Surviving Life as a Woman of the Medieval Crusades...

Going on a Medieval Crusade was a male mission, a military enterprise in which only men could fight. Obviously, the women stayed home and did womanly things while their dashing, knightly husbands rode off and defended the Holy Land. Right? Wrong. Actually, many women also took up the cross and went off on Crusade, and they weren’t just the important warrior noble women, like Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Described as being “essential yet despised”, there were also the servants who looked after the animals and accompanied the army, the washerwomen, the camp-following prostitutes, and not forgetting the lice-pickers as well. Welcome to Medieval Madness.
00:00 Introduction
00:55 An Insufferable Necessity
04:21 Margaret of Beverley
07:00 The Unknown Nun
07:40 Warrior Women
08:18 Eleanor of Aquitaine
09:34 Margaret of Provence
10:24 Countess Ida of Hainaut
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Producitons
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[@sdb9884]

“Womanly things like knitting and being oppressed” 😅

[@Kathy_1991]

That line really made me laugh! I'm glad someone else appreciated it too 😄

[@koriw1701]

Me three! This channel is very informative while also tongue-in-cheek!🤣

[@valentinkambushev4968]

Finding a historical period where a woman's life wasn't a misery: impossible.

[@dearbrad1996]

Anything that wasn't written by a woman

[@peterwarner553]

Find a historical period where life wasn't a misery: impossible.

[@nobodyatall7438]

@@peterwarner553right

[@glory4645]

​​@@peterwarner553Sure but some lives are more miserable then others, tho I'm sure protected and noble ladies with good parents and husband's ( it is not impossible even in thar time) had better then other women and most regular men.

[@emilien.]

The late Terry Jones of Monty Python was a serious scholar of medieval lives and has a great series on this. You'll find it balanced and directed towards the misery of both men and women. PS 3 hours later: Let me be clear -- nothing can rival Medieval Madness, though!🏆

[@emilien.]

In a previous life I was a lice-picker in the Third Crusade. Actually I only got as far as Cannes where I surreptisiouisly deserted to take in the film festival.

[@RIPvizzini]

Damn some wars really are so stupid

[@valentinkambushev4968]

Most of them are.

[@-Varwen-]

Some?

[@robertwarner1160]

This one was good, dumb islam

[@BrineyBat]

Vast majority of

[@_Lane_]

All of them are!!! 😝

[@grapeshot]

Yeah I just read about Richard the Lionheart when he was having his coronation banquet since it was a crusading affair no women or Jews were allowed to attend.

[@wordytoed9887]

This video’s release and the fact that I FINALLY just caught up on The French History Podcast hosted by Gary Girod (I can’t believe I have to wait two weeks between releases now) is crazy. The Crusades are truly interesting to learn about. The Church, its goals, its endeavors, its impact on all of society is unlike anything else, IMO. History is amazing. Thanks for shedding some more light on it, Medieval Madness. As you old redcoats say, “Cheers!” Love from the mitten state.

[@dearbrad1996]

They could make a great movie on Eleanor of Aquitaine

[@leightonolsson4846]

They did. It's called 'The Lion In Winter"

[@dearbrad1996]

@@leightonolsson4846 I said a great movie, not some crap. Yeah I have seen it

[@leightonolsson4846]

@@dearbrad1996 Your definition of crap is... Questionable

[@dearbrad1996]

@@leightonolsson4846 you sound like a god damn Biden lover. Some kind of woke follower waving a rainbow flag. For shame!!!

[@jandrews6254]

Married to the king of France, but no sons only two daughters, so she was divorced. Then found herself married to the king of England with whom she had a large number of children, including Richard the lion heart. Sux to be you Louis!

[@HerbaceousSW]

Thank you!

[@Unicornvomit456]

Please do a video on the daily life of upper class women in medieval times!

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Why is the map at 1:20 in Finnish?

[@gungi4764]

Nice vid

[@yeyeman6569]

Could you make a video about the ancient persian islamic or zoroastrian period?

[@babyramses5066]

Ooh yes 😍

[@manchannel7003]

I knew when I read the title that this video would be infused with soy.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

10:16 wow, Eleanor of Aquitaine is on my family tree, but I had no idea she actually led a Crusade!

[@h0rriphic]

Eleanor of Aquitaine didn’t “[lead] a crusade” she accompanied her husband, King Louis VII, on two different campaigns during the Second Crusade…which is still pretty badass. Love Eleanor of Aquitaine- she’s a fascinating person. (Also the time stamp you referenced, OP is actually discussing a totally different person- Margaret of Provence…)

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@h0rriphic Okay, Captain Literal, but according to this narrator, after her husband died she took over his leading of that particular crusade. As to the time stamp, I tried several times to get that during her story but apparently there was a glitch that kept putting it on the lady after her.

[@babyramses5066]

"Eleanor, are you and your Amazons done cosplaying as crusaders yet?" Louis asked in a suspiciously bad French accent. 😂 #drawnofhistory

[@thecozyvvitch]

“Did womanly things such as knitting and being oppressed.” 😂😂😂 I couldn’t have said it any better!

[@triumph.over.shipwreck]

Victim complex spotted. How many cats do you have?

[@thecozyvvitch]

@@triumph.over.shipwreck None. I’m allergic

[@kittymarshmellow9703]

Can't imagine being a nit picker😂

[@Down_the_Wind]

That dude in the thumbnail is looking at the woman in his arms, thinking “Damn! She’s got a face like Curly from The Three Stooges, but she fit as hell!”

[@Contessa6363]

Deal Breaker!! Lice picker???🤮🤮🤮

[@LeahHa8]

Woman.*

[@TristanRogersInPittsburgh]

You purdy😊

[@joseybryant7577]

As a women

[@theconqueringram5295]

Some Chad women.

[@halldorherm]

Sorry.. But I have to.. "A women"?

[@Donathon-qx8kq]

Lice picker... sounds almost as bad as Groom of the Stool...but I'll bet it didn't pay nearly as much 😅

[@monique6549]

GO WOMEN!!!!

[@avillageofbigheads]

so not too different then from what woman go through the modern day in rural India. staying oppressed

[@siemniak]

Yes and men still dying in the wars. But they are men so who cares. We can't be oppresed 😂😂

[@h.huffen-puff4105]

9:41 Funeee!😒🙄😅🙂😀

[@jthomas4361]

?

[@Grnfinger]

Lice picker?? What a great job 🤢

[@Hailey-mx4kc]

2:43 I hope I would be denied for this job 😫 if they hired me I’d cry lol

[@cynhiacations9879]

Holy wars hmmm. Wars are still being fought on religious grounds. When will ppl accept the many religions and live and let live.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

As long as money is involved.

[@sweetbunnybun]

Religious played only a part in it. Soms people also wanted lands and glory or just have some adventure

[@shoulderpyro]

Or better yet - abolish religion entirely. For the Emperor of Mankind!

[@daveanderson3805]

I can't imagine a worse reason to fight and die than in the name of some superstitious belief system.

[@terriwetz6077]

More people have died in religious wars than all other wars combined. It's all so unnecessary. 😢

[@Nicholas-mi2vt]

Louis ix was a horrible crusader

[@ItsLunaRegina]

Woman. Not as a "women"

[@Contessa6363]

What are you talking about it does say woman!

[@ItsLunaRegina]

@@Contessa6363 NOW it does. It said "women" when it was first uploaded.

[@EnigmaticRPG]

4:47 4:50 10:18 (probably more, I wasn't paying 100% attention) Man, don't use ai art, it looks SO bad. There's enough copyright free stuff from the time period that you don't need to do this...

[@SmokeyWayz]

Life as 'a women'?! Come on, you can do better than that!

[@dinealone0]

why are u screaming

[@OstblockLatina]

*A woman.

[@gja1605]

First!!!

[@leightonolsson4846]

"Women eh? Can't Crusade with 'em, can't Crusade without 'em!" Great spoof of that very trite sexist trope 😂

[@GhastlyCretin]

Men had it really easy, didn't they? Being sent to war to get hacked to pieces

[@siemniak]

Who cares. Women had it worse because they are women and they are always victims.

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

And the gay man: "Women... Can't live with them... End of sentence."

[@dewardroy6531]

Near as I can tell, nobody survives life. Your title is not well considered.

[@valiantredneck]

Gotta say… That’s a pretty good intro…

[@JuuJuuism]

Title error..."woman" not "women"

[@Agencetourix]

Pedantry is not a virtue.

[@MichaelMyers66793]

What do you mean? Oh yeah “surviving life as a women” yeah that makes sense