :D

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

What was hilarious about it? It was all about crime, punishment, torture, and medieval barbarism. If that's hilarious to you, you must thought the Spanish Inquisition was a real belly laugh.

[@AW-kr9fl]

I find how bizarre and cruel medieval punishments were absolutely hilarious. Especially the whole concept of sanctuary and putting animals on trial makes me laugh 😂

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@AW-kr9fl I mean sanctuary is somewhat sensible. A place to flee to if you're afraid you were framed or the situation isn't as clear cut as cold blooded murder, and to negotiate and explain your situation

[@LegendOfThin]

This is such an interesting channel, please keep it up

[@Clipgatherer]

1:04 The Icelandic skjald and Viking, Egill Skallagrimsson. He committed quite a lot of killing, but was never punished for any of it. 😊

[@AnnPMadera]

There was actually acceptable terms of killing oneself in the middle ages by the church (and in the Catholic Church is still acceptable). Madness, so you aren't really in control of your actions, or if you don't want to do it as a rejection of life, since life was considered a divine gift and rejecting it was rejecting God. This act was rare but considered acceptable. It was supported by the act of a knight falling on one's sword for an act of dishonor. In so doing, his honor was restored, and it wasn't considered the same as a suicide from grief, fear, or weakness, and they still received a Christian burial. The most similar act in the Catholic Church in recent years was probably when an Iranian bishop killed himself on the steps of his church to protest the mistreatment of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran. It was determined not to be from despair and thus he was still allowed a Christian burial. And a lot of these seem very Anglo or Francocentric. There were more cultures in medieval Europe.

[@risingson7773]

Educational and quite funny at times. Really enjoy these and only wish they were longer. Cheers!

[@2LargeHounds]

There seems to be some Ralph and Lawrence confusion.

[@aFlockOfOrfans]

Horse theft has commonly been solved by hanging because it was considered taking away someone's ability to get food, travel, make money or have a livelihood.

[@ddk999]

Love the channel! But, at the risk of committing blasphemy, “indicted” is pronounced in-dye-ted, not in-dikk-ted.

[@kenboulder212]

We're Americans, buddy. It's indicted.

[@cdavid469]

@@kenboulder212 not sure what your comments adds, we're talking about pronunciation and you've only gone and respelled it, but the word is definitely said uhn · dai · tuhd in British or American dialects

[@kenboulder212]

@@cdavid469 If you're not sure, pray buddy. Pray until not too late. Somebody will come.

[@andrewkellar6511]

Oh my gosh, this was a good episode!! This ended faster than I wanted...

[@ImAPeople]

In-dict-ed sounds cute, but I believe it's pronounced in-dite. Good show!

[@cyndiknapp4904]

I love your videos, very interesting and look forward to each new one.

[@sudonim7552]

The practice of sanctuary seems to have a modern analogue, that is the practice of seeking asylum in an embassy. It reminds me of when Julian Assange fled to the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid being extradited to the US.

[@mbr5742]

Embassy is "another country" for legal purposes. Different from say church asylum

[@YouTubemessedupmyhandle]

I think that means the murder rate in Lincoln was 1,628 per 100,000. The worst city in the world in 2022 was Colina at 182.

[@AnthonyBlamthony]

0:14 That’s so close to how America sees law and order today, it’s not even funny. Like in the 80s and 90s America’s approach to weed was just- “O was this guy caught with weed? Let’s put him away for 1/3 of his life that’ll make America stop smoking it…right?”

[@googane7755]

Punishments are severe because 1. People had less 2. There was less law enforcement and relied more on mob justice 3. It was almost impossible to solve crimes without modern detective tools so they had to make an example of few who were caught in the act.

[@HowToPnP]

04:00 "Similar crimes"? A cloak VS a horse and multiple square meters of cloth ... but the only thing that's different is the location ... are you okay? That's like saying "but my neighbor burned his trash, why am I being punished harsher" after burning down several building.

[@leolego2]

So they're literally a similar crime. Stealing and burning down a house can't be compared at all

[@HowToPnP]

@@leolego2 read my comment again! I'm comparing "burning garbage" with "burning down a house". This guy compared "stealing a cloak" to "stealing a horse + a ton of stuff" I never compared arson to theft, I just pointed out that "location" is not the important factor here! And while I'm at it: stealing a cloak is "petty theft" , stealing a horse + a ton of stuff "grand theft". They are literally different crimes!

[@lucalinadreemur9448]

So I haven't watched yet but I'm intrigued to find out whether you can just relocate to the next village and say " oh uh yeah my name is Jeff." When you were actually born as Henry and people just shrug and go "ok, grab a shovel Jeff. "

[@MRJoMama966]

The stealing of a horse and the stealing of a cloak are quite similar? 4:20 I don't understand how you come to the conclusion that those crimes are at all on the same level. stealing a horse was a hanging offence in most of europe.

[@mathewkanapilly796]

stealing a horse still was a hanging offense in the wild west in the US only 150 years ago so it didn’t really change until the last 120 years in most countries

[@rambler123]

Oh my God. The whole world would have smelled of death and rotten corpses in this era. No scented candles or air fresheners😢😢😢😢

[@ModelsExInferis]

Er, Lincoln isn't "Northern" it's East Midlands. I know, I live here!

[@bbluva21]

Further, I am scared.

[@daryld4457]

I class it as northern. You all sound northern for a start.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Too northern to be southern, too southern to be northern.

[@youser1093]

It's above Watford gap isn't it? It's the North

[@jaif7327]

@@youser1093north=above the humber

[@AccountInactive]

5:17 I was playing hydroneer while watching this. The scream caught me off guard big time.

[@ananda_miaoyin]

Medieval art kicks ass. By the way, the word "indicted" is pronounced "in-DITE-ted" Not "in-DICK-ted." Although....back then....maybe they were in-dicked-ted a lot. Different times. Good video.

[@BimpytheWimpyShrimpy]

English sure is a nonsensical language

[@SpaceBearEngineer]

I'm glad we have at least one data point for crime in the pre-industrial era. Really highlights how fortunate we are now. The current worst murder rate in the world is in Celaya, Mexico due to the drug war at 109 per 100,000. High enough for travel bans, states of emergency, and deployment of military resources but FIFTEEN TIMES safer than a medieval English town.

[@scathatch]

I think crime and punishment has made some progress since the medieval era.

[@bobbun9630]

And yet it still remains impossible with any certainty to ensure that punishment is dished out specifically and exclusively to those who commit the crime. This may sound a little twisted because most people don't look at the system this way, but here it is: We don't punish people (my familiarity is with the system in the U.S.) because they committed a crime. We punish them, absent a guilty plea, because two storytellers put on a performance featuring conflicting stories for an audience of twelve, and the twelve were more convinced by the "prosecution" storyteller than the "defense" storyteller.

[@BeastSabbath]

Well Done! Great Video

[@paulybeefs8588]

Considering the difficulty of acquiring resources in these times, is it fair to say that the crime of the boy stealing a cloak is similar to the crime of a man stealing a horse, 4 bolts of cloth, and various items? In modern times that seems like the difference between shoplifting a hat versus robbing a bank with a stolen car. Today, the young man would probably have his parents appear and on a first offense it's likely that any charges would ultimately be dropped, compared to three months banishment which could be a death sentence on its own. Yes, hanging is also a harsher sentence than anything today, but I wonder if it had more to do with the difference in severity of the crimes more than that they were in different locations.

[@genericscout5408]

If the hat was gold encrusted then it would be that shoplifting. Cloaks in the old times were far more valuable than they are now. Horses were obviously much more valuable.

[@jamesb.9155]

These are fine presentations!

[@johnnyk.2911]

Let me guess, the word 'warrant', as we understand it today, has its origins in the surname, you guessed it, the 'Warrant' family. Oh, by the way, was there a warrant issued for the warrant family?

[@BrandonShepherd-v4p]

I thoroughly enjoy you videos.

[@bbluva21]

4:10 = "in-dick-ted" I like this channel a lot, but it's this kind of thing that honestly scares me amidst informational context...

[@LittleKitty22]

Could you get medication and therapy for your anxiety? If you get scared because someone mispronounces a word, you'll be a nervous wreck for the rest of your life if you don't do something about it.

[@bbluva21]

@@LittleKitty22 I didn't say anything about anxiety. When someone says "that scares me" in reference to something being grossly misused, such as information or sheer stupidity, as in your case, they're being hyperbolic and not actually in a state of fear. Is English not your first language, I assume?

[@LittleKitty22]

@@bbluva21 Is it yours? You clearly don't understand sarcasm. In English speaking countries we use it a lot. You need to improve your English if you want to understand a basic conversation. We also don't usually comment on someone mispronouncing a word because our language is not phonetic, so mistakes can happen.

[@bbluva21]

@@LittleKitty22 Honestly, I think you simply have low standards and a white-knight complex. Whereas my complaint came from a place of worry over source accuracy on a fact-based video, yours was the need to (erroneously) feel superior - and also defend someone on the internet whom simply doesn't require your misplaced heroics. Calm yourself, Little Kitty. Nobody here is your enemy, except mayhaps your own hostility. Go in peace - but be sure to go.

[@disfurosa9982]

@@LittleKitty22 Well to be fair it can be pretty hard to understand sarcasm through text when you cant see facial expressions or tone of voice

[@Mrverybusinessman]

Love this channel! Side note, I think (4:11) it's pronounced "in-dye-ted"

[@cptjockitch]

Yea I don’t agree that some punishments are not a deterrent. We obviously don’t know what a world would be like without these punishments since they happened already and don’t have time machines to go back in time. Is everyone going to be scared of the punishments? No but most people will be. If they weren’t then murder and other crimes would be much higher. The average person does fear punishments wether it be from humans or spiritually. There is no universal deterrent that will deter every person from crime and what we had in the past and have now is the best we can do. The problem is that criminals become experienced in avoiding punishments. Criminals who get lenient sentences will use the same strategy that got them out of the first crime to get out of the other more serious crimes. Lying and using sympathy is a pretty good strategy for criminals.

[@kmorris180]

I remember that killing that happened in 1284. My wife and I were in 1285 and the noise kept us awake all night.

[@Mechimmortal]

@9:37, I'm confused... Lawrence is the goldsmith and he fled to the church, and he was found hanging, but it shows Ralph's character hanging... And then Lawrence's character is seen with the mistress.

[@RazrIllusion]

Don’t overthink it buddy

[@rodneytuxedo7559]

Whatever you do, no matter what, don't think about jevvs while watching this awesome video.

[@marilynwells1872]

I'm loving your videos, but am kind of a stickler for pronunciation. Again, Aquinus is pronounced ah QUINE us, and indict is actually en DITE. The C is silent. Apparently this comes from the early English endite, but somewhere along the line the decision was made to make it look more like its Latin roots, and the spelling became indict from the Latin root word indictare. But modern pronunciation kept the original English ENDITE.

[@robertafierro5592]

That bell! Has anyone complained? It must be the pitch. It goes right through me after I jump a foot into the air!

[@pandahsykes602]

@9:50 why would Alice go with the dude that just called her a “fallen woman” to hang the dude she was going out with ?

[@trashfire9641]

I think the channel messed up somewhere in the narrative.

[@niklashall5969]

Maybe even a video on the various swordmasters? Or fighting manuscripts?

[@paulizard4292]

Indict is pronounced 'indite'. Idk why, but there you go.

[@David-wk6md]

Medieval has four syllables But he only uses two

[@kennethpaultargett5483]

What a brilliant statement..... People would only behave well if they feared the penalty of breaking the law..... Welcome to 2022..........

[@thaillezt315]

Damm, not uh fallen woman! 😳🤦💀

[@robnewman6101]

Police-less Medievals! No Constabulary either. No Emergency Services. That's a bit of a problem.

[@geoffreybrooks6041]

I love this channel, but "indicted" (for example, at 4:10) is pronounced "in-DYTE-ed", not "in-DICK-ted." :)

[@mysterycrumble]

thank you fellow language nazi

[@JayWalker-tk2pr]

Deterrents Don't work nearly as well as one would hug because the criminals don't think they're going to get caught. If the criminals thought they were going to get caught, then the deterrents would probably work. But ...

[@BeckBeckGo]

“Why were the medieval so murderous?” Dude you try living back then. Entire culture riddled with PTSD. Every one of them, regardless of social status, could die at any second: If you have to ask why that would make someone violent, you would not understand the answer.

[@Nathan-jt8zt]

Clown. Nobody had PTSD back then, it’s a modern ailment for saddos like you, who can’t handle the natural world. Killing is natural, fuckin SJW

[@heinrich6slaughter318]

9:15 I think you swapped the names of the guys in the pictures. It was the guy who insulted the girl who they lynched right? The pics confused me

[@j.d.4697]

Don't self murder, or you might get sentenced to death!

[@markinglese3874]

Wow! This is fantastic.

[@bensalfield397]

I love this channel except for the mispronunciations. In this episode for example, "indicted" - the 'c' should be silent.

[@tezhug1890]

Aquinas too

[@jonvd7927]

It’s too late man. He can’t go back and redo the video because of very minimal pronunciation issues just because a few nerds point it out.

[@skottlee8959]

JON VD I bet you also enjoy posting "if you don't like it don't watch it". Contrary midwit.

[@IDoBeSmarter]

OMG I'm so glad I found this! Now tell me please! How do I get outta this mess?

[@jedidiahkelley655]

My great+ uncle was the last man beheaded in Scotland using the maiden, this due to pushing his neighbors wife into a cow pile and then shooting the husband to death.

[@7ebr830]

I'm MGTOW. I'm guessing that he should have pushed the husband into the cow pile and shot the wife. 😉

[@andrewgates8158]

No salt mine sentence?

[@josebarberena-k1y]

2:30 everyone's looking sol joyful.. Even the condemned as a sword is being plunged into his noodle.

[@WillFaison]

you are mispronouncing "indicted." the C is silent.