Henry V arrowhead removal | Medieval Surgery

This video, is about a young prince Henry, before he became King Henry V.
In his unique style Kevin Hicks as a medieval surgeon, talks about ancient and medieval medicine, and explores the medical treatment given to Henry V after he had been shot by an arrow in the face during the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. Kevin recreates the arrowhead removal from the prince's face using a Bradmore screw, not for the faint-hearted.
#Arrowhead #arrowheadremoval, #HenryV, #MedievalMedicine #MedievalSurgery #surgery
This film was originally created by Kevin Hicks for examining board OCR.
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[@mythos951]

I can’t imagine the pain this man went through. God forever bless the man who invented anesthetic.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

sounds like the herbal tea was possibly something that calmed him down likely a drug. the music likely helped keep him in a state until ready for the procedure

[@Lugh444]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Opium was well known, if they had access to it , it most likely would have been drunk as a tea. Poppy tea is quite strong, as is opium latex dissolved in water or alcohol. It's mostly morphine.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@Lugh444 Makes sense and given the situation. A strong drug, that could sedate the patient and keep them calm would be exactly what was needed. Yeah Opium would have been perfect as a medical drug. This also brings to light and other medical procedures that could have been done in the past and medieval ages.

[@lasajnae9626]

I think anesthetic chemical called Ether was invented by a dentist

[@DutchGuyMike]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Sounds good!

[@NewVegasMPx]

I love the way he expresses how the monks sang “For four days!“ as if that was the worst part of the entire story. 😂

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Haha that was great!

[@xankpc]

British humor a bit racy but always good😂

[@MrSirGiuseppe]

@@Joseph-hu8ft not just that but the very earth we walk on etc, everything can be controlled (theoretically) by frequency. Have you seen the experiments where they make an 'unknown' substrate form different shapes by blasting them with different frequencies? Personally it's only strengthened my belief in God. Ultimate control over frequency would essentially allow someone to be God. Humans would likely never be able to harness enough knowledge to manipulate frequency enough to create/do what we want but some other 'entity' could. There's a lot more examples but I'll try to spare this comment section on that subject lol.

[@beantherice_7773]

lol

[@cowboydoggo6168]

@@Joseph-hu8ft Catholic?

[@aaronhaidle7130]

There is but one kind of person who could narrate and explain such gruesome things with utter class and calm: The gentleman in this video.

[@thehistorysquad]

😜 Thanks Aaron

[@Hellsong89]

His brit... he could depict gruesome sadistic torture and murders of the cartels and make it sound pleasant... then again he did not mention how several men were required to hold the prince still during the operation of no anesthetics or pain relief to mention, other than maybe alcohol, but that might not be the case given alcohol needed to relief the pain would increase blood pressure and even if no major arteries were damaged blood loss would be severe still. Then again if major arteries would been damaged he would end up dead pretty fast.

[@rocistone6570]

It's the sort of calm and discipline that one has to master to deal with blood, pain, difficult treatments, difficult recoveries and death on a Human by Human basis every day.

[@geno1399]

Morgan Freeman??

[@thatparticularpencil5079]

“Hmm…., he’s been shot in the head. Yeah” 😂

[@extremelycreativeusername]

Props to the cameraman for going back in time to interview this surgeon and film this demonstration

[@DUCK69420]

I know right

[@vvertyqvverty8784]

😂😂

[@JD-tm4ee]

Omg so funny

[@KayBeee]

Im just amazed how well kept Henry's head is after all these centuries.

[@loddude5706]

Wonder if he still gets Royalties . . .

[@nancytestani1470]

Ha, ha, ha…oh so well said..

[@ardian_g]

Couldn't they use fucking tweezers

[@samconstantinou2335]

That’s not Henry’s head it’s a replica

[@thecomedian4048]

@@samconstantinou2335bruh

[@THINKincessantly]

The amount of pressure on John Bradmore😳 this is 1403 and yet he, a blacksmith barber surgeon butcher came up with the idea and lit the forge and executed the plan all while keeping the prince free from life threatening infection...And then documented it all....Dr. John Bradmore, what an outstanding man.

[@thehistorysquad]

And amazing to think the Bradmore Screw (or at least a version of it) is still used in surgery today. 👍🏻

[@rx3w439]

He should've changed his name to John Chadmore

[@keithwaites9991]

If John Bradmore was a barber-surgeon, his title would be 'Mr', not Doctor. That would have been an educated man dealing in drugs and other medicines. To this day surgeons are still called 'Mr' (in the UK and Eire anyway)

[@THINKincessantly]

@@rx3w439 😆💪🏻

[@THINKincessantly]

@@keithwaites9991 interesting, the use of the title Dr. Ive no idea the time and place the title evolved into nor from what.

[@oroontheheels]

I’m impressed how quickly the doctor came up with the tool and how brilliant it is.

[@TheDankShrimp]

I'm sure they had to come up with something or else they would get their heads cut lol he was a Prince after all...

[@tobywoo]

It wasn't mentioned, but he was imprisoned at the time. Basically, they knew there was one man for the job, they released him, and they were right. This should be a movie

[@dominus6224]

@@tobywooWhy was he imprisoned?

[@Multicontemplator]

@@dominus6224 As we saw with his creation of the extraction tool, John was a competent metal worker. He may have used this skill to make counterfeit coins. He was locked up on suspicion of this, but his skills were needed so he was set free.

[@afrazbhaidani970]

I came up with a concept before the part of the video where he explains the invention in a few seconds but actually doing something like that takes huge balls

[@Aethelvlad]

Stayed on the battlefield with an arrow through his cheekbone for over an hour, at the age of 16. That is why you were King. Thanks for your service brother.

[@user-id6su3nz4q]

man said brother he woulda been your king

[@mr.tomatohead3709]

@@user-id6su3nz4q fr

[@fitzerelli1]

Plenty of Poor unknown young lads stayed on the battlefield While injured and they never got a castle

[@guil7290]

What service? Massacring innocents ? His war led to no good for anyone and eventually was completly useless

[@pozzyvibes6997]

@@fitzerelli1 I'll say that at least a King who puts himself in danger is deserving of more respect that one who doesn't. It would do wonders for morale. If you saw your King charge in, the most powerful man in the country, he doesn't have to be there fighting but he is there, makes you believe in the cause more.

[@TheIcarusFalls]

I can't imagine the searing pain the young prince must have been in during the surgery, but that instrument John Bradmore created was an absolutely brilliant invention for the time.

[@Hellsong89]

Imagine the pain of some peasant soldier getting identical hit and not getting barely any treatment. Prince was royalty and no expense would been too great to pay for his recovery.. peasant was lucky if they even remotely patch them up, before probably dying to infection.

[@TheIcarusFalls]

@@Hellsong89 If a lowborn levied peasant received the exact same injury, I'm almost certain they would consider him already dead and simply leave him to his fate. They probably wouldn't see justification in wasting the resources unless it was maybe one of their knights or someone they spent a considerable amount of time and money to train.

[@CristianSalles1]

@@TheIcarusFalls not to diferrent from today, if u have money u'll live, if u don't ur fuckd

[@rhuttrho88]

Imagine the searing pain of the royal gunge sucker!

[@TheIcarusFalls]

@@rhuttrho88 Oh, god! Big respect for the royal gunge sucker. Mans needs a promotion to lordship

[@MrMochi-nl1zb]

This dude has “cool history teacher that actually keeps students engaged” vibes

[@gutolima8168]

the romans didnt know squat about hygiene and other civilizations had much more knowledge about it... they still thought washing hands before medical aid was "witch craft" and the little they knew about these medical procedures were also learnt from the egyptian and chinese

[@WiseMysticalTree4]

Read my name

[@Leisurelee53]

@@gutolima8168 bull. It may not have been based in medical knowledge (pro tip, none of your "enlightened" civilizations had any knowledge of microbes or fungi or bacteria, either) But the Romans had at least a passing knowledge of what was healthy and unhealthy. Granted they took most of this from the Greeks and Egyptians (also heavily Greek or hellinistic by this time) but they did develop and propagate it. As the presenter stated; the knowledge of the byzantine empire in things medicinal would form the foundation of what filtered back into the west over the course of the Islamic age. Or.. did you think the meteor gave them this wisdom?

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

He’s got a buffalo bill vibe about him.

[@soultraveller5027]

@@gutolima8168 they knew about bringing water to towns building aqueducts that still stand today for sewerage and drinking water over 1,000 years they designed medical surgical instruments that are still used today the Roman empire is the greatest and most influential civilization ever in human history meanwhile 1,0000 plus years later the Americans in the civil war era knew a lot about Hygiene and sanitary conditions the surgeons didn't have a facking clue did there personal hygiene wiping is hands full of blood and gore on his surgical apron and moving on to the next patient with his hands loaded with gangrenous puss / blood passing on deadly bacteria nice bellend nubber

[@JaredOnAir]

Its shocking that after those ricochets the arrow still had enough momentum to break his cheek bone, absolutely wild.

[@larsliamvilhelm]

15th century warbows/crossbows were no joke.

[@hanslick3375]

There are stories of arrows penetrating armored legs of knights on horses and still kill the horse behind the leg. The bows were incredibly powerful. Only a few people in the world can draw such bows today.

[@fangslaughter1198]

Kevin has an episode where he describes, putting an arrow straight into an armoured reenactor' sleeve.. It spun the knight 360 degrees.

[@user-hu8fn2jp5v]

​@@hanslick3375theres a video testing warbows vs arrows. It cant even penetrate plate so those were just stories

[@Mr.Nobody_97]

From what I gathered, the arrow was deflected from the plate armor off one of his troops, which slowed down the arrow. Had he been struck directly it would have pierced through his head, possibly killing him by hitting the base of his spine or the arteries within. He was incredibly lucky that it wasn’t such a big blow and that he had a surgeon helping him too

[@rafd3593]

Fascinating. How the prince did not die of shock, I do not know. Great presenter and props.

[@greencross2861]

Also john bradmore too on how did he get the idea of how to build that simple yet complex screw we are talking about medieval times how did he create that

[@justinneill5003]

The prince’s young age must’ve been a big factor in his recovery; the body’s ability to heal is amazing at the age of 16. If this had happened to him at Agincourt, it would’ve been “Goodnight Vienna.”

[@KadongTambo]

True. Younger patients have relatively higher chance of recovery.

[@WiseMysticalTree4]

My name

[@darkstormy1545]

The Honey would have been a big help in fighting the infection.

[@nick0875]

He was still in his 20s during the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

[@DoktrDub]

He was only in his 20’s then right? body has a great recovery potential from more grievous wounds up to like starting middle age and then starts to be less effective

[@williamkz]

Absolutely brilliant performance, Kevin. I'm a doctor and I enjoyed every second of this. Always worth mentioning that honey is one of the oldest and and most effective anti-bacterials - possibly used by the ancient Egyptians 5000 years ago.

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks William! I don't think I mentioned in this particular film, but I once had some local Turks (in Cyprus) put some fresh honey into a wound I'd sustained on patrol, and sure enough by cleaning, adding honey, and a clean binding there was no infection and a neat scar. 👍🏻

[@jomamma1750]

@@thehistorysquad Sugar bandages work well. I had a cat that got caught in a live trap. The cat was immobilised for a week and had to lay in his own feces and urine. His skin on his stomach rotted and became infested with maggots. Thankfully the trapper let him go. Somehow he made it home to me. I took him to the vet and the debrided(cut away) his infected stomach flesh and sent him home to me. When I first removed the bandage you could see clear through to his spine, that's how gaping the wound was. I then spent the next 7 or 8 weeks daily cleaning and repacking the wound with sugar, sometimes changing the bandage twice a day. Everything regrew including his fur and now you can't even tell he was injured. Sugar/Honey bandages are no joke. Sorry to hear you got wounded on patrol and had to find out about them the hard way, but I thought you might like the story of the cat.

[@thehistorysquad]

Hi Jo, thanks for your comment, I'm sorry your cat was so cruelly hurt, but I love that story, thanks for sharing it with us here 👍🏻

[@jomamma1750]

@@thehistorysquad You're welcome. I thought you would like the story and I was spot on there. Moral of that story is to check your trap line every day like you're supposed to or every other day. He disappeared on a Friday and came back like that the following Friday. My guess is the trapper was checking his line at the end of the work week. I'm just glad they let him go because normally if they trap something unwanted they just drown them in the river, open the trap and that's that. It's a good thing he was fat and it was cold that week, snowed twice on him(lightly), or he would have either starved to death/ died of thirst or the infection would have got him. He won't even go anywhere near the door now, let alone sneak out. Can you blame him? Love the channel, you have some great stories to tell and it gives me a needed break from this insane, chaotic mess we're dealing with these days. Thanks.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Honey is still used today in leading edge wound care- usually with iodine added.

[@user-tf6te9jz3u]

I remember when I was a kid, we went to Chepstow Castle for a secondary school trip. Kevin gave us a tour around the castle in full costume, shared stories and showed off various weaponry and how they were used. My favourite part was actually when he gave this demonstration of Henry V's arrow removal to us as a class, it was absolutely brilliant and I remember covering my eyes as I wasn't brave enough to look ha ha. That was almost ten years ago now, great to see Kevin doing well with this awesome channel! Subscribed.

[@thehistorysquad]

Wow, thanks for the sub Nate! I'm glad to hear you had some happy memories of your Chepstow trip. Welcome to the channel

[@dvscompetitor]

Dear lord, the sound effects. Had me wriggling in my seat. A well deserved like for presentation

[@ryanwilliams3042]

God this man is terrific. His stories transport me like I was a kid. What an incredible story teller.

[@thehistorysquad]

Wow, cheers Ryan, I'm so glad you're enjoying my videos. I do have some ideas for similar films to Henry V, they'll take some work, so stay tuned. 👍🏻

[@wcsdiaries]

@@thehistorysquad how did they sedate the prince the whole time?

[@thehistorysquad]

@@wcsdiaries Incantations from the monks and herbal tea-type remedies. There were a few medieval pain relieving treatments available in England at the time, but I’ve not been able to find a record of what might have been used on the poor prince.

[@wcsdiaries]

@@thehistorysquad was his head strapped down? I find it insane that he couldve stayed still enough foe the doctor to work on him. I cant imagine the pain, and the fact that he was actually HEALED

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

If you love brilliant story tellers check out Marco Pierre White at the Oxford Union. I have really bad ADD and it held my attention all the way through.

[@omari6108]

In this history of humankind, has a doctor ever said, “Prognosis, he’s gonna die”? That line alone hooked me into this entire video. This is perfect. Amazing job man.

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks very much 👍🏻

[@chicken4090]

I mean im sure a couple have lol

[@omari6108]

@@chicken4090 I can’t stop laughing at the thought of a doctor being so blunt with a family 😂

[@thecrazycatgentleman6188]

@@omari6108 As a student of the American Civil War, I can confirm "Yep, he looks pretty dead" was in fact a very common prognosis

[@JakeCamo]

We for sure have unfortunately

[@MrAdal206]

I can’t imagine the pain he must’ve suffered, especially considering he was a child.

[@Redstripe921]

Teenager*

[@Andrew-rd9zq]

@@Redstripe921 Your mother

[@_.Ok.]

​@@Redstripe921A 16 year old is still a child genius.

[@Redstripe921]

@@_.Ok. Maybe on paper but in reality theres a big difference in maturity betveen a 12 year old child and a 16 year old teenager.

[@_.Ok.]

@@Redstripe921 there's a difference in maturity between a 16 year old and anything even remotely adjacent to an adult

[@mediocreman6323]

John Bradmore deservedly has a special place in medical history. What he did was nothing short of miraculous!

[@neopolitangaming1362]

Man. When I was 16, I thought breaking my leg was the worst pain I've felt. The pain the prince must've felt throughout all of this gives me goosebumps.

[@edmonterey5138]

And remember that back then there weren't any antiesthetic!

[@Aliensleek]

True, but he probably past out from pain many times throughout the process and didn’t feel it until waking up again

[@Baalenciaga666]

Actually they did have „anesthesia“ they had poppy milk and alcohol.

[@edmonterey5138]

@@Baalenciaga666 That's like saying tylenol is good enough for a root canal lol

[@hansmeyer403]

We can not approach a medieval painthreshold the same way as a modern one: people were used to bear an awful lot more pain than we do nowadays. They got "used to it"

[@thespecialist3608]

I could not stop laughing at this man’s incredible performance and use of comedic timing. And hey, I learned something gruesome and pretty freaking cool! Bravo!

[@thehistorysquad]

Excellent, glad you enjoyed it!

[@duffman7065]

Brilliant stuff. I felt like I was watching the Marco Pierre White of surgery - it’s your choice 😉

[@jeambeam3173]

He's so calm yet looks like he's about to mentally break and go on a bezerking killing spree

[@razgriz8156]

8n no

[@bobohunter1776]

".......Hi"

[@rachelectroDC-84]

Unbelievable. I remember reading of a similar injury, but the doctor chose to shove pig fat in the wound, thinking it would randomly graft onto the skin! It obviously went septic. To think this man used a decent antiseptic and invented a surgical tool, still in use today, off the cuff, is insane. They still believed humors ruled the body, for heaven's sake, and we wouldn't develop germ theory for another five centuries! The thought of this being done with no morphine though... I feel sick just thinking about the pain.

[@zackeryhardy9504]

I think its easy to look at outdated practices and theories and take the perspective that doctors back then were basically useless, but I think this story shows that there were good doctors even back then. There were likely many healers who had knowledge of the healing properties of certain herbs and ointments though there was a lot of disinformation, but similar to today's doctors, they had to rely on what they found worked. Give it 700 years and the future will look back at us the say way we look at the 1400s in terms of the sciences. I think people forget how intelligent people were back in the day. They may not have had access to all the information we currently have, but that also means people more often had to think on their feet like the doctor in this story. Medicine like other trades were handed down and a combined collection of what the previous doctor found worked with new stuff developed by the apprentice. There was written literature about the 4 humors, but even that information was difficult to get given the value and rarity of books at the time. We obviously have skewed perspectives given the gap of time and limitations on the volume of written works produced at the time for historical record.

[@BadassName17]

He probably passed out from the procedure, if he was lucky.

[@camodeano3003]

It’s crazy how porcine (pig) grafts are actually effective today, so i guess we really held on to that until we perfected it

[@HomoLegalMedic]

I hate this bullshit of "in so many years they will look at us the same way". No they won't. We have clinical trials, peer review, histology, microscopy, efficiency trials, cellular knowledge of pathology and pharmacology. Everything we do has a safety factor that is must do significantly more benefit than harm to the majority of the population, which is backed by repeatable and demonstrated science. They didn't have that not even 200 years ago, it changed medicine forever and it's unlikely to ever change again.

[@zackeryhardy9504]

@@HomoLegalMedic But if you were ever in the scientific community you would know that the scientific method is simply the way to grow. It doesn't mean that what you are doing now is helpfu.l And in many cases I have found that politics and business interests will prevent studies from being done, or research papers will be hidden and flawed studies will be used to refute the good one if there is profit or politics. Its why I left research. The scientific method is great when used, but about 60% of all peer reviewed papers don't really mean anything. Most are flawed experiments or have such a low effect size that it functionally meaningless. And that is ok so long as people can get funding to do research to advance and challenge some of these papers. But many papers are deemed untouchable. If you try to disprove something used as a political narrative or one that challenges the usefulness of a profitable drug, then you get blacklisted and/or you never get funding in the first place. A prime example of this is the research that backed the food pyramid. The guy that challenged this was heavily slandered and laughed of the stage despite having real research and by today's standard was right.

[@scribbleoletter]

I love your pronunciation and your voice. And the way you narrate the events and the history, you make us visualize the actual scenario. As an audience, I feel like I am actually part of the entire event physically- some kind of time warp. And you do it so nicely, without the need for any animation. That's awesome. Thank you.

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks, I appreciate that. In all honest I wouldn't know how to do the animation or graphics, I just like telling the stories.

[@yossarian00]

@@thehistorysquad Thank you for liking telling stories, because you do a fantastic job.

[@ludmillacijs2769]

Mee eens

[@raisl1853]

I just had minor dental-surgery and it’s so fascinating to be worked on like a piece of wood. Can’t imagine the horror or relief one felt after a successful medieval operation.

[@skullclot420]

Holy cringe

[@clockworkNate]

My actual dentist is a piece of wood lol. I swear he is the coldest sociopathic dentist I have ever met. Taking out a tooth and I say to him "um I can still feel everything" , he says" no you cant" and nothing else. I tell him "YESH ICAWN!!!", he continues to reef on my face while I die inside.

[@verynearlypure]

@@clockworkNate bruh find a new dentist. Yours sounds like a shit bag. Pain in unacceptable.

[@MrSirGiuseppe]

@@clockworkNate i just deal with the pain anymore, the fear of the unknown scares most people more than the fear of the thing itself. As long as I don't have some weird reaction and die from a simple tooth extraction then we're good, I'll numb myself up later lol.

[@isaacmalik3714]

i don’t want to know your kinks

[@ptbot3294]

How a man can survive such butchering is simply amazing.

[@thehistorysquad]

Absolutely 👍🏻

[@user-pm3wk6lw6m]

People were tougher those days. If you survived your first ten years in Middle Ages you can take anything that doesn't require antibiotics for treatment.

[@SirHiggalot]

You may call it "butchering" but that doctor was a genius. He worked with what tools and knowledge he had available to him and he saved his patient's life. I don't call that butchering.

[@pustulio81]

Yeah, it was pretty messed up. They had nothing better at their disposal, though. In spite of that, they did a lot RIGHT. The tools, the observation, and most of all the packing of the wound with medicated gauze. All of those things are still used today.

[@SephTunes]

@@pustulio81 honey pultices are actually antiseptic so it's not too unreasonable. The face doesn't have life threatening organs to damage minus the brain. It's all just an aesthetic thing. So he avoided infections and that was the main thing.

[@lkofdoom]

Can we please have more of these videos? It’s sooo well done. Could be a Mini Series. A lot of people would love this I think

[@thehistorysquad]

Cheers buddy, I'm working on it. 👍🏻

[@Pr0G4m3R4u]

He’s the type of history teacher I wish I had

[@djolley61]

The pain must have been incredible. A very sensitive area too.

[@thehistorysquad]

That's for sure 👍🏻

[@michaelplanchunas3693]

He would have been given opium, known as a pain killer, back to Babylonian Times. Known back then as the "Joy Plant." Opium was reserved for Royalty and the nobility. Medieval doctors knew about the nightshade family of pain killers also.

[@thehistorysquad]

@@michaelplanchunas3693 ​@@michaelplanchunas3693 Thanks for your comment here, it's appreciated 👍🏻 - I'll explore this a bit more as lots of people ask about it.

[@djolley61]

@@michaelplanchunas3693 I've had morphine before and I think it just made me not care. I've also had an injury to a fingertip where they had to vigorously scrub out aluminum powder. I was given a local, but there are so many nerve endings in one's fingers it didn't help much. I was writhing in pain. Fortunately, it didn't last long.

[@big7491]

cracked my head open on my forehead, doctors couldnt give me anthesia because i had a severe concussion and lost too much blood(if i fell asleep i would of died) anywho they had to use tweasers and pry out pieces of brick from my skull. its insane how much pain the human body can register when live nerves are touched and whatnot. that had to be hell for that guy

[@nupunkainen8250]

As a nurse it's quite incredible to see that we do very similar wound treatment even today, we put special gauze inside tunneling wounds that collects the pus and stops bacteria from colonizing the inside. Medical honey is a great antibacterial salve. And it all works! Luckily today's aseptic practices are much better, but someone had to discover it first.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Medical honey?

[@carloolazo942]

@@taunokekkonen5733 yeah search for medihoney in google. We use it in a variety of circumstances in the medical field.

[@g6ztz]

I've had this gauze packing done on an open wound after having an abscess drained and removed. Not much fun but very impressive.

[@celestial.dreamer7028]

@@g6ztzgod it must’ve been painful

[@g6ztz]

@@celestial.dreamer7028 it wasn't pleasant, especially as the local anesthetic didn't actually work as they sliced it open

[@c.williamrussette2148]

That was one of the most horrifying and fascinating tales I've ever heard. King Henry V was made out of steel. Amazing!

[@ronaldhaugen5967]

I love ENGLISH history ,there is so much and the accuracy is visible Thank you

[@Frank-il3kt]

I’d like to see this man operate on other Medieval Battle wounds of the time. Excellent performance and as Doctor of History I enjoyed this medieval medical antidote.

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks Blake, there'll be more to come 👍

[@papasierra2497]

@@thehistorysquad I hope so!! I'm sure I speak for a lot of us when I say that I was sad to find no other medieval case studies. It's super duper hard to find modern educators who accurately and engagingly portray this specific field.

[@thehistorysquad]

@@papasierra2497 I'm away travelling for a month or so, but when I get back, that'll be my focus. I've already sourced some body parts 😉

[@papasierra2497]

@@thehistorysquad my partner and I just loudly exclaimed/vocalized how excited we are for that as we read your reply

[@_fussyfangs]

Never used to enjoy history class in school but this? Completely captivated me. This guy’s a great narrator. Also wow, can’t believe how far we’ve come since then in medicine.

[@thehistorysquad]

It's fascinating isn't it, thanks for your comment 👍🏻

[@stevemull2002]

M8, im exactly the same! History was for old farts, when i was at school, but now, im 63, i love History, BTW, im not old, im middle aged according to my DR !!

[@cellgrrl]

I can't believe how creative and advanced they were in 1403! I am familiar with today's medicine, and true, there is no comparison, but deep respect for all those doctors over the centuries, I was quite impressed with Dr. Bradmore and his contribution to humanity.

[@fe247]

​@@stevemull2002 guess u became an old fart now, have fun enjoying history from now on😂✌️😁😁

[@GarrettCroslin]

It’s quite honestly remarkable that such a complicated and difficult task was successfully completed at that point in time.

[@willo7734]

Brilliant storytelling! You definitely took the viewer along on the journey and I felt the pain he must have endured.

[@paleface171]

I had heard that arrow injuries were one of the scariest wounds people could get in those days, this only reinforced that fact. How many people must have went insane from the pain of the surgeries?

[@thehistorysquad]

That's for sure 👍🏻

[@KYDEX97]

This reminds me of Kingdom of the Heavens when the Baron of Ibelin gets shot at the side of his torso and accidentaly breaks the arrow, causing his ribs to break and pour all the marrow causing it to infect the wound. Most times it wasnt the arrow shot that killed you, but the lack of sanitation of the wounds and antibiotics.

[@nystagmushorizontalis]

@@KYDEX97 Luckily for him it was a bodkin arroweahd. Imagine it being a barbed one, ugh...

[@KYDEX97]

@@nystagmushorizontalis There were some barbed arrows that were designed to leave the tip inside on purpose, and people used to bathe their arrows on feces to ensure infections so... (This would go for long since people bathed their bullets on boiled tobacco too)

[@didiosthrance]

@@KYDEX97 Please don't take this as a slight etc, just curious as to where you are from since you used the word bathe vs say soaked, dipped etc?

[@collinfreeman6356]

This host killed it. Only watched because of the entertainment the man adds to this.

[@joshuawagner2590]

Mr. Hicks, you did a marvelous job! I love medieval history and this is a piece of information I didn't have, but now do. Well done, Mr. John Bradmore!

[@monaleencabaron3694]

Wow, this was amazing. This Prince deserved to be King - how he endured all this without anaesthetics is heroics in and of itself. And John Bradmore? Unbelievable. Thank you for telling this account so well, truly captivating from beginning to end!!

[@thehistorysquad]

Wow, thank you!

[@facina3390]

A hour in battle, with that wound, and only 16. That’s amazing.

[@ennbee2051]

Cocaines a helluva drug!

[@tbd5041]

That’s certainly not the people of today.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

A mere flesh wound

[@satyayodha8585]

The adrenaline must've been kicked in, he's passed out otherwise.

[@CroatZg]

An*

[@stephendonnelly3176]

The pacing, information and presentation is nothing short of top tier. I'm so pleased this was recommended

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks Stephen 👍🏻

[@michaelfox2433]

The information is wrong...he was hit straight on just left of his nose not in the right cheek. I have no idea how they got this so wrong.

[@richardstephens5570]

@@michaelfox2433 Contemporary portraits of the king always show his left side. When Bradmore describes the wound being "next to his nose on the left side", it's thought Bradmore was talking about his own left.

[@michaelfox2433]

@@richardstephens5570 No that's actually not the case as we know it was Henry's left and the portraits have no bearing on reality as that was the style not an attempt to hide anything.

[@jaytan6123]

@@michaelfox2433 🤦‍♂️

[@dingo6101]

I love coming back to this video. It reminds me of a few special lessons in primary school. This type of educating is sadly too rare these days. A real gift.

[@asoncsm101]

This is so fake! I don’t care how skilled a surgeon John Bradmore was… there is no way he could have reattached the Prince’s head! Lol Seriously, THIS is how history should be taught! I had heard of this procedure before but never in such a visceral way. An outstanding presentation sir thank you! Subscribed.

[@thehistorysquad]

Haha, you had me there at the start of your comment, I was about to move on, but thank you for your kind words and your subscription, they're both appreciated. 👍

[@gideonmele1556]

Had us in the first half Nice

[@theonetruemongoloid203]

Had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@stendortried]

Bro I hate you for trolling me

[@userperkingmacbeth6715]

Lmao, you got me.

[@RustyyMann]

“You, boy, come here! Suck out all the royal gunge!” 😂 brilliant

[@thehistorysquad]

Hard to believe I know but it was recorded at the time 😉

[@jg2358]

IT WOULD BE MY HONOR SIRE

[@joeyb6285]

i cant sire, am allergic!

[@DLL8252]

@@joeyb6285 "DO IT OR YOUR HEAD WILL BE CHOPPED OFF"!!

[@BlookbugIV]

I’m sure Prince Andrew has said something similar to a few girls

[@jonimaricruz1692]

I was an EMT for a few years, I love trauma stories and medical history. Thanks! ✌️

[@SteveVernon]

All right, so I just discovered your channel this morning. My wife is a big history buff and I thought to myself, "Cool, I'll be a hero and show her my discovery", but then I sat and watched it with her and you are one heck of a storyteller. You make history interesting, charming, and just like a good archer - you make it stick. Well done. I'm going to watching more of your stuff and I'm going to pass on word about your KZbin channel to some of my followers over at Medium. I think I've three followers, unless you count my cat. All jokes aside I was rivetted by watching this one video and I will be watching more. Great job!

[@thehistorysquad]

Hey, thanks Steve, I appreciate your kind words & helping to share the history. Cheers 👍🏻

[@bodesbodes9408]

Outstanding presentation. If every teacher was like this then there would be no dropouts.

[@mutilatedpopsicles]

I've had maybe two teachers like this and each year I had a teacher like that was the best year of my schooling career. If teachers taught like this I would've made it through college.

[@Food4thought2023]

@@mutilatedpopsicles unfortunately teachers have to teach about 30 different students who could be sensitive to the description or sight of blood so actually are not really allowed to do this unfortunately.

[@scrappydoo7887]

It's such a sad fact. Far too few teachers have a passion for the job.

[@scrappydoo7887]

@@Food4thought2023 school is supposed to push and challenge kids not comfort and coddle them.

[@Food4thought2023]

@@scrappydoo7887 I agree fully but unfortunately teachers have no say in this. Teachers nowadays can lose their jobs so easily and many are afraid to take any risks unfortunately.

[@maggs131]

Its horrifying to think of the agony some had to endure.

[@maggs131]

@@RoddyPipersCorneas I dont know why youd think that. Women probably weren't that happy during a complicated pregnancy or birthing process. Mortality rates were probably terrifyingly high for both back then

[@IronMoose95]

@@RoddyPipersCorneas imagine needing a c-section before c-section, or a grunge-sucker

[@SpeedKing..]

@@maggs131 needless suffering due to war =/= complications rising from natural procedures

[@gedrooney9305]

I know..witnessing an Adele concert must be excruciating.

[@jacobpeterson4071]

Cringe. Specifically cringe.

[@7Cherubim]

That was thoroughly riveting. The way you re enact these events, brings it to life. Your attempt to remove the arrow head only went to highlight what a difficult procedure it would have been especially with the probable lack of proper light to help him to see what he was doing. A brilliant video.

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks!

[@KnightOfAwesometon]

Every day is a new day to be thankful I was born after the invention/discovery of anesthetic.

[@Yora21]

As a small additional detail: Bodkin arrowheads are used in battle because the shape makes it easier to penetrate armor. Fortunately, that also makes them easier to pull out and they also make rather small holes. In contrast, broadhead arrows used for hunting are constructed to cut large holes to cause more deadly injuries that bleed a lot more, but that also makes it harder to go through armor.

[@thewired4607]

they made a patch to balance the damage vs armored enemies, nice

[@FuckYouYouFuck]

Bodkin arrowheads aren't good at penetrating armour. They are unhardened and easily deformed and stopped by armour. Bodkins are cheap to produce and reasonably good at penetrating flesh or clothes. You'll find plenty of modern tests where someone has shot at butted mail or mild steel sheet with an arrow tipped with a hardened steel lozenge-shaped arrowhead and called it a bodkin, but period accurate armour doesn't get penetrated by period accurate bodkins.

[@Yora21]

@@FuckYouYouFuck Then what do you call a hardened bodkin arrow?

[@FuckYouYouFuck]

@@Yora21 According to historians there's no such thing, hardened bodkins have never been found. But, there are other types of arrows with a very different shape - a short stout quite obtuse point with a square cross section sometimes referred to as an armour piercing bodkin or a heavy war bodkin, plate cutter, or a lozenge.

[@gheetza14]

@@FuckYouYouFuck As far as I know there were some surface hardened bodkins found.

[@Windsguidance]

I had a really terrible day today and am under a lot of stress. Your storytelling made me feel like a kid again and made me forget terrible things, thank you!

[@thehistorysquad]

Sorry to hear that, but I'm so happy to have helped, it's my pleasure. Take care 👍🏻

[@polskeh6333]

Such a captivating way of narrating the surgical procedure. The whole visual story telling through props and the cadence in your voice really brought the whole procedure to full view of my imagination. Excellent work!

[@user-by8xh9xz7m]

I really like the way he is actually really doing it while explaining it. It's the proof that almost anything, well explained, can be interesting. The pain musy been unbearable.

[@user-tj5di9kv1u]

Amazing that the Prince survived! We are so lucky to be born into today’s era of modern medicine. Most of us have access to lifestyles that far exceed those of medieval royalty.

[@maximeb190]

Far exceed is quite the understatement! ;)

[@abdulansari3666]

Good, Fuck Royalty

[@cancel.lgbtq.6892]

For real , thank god for modern day science and technology.

[@Jaiden_Anime_Shuns]

They got to beat up those under them in the worst ways possible. Its a tradeoff

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

and we all still cry about black lives matter and trans stuff lmao

[@Kitchensink108]

This feels like it was produced by the History Channel in its classic days, not by a KZbin channel with 15k subs. Impressive.

[@thehistorysquad]

Glad you enjoy it! 👍🏻

[@mariemelansongundy-vx4ox]

I heard of his injury in history. But this takes it to a whole new level.

[@audreymatte8984]

I absolutely adore this channel! You make everything so interesting and it always makes me want to learn more. Thank you for making such awesome videos!

[@Bagginsdogma]

This is probably hands down one of the coolest medieval medical history information videos I've ever watched. Thank you for this I thought it was going to be a made up story but I just learned of a king in 1403 I've never heard of. You guys are amazing.

[@m.dwaynesteckley4832]

I was a medic in the Canadian Army many decades ago and I remember packing and healing pilonidal sinuses (if you look it up, turn off images-lol) exactly the way John Bradmore did after removing the arrow. Interesting to learn I've used a procedure discovered many centuries ago on Henry V. The pain must have been excruciating. I'm surprised he didn't die of shock. What was in the tea to help deal with the pain? Fascinating video. It brings Shakespeare to real life.

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks for your comment 👍🏻. It was a British paramedic in the army that saved my left eye after a shrapnel wound. Glad you enjoyed the vid.

[@SVAFnemesis]

EEEWWWW!!!!!

[@ohhkennny766]

Hint: the "tea" was actually strong liquor lol

[@Happy_Shopper]

Get me some of that tea!

[@user-oz5wt5jk9y]

@@ohhkennny766 or brewed cannabis

[@booshkie]

This is brilliant!!! Thank you for making these videos! I loved learning about Galen and how he found a way to study at the Colosseum, and 16 year old Prince Henrys horrifying wound and how John Bradmore saved him with Galen’s observation methods and his own brilliant invention! Honorable mention to the gunge sucker!

[@thehistorysquad]

You're most welcome, thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@javierross7441]

Great content!! I could watch and listen to this guy for hours.

[@sevensevenalways7995]

Its amazing to think as a doctor, that I still use medical grade honey as a first choice dressing for infected wounds. Works amazingly to kill bacteria and stimulate healthy granulation tissue.

[@JohnA891]

Also makes it taste better for the poor sod who has to suck out the goop.

[@-Bill.]

Yes it is somewhat antimicrobial but why would it possibly be your first choice over true antibiotics and negative pressure therapy?

[@sevensevenalways7995]

@@-Bill. Its actually highly antimicrobial due to its osmotic effects, and is equally effective against antibiotic resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is a huge issue at the present time.

[@dustycups]

@@-Bill. In another comment that username said he/she's a veterinarian. Hmm.

[@stevepalpatine2828]

@@dustycups Vets are doctors. Doctors of Veterinary medicine.

[@chrisdooley6468]

Your stories are enthralling. I could feel the tension of being a surgeon who had the life of a prince in his hands. Zero room for error obviously or your head might be on the block! I’m fascinated with stories from the Middle Ages and your style brings them to life for me. Cheers

[@TomatoTomato911]

the whole process was done tru trial and errors lol.

[@WiseMysticalTree4]

My name

[@Woodenp3ck]

This guy’s story telling is on another level. So good!!

[@purpledots14]

One of my favorite videos of all time, I wish there were more

[@rickjeffjeff]

I remember getting a fish hook stuck in my eye when my brother and I were playing.Stroke of bad luck,maybe.Some neighbors had a line of hooks from one electrical pole to another and told us to stay away.Next thing you know I was hanging from the line with the hook stuck in my eye.I was very calm and I felt more pain for my mom than anything.They cut me down and took me to a clinic. They put a paper with a round hole over my face and all gathered around.The entire time I was thinking, why are all these people here looking at me?I felt bad thinking I wasted everyone's day.The doctor lifted my eyelid and turned to his team and with joy said:IT'S NOT IN HIS EYE IT WENT THROUGH THE EYELID ONLY.He pulled the hook out from the back of the eyelid and gave me back to my mom.I was very happy for my mom and dad and my dad didn't spank me that time.I believe I was around 6 or 7.I'm very lucky to have my eye.I wish I knew who that doctor was....I'm 49 today and my dad in gone,still have my mom,two brothers and two sisters.Thank God for doctors!!!

[@3starperfectdeer233]

Thank God we have people wanting to increase our knowledge for medical purposes

[@Monk0405]

I can’t imagine, and to hear how calm you were is just mind boggling. Even as a kid I would’ve been wailing and having a mini heart attack haha

[@MrSirGiuseppe]

My grandfather got jumped by some guys outside his bar one night and one of them kicked his temple and caused his eye to pop out, said he could still see everything while they drove the the er lol.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Booby traps are illegal on most areas. I almost lost a foot. Neighbors should have been charged.

[@jacobhobson6971]

@@reallyhappenings5597 you realise this story is 40 years old right?

[@marcom.279]

I wish my history teachers could tell stories like this guy! I've learned so much! Thanks!

[@thehistorysquad]

Any time!

[@dna0325]

Came back to this video after a year, finally subscribed. A superb, informative, entertaining, and funny narration and video from you sir. Very relaxing yet gruesome!

[@WolfSpiritOutdoors]

This is amazing retelling the amazing tales of history. Thanks!

[@shauntbarry]

Loved every minute of this! Kevin Hicks is just a brilliant story teller.. Hats off to all who produced this. Another interesting story from my ancient country :)

[@maxwalsh234]

this video definitely nocked my hat off!! haha put me in the Halloween vibe

[@justlivinglife3188]

Incredible!!! The pain must’ve been so unbearable that the prince passed out . Glad I came across this video , wouldn’t of known about this story . Could only imagine the wars back in those days .

[@mistergutsy82]

I enjoy learning about Medieval times and how they lived. Thank you for sharing and educating me about medieval medicine.

[@itsdonewith]

This is definitely one of the more interesting channels I’ve stumbled upon. Superb video!

[@Ok-dm1ck]

You are EASILY one of the best story tellers on the platform. Man, how much I would pay to have you as my Science Teacher. Keep doing what you’re doing man

[@the_bee_is_me]

This was sincerely one of the most gripping historical bits I've ever watched. Excellent job!

[@thehistorysquad]

Thank you 👍

[@stringtheorytvofficial]

I see what you did there 😉

[@the_bee_is_me]

@@stringtheorytvofficial no joke I didn't mean to lmao

[@anti-spiral159]

I really love the twisted, sickening, horrifying origins of science ( and medicine) with something one would call "basic knowledge" or "common sense", but there were no books with specific names for every bone, no matter how many were there, only a specific part of the court knew that much too, such a great context about all of that we went through

[@Luke101]

I haven’t been so captivated by a video in such a long time!!! What a storyteller!!!

[@thehistorysquad]

Cheers Luke 👍🏻

[@pantoponrosegoatoe4129]

I love studying the English monarchy and I am a nurse. I recognized the instrument used in this procedure! This was an amazing video. Thank you.

[@pawelwis7215]

Why English? Are you interested in inbreeding?

[@bushwhackerinc.4668]

@@pawelwis7215 why racism?

[@pawelwis7215]

@@bushwhackerinc.4668 About what racism You are talking about?

[@bluntly-]

@@pawelwis7215 Let people be interested in history, people like you are cringe

[@jackd.3607]

I am surprised that a video of this quality would have so comparatively few views after being up for this duration. Great acting and I laughed out loud at the bit about the "royal gunge". Kudos.

[@thehistorysquad]

Cheers Jack 👍. This video is just beginning to gain traction so hopefully will continue to tickle the KZbin algorithm and the views will increase 😉

[@taraemmerson]

That was awesome! I loved seeing the demonstration and getting a feel for what life was like back then.

[@alecrobey279]

I hope to one day achieve the level of class, intelligence, and poise this man emanates so effortlessly.

[@andreaswand6935]

I play a surgeon in historical LARP and I was looking for an explanation of this tool for years! Thank you, Sir! Now that I understand how it works I can build my own.

[@thehistorysquad]

Glad it was helpful!

[@coffeebot3000]

I’d heard this story several times, but your portrayal of it was top notch. How excruciating it must have been to go through that.

[@janetbowersox83]

Again your wealth of knowledge and amazing presentation gives such an impact to the horrors that were inflicted but more so the battlefield techniques devised that were effective

[@HeinkelYeetus]

What surprised me the most about this video is that the Bradmore screw is still in use today. You learn something new everyday, thank you good sir.

[@thejackbancroft7336]

This was terrifically presented. Covered a great deal of knowledge in a casual, easy and intriguing manner. I think you just don't take the matter more seriously than necessary. It's a very good way to teach

[@thehistorysquad]

Hey, that's really kind thank you. 👍🏻

[@migueeeelet]

He lets the context speak for many things, such as the risks involved and possible complications. It's more enjoyable to watch like that

[@Sumtrip799]

@@thehistorysquad are you the chap in the video I though it was a paid actor?

[@thehistorysquad]

@@Sumtrip799 yes, it's a younger me 👍🏻 I made this video for education about 15 years ago, but have the copyright for it now 😜

[@Sumtrip799]

@@thehistorysquad nice 👌

[@metallica27796]

This dude needs his own series on television with big budget. It would be amazing.

[@D.H.-mg2cz]

Very gruesome, but highly edutaining video, excellent explanation, Mr. Hicks! 👍🏻

[@Xsuprio]

Dude... I was thinking about this video a couple days ago and now YT recommends your channel. Creepy... But I'm happy to watch this again.

[@thehistorysquad]

Welcome back!

[@philipmason3218]

Superb presentation, the Prince was made of stern stuff to undergo such a dreadful procedure.

[@thehistorysquad]

Indeed!

[@sirwi11iam]

Do or die.

[@timtim6373]

Probably drunk as a skunk

[@DrMadScientist]

@@timtim6373 And whatever else they put in the "herbal tea".

[@Somegoy]

This was an excellent performance and super informative. Your timing and ability to draw your audience in the the scenario is great

[@thehistorysquad]

Cheers Dude 👍🏻

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Excellent story teller ❤!! I’ve heard this story/history a few times & never have I been so deeply engrossed in the story. Great talent! Thank you for your time & knowledge & great fun sir!

[@JohnHughes-gv3vm]

Kevin that was an amazing video. You are so good at bringing history to life with how you tell stories. Excellent.

[@thehistorysquad]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@adamlord3550]

It has always been rather incredible how every century had it's geniuses. John Bradmore was no exception. I must ask, are there more stories like this from medieval times?

[@thehistorysquad]

Yes, you have to dig around though. 👍🏻

[@delawasp]

@@thehistorysquad just like the arrow

[@JuuzouSenpaii]

This guy's freaking awesome! I love history and this man makes it a whole lot better!

[@thehistorysquad]

Cheers buddy 👍🏻

[@alexcordero6672]

That was incredible... Thank you for recreating this.

[@PillSharks]

Only just found this channel… really impressive with the detail you put in, brilliant!

[@emlix1]

I remember learning about this exact case in medical school, and I never forgot it. Fantastic job of explaining it!

[@thehistorysquad]

Thanks!

[@indigocheetah4172]

I have searched for any information on pain relief , during the 15th, century. Do you know if they had opium then , thanks.