This Medieval Knight Was a Total D*&k...

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

This is probably my favorite creator for medieval content, just no bs, but still historical, I love the jokes !!

[@Contessa6363]

This channel is good and so is the People Profiles

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

@@Contessa6363 oh yeah I love that one too!!! Idk the narrator is one of my favorites to relax and sleep too… is that bad to say??

[@harrypotterselbows]

Really? He sounds insanely bored with what he's talking about and there's a pic from the American Civil War in the video.

[@Iceblade269]

Don’t you know, honor is defined by rich people. So as long as you’re rich, you’re honorable

[@danteerskine7678]

Great point

[@buddahg8418]

@@tomhirons7475 Americans saved your asses in WW2

[@OdeInWessex]

​@@buddahg8418You were late! Only entering the war after Pearl Harbor proves it wasn't by choice so taking the credit is redundant. We stood alone for three years without you lot.

[@richardeikenburg7347]

⁠@@OdeInWessexif you Brits hadn’t managed to lie so convincingly that we got involved in the First World War, 1) you’d be speaking German, and 2) there wouldn’t have BEEN a Second World War.

[@OdeInWessex]

@@richardeikenburg7347 And if you Yanks hadn't have lied so convincingly via Condoleeza (or however her name is spelled) Rice about non-existant 'Weapons of mass destruction' WE wouldn't have joined you lot in invading Iraq quite recently. You're right about the WWI though, we should never have got involved, it had very little to do with us.

[@d.l.l.6578]

Thanks for thorough research, good pictures and coherent presentation.

[@Tsumami__]

I do genealogy professionally and it’s lead me to do deep research into the Cornish part of mother’s family history (mainly because they are the only part of my lineage with enough bread to have good records kept REALLY far back). So I found all these records of a dispute in the mid 1500s between my 14th great grandfather and another landed “gentleman”. Essentially another man (I assume a trusted friend) passed and left his heir as a ward (I’ve forgotten the actual terminology used then) to great grandpops, and he was supposed to handle the affairs of collecting rents and maintaining the fiefs rented out that belonged to this kid. Another knight allegedly started taking over these plots of land and charging the people living on them to his own pocket. So great-grandpa x 14 took him to literal court. He bitched to the King at the time and took up the issue there. I’ve yet to find the results of what happened, because I live across the pond and don’t have access to all the non-digitalized records in Kew. Yet. I have plans to go eventually.

[@alexinfinite7142]

Wild!

[@Jadeserphant]

I remember reading about this guy, lo these many years ago, but I had forgotten his name. That’s been bugging me for the longest time. Thanks so much!

[@sheltr9735]

Behold! The algorithm truly does reveal all 😳

[@JelMain]

Basic armour at that time, the hauberk, was not expensive. Padded cloth reinforced by small iron plates was, just, in reach of every peasant, as sen in the Armed Man folksong, which made it into the classical repertoire courtesy of Guillaume Dufay in the 1430s. Yes, 80 remixes later it's near the top of the Classical hit parade, in Sir Karl Jenkins' cantata.

[@removedbyutube]

The OG band of the hawk

[@DarkGodSeti]

11:08 I would like to know the context of that painting!

[@gamintrucker1016]

I heard most knights were thugs. There wasn't an organized force to enforce laws.

[@EthanBSide]

Please study and learn more about history! To respond to knights being th I thugs... basically yes. But knights and Lords were the police, the judge, mayor, boss of your boss, physically larger than you usually. What we call thug, they might call Protector.

[@MrsJHarrington]

@@EthanBSide yes and knights also took advantage of most people, and especially any woman they wanted, not all, but most knights did, they certainly weren’t heroes.

[@gamintrucker1016]

@EthanBSide I'm sure there were honorable knights, but a lot of them abused their power. Power corrupts. You need to study history.

[@gamintrucker1016]

@@EthanBSide Most of them weren't physically larger than me. I'm 6'5" tall and 300 pounds.

[@snuscaboose1942]

@@gamintrucker1016 Sadly for you, the average medieval knight was 9’6" to 10’4" tall and 1,405-1,750 pounds, well armed, well armored and sitting on a warhorse, best you kneel.

[@billwhite9480]

Why is there an American Civil War picture used at 4:09? lol

[@DavidThomas-qq4hf]

The pics used are extremely random haha

[@Laurielism]

Its so awesome how they defended everyone against those vicious women and baby enemy combatants! Saved the day! What would the world have ever done without them? Brings a tear to my eye. / s

[@3rdsmite766]

"KING CHARLES THE 4TH OF FRANCE" shows a picture of GEORGE 3 from early 1800 wtf kid?

[@boogiesmell5181]

Things like this are a dead give away that MM does not have a clue about history. This is just a way to monetize wikipedia articles. Convert them to youtube, add ANY images, and voilà! It's that easy.

[@phineascampbell3103]

Shhh, don't say nothing, it's a picture of a history guy, a king and everything, that's good enough damn it, keep the accurate facts crap for hoity toity picky educaty nerds

[@3rdsmite766]

@@phineascampbell3103 Don't say nothing? go back to to school kiddo

[@3rdsmite766]

​@@phineascampbell3103 Why are you here? to learn bullshit? Its like comparing present day with the 1600s.... I get it, you're probably 12 years old, but dude there's no need to get triggered by facts.

[@phineascampbell3103]

Oh dear!! Try reading it without getting really upset, defensive af, triggered as you lot all say these days, and protecting that upon what you see! Then you might not miss the less than subtle nuance and correctly apprehend what it is I'm saying! I mean really, hoity toity educaty etc, you're taking that at face value!?! You need to log off if you're that stuck...

[@JohnSmith-rw2yn]

Question the knights reputation?! You rogue! You knave! A duel sir! But no seriously I feel like knight were "lads" of there day, loud, rowdy, anyone looks at them the wrong way they will be full on "are you lookin at me?!" In my humble education in Medieval History at University, I reckon only a small few followed a chivalry code and/or pious code to the letter and the majority just behaved that way when it suited them. I mean you can't get through the real game of thrones, the war of the roses, by being nice about it 😅😂

[@brookelynnwu8016]

Chivalry was actually considered the most important trait for a knight. But your idea sounds fun 😂

[@Raysnature]

Not quite sure how relevant the war scene from the Americas with rail tracks being laid was but otherwise very good.

[@darioalberto1128]

Around 1:00> The image of King Charls IV of France is actually Charls IV of...Spain! At 9:41, the image incorrectly references the Duomo in Milan instead of the Duomo in Florence."

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Thanks, buddy, keep up the good work!

[@AncestorEmpire1]

More of an ass than Griffinth? “That’s not true…… That’s Impossible!”

[@augustbliss]

Nice one! 😅

[@removedbyutube]

The original band of the hawk

[@sbeaber]

Random images in the video are very random.

[@lebowskitriple8]

You should ask for your money back ! 🤨

[@LongNickOfDaLaw]

This random comment to this video is very random 😂 nice redundancy

[@romans6two338]

Dear MM, why did you put in a painting of the American Civil War circa 1861-65, in a story about knights in the 14th century? Check time stamp 4:10.

[@Dr170]

A total duck? Merlin and his transfigurative shenanigans afoot again, sounds like

[@jaystreet46]

😂😂😂

[@Xardueth]

Hehehehehe

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

Hmmmm me thinks!!! 😊

[@CarolR-r9h]

A total duck... good at many things, but not an expert in any of it.

[@Hailey-mx4kc]

😂😂 good one

[@theconqueringram5295]

The White Company walked so Blackwater, Wagner Group and Executive Outcomes could run.

[@Thekowaikaiju]

Vlad is also meat for the spit. A sort of Vlad the Impaled, if you will.

[@namelessentity5851]

Catalan Great Company, or even the Varangians.

[@friendofvinnie]

This is awesome 😎

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

Good video dude. However, if I can make a suggestion, try to get a better pronunciation of names and places because automatic subtitles were confused (ex. For Cesena the subtitles said Cina twice, which means China in italian) and I found it hard to follow

[@trob1731]

Sounds like Sir John had no f**ks to give if the pay was good. No wonder he was in such high demand. Brilliant, utterly ruthless, got the job done and the people that hired him kept their hands clean, (technically).

[@VictorGonzalez-yj6hh]

1:07 that's Charles IV of Spain

[@markmattimore592]

You would think the 18th century garb would have been a tip-off.

[@andreweden9405]

​@@markmattimore592, Right!!😂 Thank you!

[@jackhahson2010]

Moments later we have a picture of Henry VI of England when discussing events that took place in 1342...Henry wasn't born until 1421...

[@DavidThomas-qq4hf]

Don't forget the American Civil war pic at 4:09. Which was 1861-1865💀

[@schnauzerbro]

4:20 I promise you that "strike" means fuck in this context. Literally fuck means "to strike".

[@The_Comedian556]

1:43 what phrase?

[@swatson1190]

I am related to Hawkwood in a grandma branch. Very interesting.

[@Kbrusky15]

4:00 ish mark you used a… American Civil War art piece. lol

[@phineascampbell3103]

I thought this might be about Hawkwood. Just had a feeling. Also crecy was a step in the right direction. A change from the rich n powerful creating wars in which they faced little hazard, the practice being capture and ransom, to battles in which they might be slaughtered exactly like the footsoldier peasant, ordinary people.

[@hanh7395]

I'm sure we can find a modern example of this with soldiers who have war and conflict as their identity, couldn't shake it off after being sent back home and had to find other ways to fight. Either volunteering to be deployed or join private military or personal security, etc.

[@matraynor7200]

at 4:14 there is a railway track in the image and what looks like american civil war soldiers, is there such a thing as 'proof watching' :D

[@olivere5497]

When you say 'shows up again' do you mean written down in a record on vellum in the archives at Windsor? "Archer John aka Archie wearing a trilby hat and brown overcoat and a rat tail moutache showed up with a company of his mates drunk again, "ohh terrible looking battle you got here your highness, don't suppose you need something missile or peltist related? Say a company of archers?"' '"Sure, but it will cost yer."'

[@ersikillian]

Cesena - pronounced "Che-sain-a", my grandfather's home town. It is reported that upwards of 5000 citizens of Cesena were murdered. In Italy John Hawkwood is called "Giovanni Acuto" (John the Sharp)

[@Laiynnalaiynna]

4:10, errrr... that's a picture of the civil war :D.

[@Buconoir]

Um, at 4:11 you have a picture of Union troops tearing up railroad tracks and freeing slaves?

[@EruditeDM]

Jean Froissart’s Chronicle of the Hundred Years War is one of the best primary sources. Easy to find in paperback and cheap. Conan Doyle’s The White Company is a fictional histoire of contemporary accounts but not Hawkwood. 👍🏼

[@EruditeDM]

PS - the title of this video was weak. 😊

[@The_Comedian556]

8:33 massacre what where? SasArna?

[@MichaelLevine-n6y]

The image at 4.10 seems to reflect the US Civil War, not medieval England.

[@the_real_drengr]

btw merc still profitable, js lol, except its called PMC lol. Love this channel

[@deniserichards3305]

Which GOT CHARACTER comes close Ser Barriston the Bold Kings guard and Queens guard!?

[@andrewyarosh1809]

So lame and full of cliches about medieval warfare, chivalry and medieval politics. And showing an 18th century portrait for King Charles IV of France who lived from 1298-1324 doesnot make you clever and cool. It makes you look silly and utterly lacking any kind of historical integrity.

[@MitziFranklin]

Total d!ck? I don't know.... With the thriving "War for Money" business model dominating current battlefields, along with erratic shifts in alliances over the past century, I'd say ol' Mr Sharp was just ahead of the curve.

[@carausiuscaesar5672]

100 years war?Blimey!Not long enough!

[@prodb4sed382]

The whole mercenary group and their behavior remind me of The Band Of The Hawk in Berserk.

[@sunsty1e]

love the title

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

I believe this fella might have been the inspiration for The Mountain in GoT

[@Carlos-fh8wk]

If anyone gets a chance read the book Between Two Fires. It’s a medieval horror fantasy novel taking place in 1300’s France. Makes for some dark reading, great book thought.

[@nathanirick8693]

Is this representative of music you listen to? I mean the titles if each chapter are song titles.

[@rex8255]

I mean, most knights, and in fact, entire Armies were dicks. That chivalry stuff tended to go out the window when it interfered with accomplishing the mission, or surviving, or eating, dumb stuff like that. It kind of reminds me of a quote from @JakeZweig, who assists guys to get into SOCOM units, referring to Officers that he's worked with: "I try to explain to them they are going to be managing serial killers". This sounds like pretty much like John Sharp and his troops.

[@brandonnotsowise2640]

Idk why I just think of the Black Knight scene when I read the video title

[@pbroadway55]

4:15 railway lines and telescopes?????

[@panzervalkyrie9299]

4:12 so they had rail in medieval times???

[@evanswinford7165]

My ancestor was Sir Hugh Swinford an Earl and fighting knight in the 100 years war.

[@chiuaua2235]

Nice video, can you make a video on medieval farts?

[@d.l.d.l.8140]

Beans and roadkill. Took days to fetch a steak.

[@davidcooke8005]

A total Dook. But you misspelled Duke.

[@anonymousbosch9265]

Without having watched any of it yet I think lots were probably horrible people as they were wealthy in a time when society literally accepted that a certain class were literally your betters and it was ordained by a god we sincerely believed in. That kind of power without checks and balances makes the idea of the knightly class having any good people a rare and limited case

[@d.i.l.l.i.g.a.f.594]

🤔 Sir Richard head. 😂

[@TheWonderBreadAct]

Capital D, asterisk, Ampersand, lowercase k

[@JimmyMatis-h9y]

D*&k? that looks rather cluttery...why not D**k? my OCD is curious. 🙃

[@dbz9393]

So a skilled craftsman back then earned 30 florins i.e £630 in todays money ANNUALLY ? How did they even survive?

[@d.l.l.6578]

You could buy things for a penny.

[@j.p.9277]

You can't compare the 14th century cost of living to today.

[@d.l.l.6578]

@@dbz9393 they raised their own food. Chickens, goats, cows, gardens. They wore the same homespun clothes day in and day out. They bartered. They weren’t buying things all the time.

[@nicholasturner5146]

They didn’t a lot of the times.

[@h.huffen-puff4105]

What a life!! 🤦‍♀️

[@aboutafew]

Yeah it is totally like that.. it may have sum truth to it. such as someone who is born rich they may get a good education and learn social grace or whatever they call it it's a part of human nature and our subconscious.. money definitely makes for speedy evolving or devolving..just look at the royalty that had the crazy chin thing...that last dude thats famous for his portrait was so messed up he could not run for fear of breaking his bones..that is what it leads to..a far cry from tuff tribes of hunters that look after each other

[@RoomerJ]

Seems like a beast

[@DieLuftwaffel]

1:04 Um, who, what?! Anachronism much?! Does that guy even look medieval to you?!? 😂

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

Dink, donk, duck, Dork? Which is it!!!!!???? I can’t finger it out!!! Lol

[@d.i.l.l.i.g.a.f.594]

It's the short version of Richard 😏😂

[@erw3387]

Sible Hedingham - the 'i' in Sible is pronounced like the 'i' in Jim. 😁

[@leovolont]

The Nobility did not fall to archers. The Nobility wore the last and best generation of Plate Armor. It was their horses that fell. Yes, even the horses were armored, but most of that armor was to the front. Heavy Cavalry was supposed to be at its best in Frontal Assaults. But, it became the preferred tactic for Archers on the Medieval Battlefield to position themselves so they could shoot the enemy horses in their butts. Really, that is what the Islamic Light Cavalry tried to do during the crusades, that is to get behind the Frankish Heavy Cavalry and drop their horses by shooting them in their unarmored rear ends. Besides, a Dead Knight is worth nothing, but a Knight held Prisoner could be held for ransom. And being a Prisoner was no serious ordeal, because Knights lived by Honor and could be trusted to be men of their Word, so they would be taken to England and be sworn to Not Leave Town, and would in effect be given the keys to the city. They'd be invited to Dinners and be asked to dance at Balls. They had hundreds of illegitimate children. It got to the point where the Englishmen were ready to pay the ransoms for the French Knights just to get them out of London and their wives' bedchambers. . And, yeah, individual knights could greatly influence the outcome of battles. Reading the Legends of King Arthur might give you some idea of the power of Champions. As I said before, with full armor , before Gun Powder, the only thing that could kill them would be another knight incapacitating them and taking off enough of their helmet so they could cut the throat. Well, even unhorsed a Champion Knight would be formidable, as as Commanders of their own Brigades, their subordinates would give up their horses to their Champions. And Champions were practiced at being able to incapacitate less stalwart knights and cutting their throats. Really, that's what a Battle was, where the best knights rode about eliminating the best knights from among their enemy, and once one side no longer had any plausible Champions left, the rest would retreat, because, there was no surviving against these Champions.... they would have Tournaments and so everybody knew everybody elses' competitive rankings.... everybody knew who the Winners and Losers would be in any given contest. They lived by Honor but the survivors would not be suicidal about it.

[@hugin70]

1:04?😳

[@airgunfun4248]

Pinball machine from the 90s

[@slightlyconfused876]

Nothing you say about Hawkwood makes him sound any worse than the majority of his contemporaries.

[@jakejake708]

So if heaven is real there are very few people there

[@gra4279]

Only the blodline of Enoch were pure enough for the gods to communicate with and are alleged to have been taken into heaven.

[@mauMauthecarabao]

How do they say "you're such a dick" way back ?😅

[@bestestusername]

A medieval armoured car on legs

[@rtk3543]

Some random images here, is this AI generated ?

[@princesshannahbanana2090]

What did medieval people do while it was raining?

[@danvernier198]

The writing is pretty nice on these stories but the narration could be improved by looking up how place names are pronounced.

[@pauljones2048]

Don't think cricket existed in the time frame he is referring to so probably not a baned sport

[@durangodave]

A total dork? lol

[@jaystreet46]

Donk! Can you even read

[@DanCooper404]

Dink!

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

🤣 lmao

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

This comment section is too much, it seems everyone has the same silly sense of humor as I do!!

[@durangodave]

dook

[@jimzipko6019]

Try and find one who isn’t!

[@OstblockLatina]

The G in Bretagny is mute.

[@Thekowaikaiju]

... ... I don't like cricket🎵

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

Giovanni d'Accuto....Not a nice man.

[@Ectalique]

*burning churches and monasterys* *working for the pape* nobody tho its weird in a way ?

[@johnrowley3007]

this is a fucked-up document

[@domm948]

I just made a brown stain in my pants!!!!

[@max60607]

Woke channel.

[@willsherman1049]

The illustrations in the video are NOT always applicable and sometimes not even the the right time-line. The narration is choppy and dry, poorly delivered. The text is ok-ish but the humour is adolescent. My advice is polish up and try again.

[@davidmurray9193]

He wasn't a dick....he was well cool

[@Milo-og5wc]

Anyone know what the music in the intro is?

[@hollieBlu303]

❤❤❤SINGLE. BEST. HISTORY. CHANNEL. EVAAAAARRRR!!!❤️❤️❤️ So damn good. Actually love this guy so much. Makes my day every time a video drops! ..kudos to Caitlin Dougherty, Big Old Boats, Nick Crowley, Plainly Difficult, Brick Immortar and Kyle Hates Hiking too. Varied content...but delivered with true passion and equally well produced. Thank you Medieval Madness!!!❤️ You are the G🎉