Why Your Life Sucked If You Served Medieval King

Life in the Medieval times sucked for sure, but if you were a servant of the King, your life was really, really terrible. The King was the worst boss you could possibly have and in today's new video we are here to prove it. Let's go back in time to see what a day in the life of a King servant would really be like, and let us know if you think you would have been able to handle the job, or if this truly is the worst job of all time.
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[@zerocalvin]

in chinese, there is a saying that goes "Pun Quan Yu Pun Foo", roughly translated "Accompanying a King is like being with a Tiger" because you'll never know when you'll be eaten. edit: thanks @Tris Chan for typing it in kanji \ han characters.. 伴君如伴虎 = "Pun Quan Yu Pun Foo"

[@pessimisticideas3075]

Very wise saying!

[@jmsal5556]

Very wise saying!

[@kittycake1294]

Very wise saying!

[@wafflenation3030]

Very wise saying!

[@zeqi]

Can you use hanyupinyin instead

[@theconqueringram5295]

If I served the King I would keep my head down and hang low. I would also have as many 'friendships' with other servants, soldiers, maybe some merchants and guild members, clergy and so on as possible in a way that was nondescript so if something goes south than maybe I have allies who could help me get out of trouble. That would be my strategy and I am so glad that I might never get a chance to test it out.

[@couragew6260]

Fun Fact! You have a better luxurious and hygienic life than a king in Medieval ages. The only difference being the lack of servants and saying what is law.

[@cityofstars1236]

False.

[@rolandasgrigaitis708]

@@cityofstars1236 His comment got 30 likes that means it can't be false.

[@fisher1634]

Well.. peasants ate a balanced diet of meat and vegetables. But meat was pretty expensive and nobles thought vegetables were for the poor

[@justinm16]

@@fisher1634meat was expensive so peasants never ate meat

[@daviedood2503]

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[@mr.personhumanson6871]

Being a court jester is probably the best job, you have a free pass when making fun of the king and his court

[@princesse0920]

Mr. Person Humanson Lol 😝

[@Lauren.E.O]

Until he gets mad

[@eamparbeng]

@@NVGEAR yeah the medieval of Squidward did this to the medieval version of Mr. Krabs. Almost resulting in squidward's death

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

No, they normally don’t like being offended, you make fun of the rival country’s courts and king

[@anakinPro01]

Unless you served King Geoffrey

[@whysoserious507]

“If you think your current boss is bad at least he doesn’t possess absolute power over everything and anything.” US Army has entered the chat

[@Poonypoona789]

Facts Also do the doggie dance You may blush

[@mikademn640]

Lol

[@Poonypoona789]

Im sad now that i think about it my father died Wile surving the US milatary 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I Miss him soo much

[@migueljvalderrama2336]

North korea and china enters chat

[@ziosmic]

pooch the dog I’m sorry...

[@dr.lyleevans6915]

“Rules for rulers” explains why being even a King, Emperor or authoritarian of any sort isn’t as easy as you think

[@darklinkx8]

I look at these types of videos and wonder how people in the far future will view our way of life.

[@shahonazkarim1794]

probably very crewl

[@charlottesmoviephile8924]

Our lives are boring. Were lazy and have tech do things for us.

[@paulpijnenburg5449]

The horrendous living conditions of the animals we eat will probably be frowned upon. Our age will also probably be viewed as the age wherein the seas got filled with plastic and the earth got poisoned.

[@demetriusmccray1574]

“The republic of the old and ancient Roman society had failed. So they decided to do it again in their country. The fall began with something they called “The Donald.”

[@nichsa8984]

@@paulpijnenburg5449 wearing socks with sandals only dumb wearing

[@jazz_prodzz5761]

King Louis XVI: men, execute the citizen French citizens: *uno reverse card*

[@MBTAMoreRailfan]

Old Glory DC 69 likes. 👍

[@VeryPatrioticAmerican]

Old Glory DC uno reverse is a dead meme it no popular

[@jazz_prodzz5761]

@Carl Ritual you don’t need grammar, lol

[@VeryPatrioticAmerican]

Carl Ritual k boomer

[@MatthewSchooley94]

*XVI; Louis XVII was a child at the time.

[@Daesarul]

“The king is at the top of the food chain” King Louie from France: Am i a joke to you?

[@goombapizza6335]

Which Louis? There were several.

[@jpmito9123]

King Louis XVI

[@ashleysmith8402]

King Louis the 14th the last king of France who got beheaded with queen marie antoinette who was executed years later after him.

[@robinsonbright2671]

_King_ Louie

[@angelgray8899]

He was not a *medival* king though 🤦🏽‍♀️Nice try

[@harisankarh3623]

If you are seeing this it means you've got no other job to do.

[@chipchop9067]

Hari Sankar H I’m getting a job while I watch

[@pessimisticideas3075]

I've got work to do. I'm just putting it off to watch KZbin. Lol

[@lotwolfswinkel2205]

sad thing is... i do have a job to do and still im watching

[@MsMeximexi]

I work midnights.

[@imbored3063]

nah i left for 5 mins

[@jordanrobinson3113]

You: Beats the king at chess. King: Oh you are so dead. Thanks very much for the support everyone! I'm honored!

[@prospero4060]

Hm, that’s exactly what I was thinking.

[@michaelesposito2629]

You’re thanking people for 100 likes? Really? I miss the days when KZbin was strict about their age restrictions. Do you think anyone that liked your comment, will ever see your edit?

[@jordanrobinson3113]

@@michaelesposito2629 maybe not lol. But who cares? I appreciate the support. Don't see why you should care. Also I'm over 18. So no need to be salty. =)

[@michaelesposito2629]

Jordan Robinson then act like it. This plague of attention wh0ring is getting old really fast. And clearly, YOU care.

[@jordanrobinson3113]

@@michaelesposito2629 Thanks Michael, but I'm free to do as I please and will continue thanking people regardless of how you feel. I really hope you're not this easily triggered in real life, it's kind of sad to be honest with you; by the way, if I care, clearly you do too, so let's not be hypocritical. Lol. Thank you anyway though!

[@Dah-heck]

0:53 when your dad comes to your door and you can hear the belt tighten

[@ryanzumwalt4505]

but then you realize you haven't seen your dad in 10 years

[@1967buickriviera]

Kyrispy lol

[@kriz0826]

10tiltasaurus 21 *belt unbuckle and pants unzip

[@doublehashtag7749]

@@kriz0826 pikachu face

[@exiliar4093]

10tiltasaurus 21 never happened

[@premiumuser507]

Infographics is the best! I’m doing my best to follow in their footsteps with quality work! 🙌🏻

[@beccaporter4593]

Kai Vinci keep it up

[@1967buickriviera]

• Akti0n • you're just saying that because you can't draw worth an f

[@1967buickriviera]

Kai Vinci well at least you don't feel worthless lol

[@Sarah_D.]

I've been researching my family tree, and I recently discovered that I had several ancestors who served royalty. One worked at Ludlow castle during the Wars of the Roses and was responsible for the military and weapons training of King Edward IV's sons. (Aka "the princes in the tower.") And, his wife was their governess. After the whole thing with Richard III, he threw in his lot with the other side. For that, Henry VII made him a knight, his personal treasurer, and a member of his privy council. And, another family member served Henry VIII. He married the sister of Henry's last wife, was awarded a bunch of titles, was a guardian for Henry's son, King Edward VI... He was definitely tight with the Tudors. So, multiple ancestors served multiple kings in multiple positions, and it seems things went really well for all of them.

[@jacobviator3118]

I'm descended from Henry the VIII!! Kinda wish we were back on the day ;)

[@PabloRodriguez-cl4ox]

cool....

[@Ryan-nv2wp]

Sarah D. I trace my family back to the court of Richard the lionheart

[@Sarah_D.]

@@jacobviator3118 Very cool! However, although it was a very interesting time in history, I think I'll just stay here in the present era. I'm rather fond of clean drinking water, penicillin, indoor plumbing, and the like. :)

[@Sarah_D.]

@@Ryan-nv2wp Cool! I haven't quite got that far back on my English side yet. Got all the way back to the BC era with some Welsh family though. I did find a line that makes me a direct descendant of Charlemagne. But, I've heard that most people of European descent can trace their lineage back to him.

[@godofthunder6099]

Every Single person in the kingdom: King or Queen: Thank you for involuntarily serving me

[@staceyhorton5838]

Other history channels on KZbin: ah yes, a moderate one video a week Infographics show: Imma bout to ruin this man's whole career

[@damieng6368]

I'd of gone for a knight they rarely called to the front lines and even then were given extra protection since they were so invaluable plus they lived lives of luxury while squires were basically peasants in armour

[@sowonkim4806]

Boi my life is hard just by being in a asian household, its literally the same ✊😔 coming back after curfew is the same as begging for a death sentence

[@knaesh]

try being jamaican

[@huntern.4194]

Try being american, Get robbed on the way home

[@dude_tut5800]

Nobody: Parents: You have it hard What about the mid evil times!

[@mrcaga4865]

FYI it's medieval not mid evil

[@cyanoobs9781]

Evil levels: Easy evil Mid evil Hard evil Extreme evil Satanist evil there u go

[@cosmicpaul1085]

Thanks

[@michaelesposito2629]

Just erase this dumpster fire of a post

[@koryleonard8147]

Wow. This is one of the cringiest jokes I've ever seen

[@theroboticfizzarolli5251]

0:40 "the king is the highest ranking role" me remembering the caste system and it saying the priests are the highest role there is

[@aquapenguin9697]

I would probably have a mental breakdown/anxiety attack...I can't handle that much stress

[@b-2699]

Long time lurker, first time poster. If you are still doing challenges, please do a no sight challenge please. I would love to see what exeperiences you might face and learning oppkrtunitues you might have when you have no sight. 3 days of this may be suffice to get multitude of experiences :)

[@parasnaradiya2608]

Imagine you are a servant in ancient Egypt and you heard that king has died

[@moeman5122]

You bout to get burried with him.

[@firemangan2731]

Biggest Oof of the centuries.

[@DulocGuardsman]

*YOU'RE GOING TO PYRAMID*

[@adrianyiu8165]

Finally A history channel better than my rambling history teacher

[@krivjeto]

Just a question,if the best knight who is kind of crazy is in crazy love whit some girl,whom king steal,what will stop him to cut his head,when he is trained to not fear dead? Yes kings held absolute power,but they was not invicible,and they was replaced all the time. Even from roman time,even the emperor had to respect the will of his legionaires,there are many times when generals overthrow emperor will.... Absolute power dont exists.

[@kassideerosbury8621]

Love u vids once more

[@Halamadridistas]

Great video!!!

[@firstpitch05]

You haven’t even watch it

[@desmondlouis104]

I used to do this for likes, replies, and attention

[@firstpitch05]

desmond louis thank you for stopping

[@christopherrhodes3228]

Never wear socks with sandals. *EVER*

[@1967buickriviera]

Christopher Rhodes no. pomegranates.

[@menopriezvisko94]

Czechs: o.o

[@aggressiveoatmealmemes6881]

Most Kings wouldn’t have been wantonly cruel largely because they would have been indoctrinated since childhood to protect their people and relied on their people for food, wealth and protection

[@steelcasegenericrun6935]

You are hilarious with your epic stories.

[@drummerguy4032]

My boss is the main reason I'm still in my current job. Couldn't ask for a better one.

[@benjiroantazo3534]

If I was the king I would be kinder and merciful and considerate

[@damien4197]

Fallacy of relative privation? It actually feels like a running theme of TIS is "you should be happy with your lot, pleb".

[@BriannaHewitt]

I wonder how many times someone was unjustly accused of poisoning, when in actuality the taste tester had an anaphylactic reaction to an otherwise harmless ingredient (for example nuts). Also along this same line of questioning how many royals were thought to be poisoned when it was an anaphylactic reaction that was not known about.

[@karenchristinewise7833]

Servants to the king and queen were of noble blood and raised in the court. They understood the rules and risks. Also, a monarchy was always an autocracy. For a lot of history in Europe, the king had an official mistress and several lesser ones. Queen Consorts were only breeding machines. All power and all authority flowed from the king. Luckily life was short and nobody moved outside their social status. The Roman Catholic Church emphasised that suffering in life would be rewarded in death. I prefer to live my current life in this current timeline.

[@kenken8765]

"Being the queen is the highest position of power a woman can ever attain" Abbess: Am I a joke to you? Yeah, people of the Church especially the higher ups are as or even more powerful than the any lord of the land. Not to mention they're the second biggest landowners and have a better edge in literacy in the age where the king was illiterate.

[@jordanrosario3304]

queen in chess is the best.

[@empresscrafts689]

I guess this is true for the medieval times until Henry viii made himself head, - but other kings throughout history have also put themselves as head of the church before so it definitely flittered

[@Vamp6]

Challenge idea: What happens when you don't have technology for a week

[@1967buickriviera]

taliesin halliday yep

[@kassideerosbury8621]

Love ur vifds

[@justingame4459]

now hearing this back when mary Tudor became a servant could she really leave? I also always did wounding back when she was a servant if she meets someone who wanted to marry her could or that not be allowed?

[@smiller3995]

The axe is suppose to be a sword as henry called for a french swordsman to execute Ann

[@Jake-nq8kp]

Keep in mind your life is 100 times better than any medieval king.

[@jordanrosario3304]

infographics: king is the ultimate figure. me: the true ultimate figure is the queen in chess.

[@murder4055]

King's personal guard, cause at least if there is a rebellio I can cut him down myself if we happened to be on the losing side i.e (the castle has been taken and we are literally trapped in a room). Unless I truly believed in his benevolence, would I plea for his life or sacrifice my own on his behalf.

[@nicholasleach2019]

This whole video is just him repeating himself

[@sethwinner8029]

2:24 she sleeps with her fricking crown????? This girl is CRAZY

[@jacobmiller3933]

Imagine confusing the rennesasince with medieval

[@zunairahrahman2399]

New challenge:keep playing video games for 24 hours

[@taufanadikurniawan7170]

Do they make job vacancy add back in the days? I wonder what's the requirements? Is it including GPA or something like that? 🤔

[@noobyt3559]

99 percent of people didnt even have education in medieval times

[@calebgiannoccaro9409]

Kings asking you to work for them: Ethier die or die

[@doomslayer4321]

U are the best

[@ojpickle5923]

You have no idea what i wrote

[@ZikedY]

D Naranjo but what about the droid attack on the Wookies?

[@myramendoza2717]

D Naranjo yep

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

No, it's your mom

[@Jay-rg9in]

Zike what about order66?

[@durante-no10]

bruh how fricking dare you, my dadi owns roblox and amazon, they will be suing you.

[@hypersecures]

That must have been tough

[@Sorutirei]

Most of people might have never known but the ones who once bestowed as Master of the Stool for Henry VIII were his powerful and best bros at the court

[@ChooseYourYTHandle]

As a female I'm glad I wasn't alive during that time....

[@fn8382]

2:55 that is today work for health care workers have to do every singel day.

[@clairemercer3099]

I'd ask to go on a trading expedition, far, far, away. Maybe I would go to the Americas or find a way to Undia.

[@Shamrock737]

*India

[@michaeldara5965]

yo, we are early. just 11 minutes after the infographics show posted this. Oh btw, new art style?

[@the21podcast]

Why tf am I watching this

[@Rudevald]

Becouse its amusing.

[@1967buickriviera]

Because you can

[@thatrandombananaunderyourb7337]

Because are tiny little peanut brains are amused by this.

[@Rayhaku808]

this sounds like a fun and stressful video game lol

[@bouillonpandemonium9270]

At this point I'mma just go and die from over working in the field 😪😪😪😪

[@NorOg]

Challenge idea... go a month on store brand EVERYTHING.

[@deedeemajerus2356]

Shudders....store brand mac and cheese? NO!!!!!

[@Hi-sg4wt]

Still waiting after 4 months for the channel owner to add a S and the end of King in the title

[@venomr7695]

please do a vid on john edward jones

[@sealornodeal5668]

My answer: Be the king.

[@timchiu501]

Sounds like serving the Kim dynasty in North Korea

[@amirysyafy4801]

I think serving them is way worse.

[@avibensimon8513]

Tim Chiu not amymore

[@avibensimon8513]

He gone

[@ziosmic]

Avi Bensimon he’s alive

[@ManImSad]

4:50 nice rock physics

[@ohmyhd5889]

3:00 bro i was eating kitkat

[@dachshundgaming6577]

wouldnt the fact that you were a guard and had to protect the king mean you would have to think about plans to stop the kings death and since that is a crime you would basically sign up to be arrested

[@harisankarh3623]

It seems like the first 1000 viewers don't even watch the whole video before commenting.

[@viatorinterra]

"Kingdoms also stand in need of a like renewal, and to have their laws restored to their former force; and we see how, by attending to this, the kingdom of France has profited. For that kingdom, more than any other, lies under the control of its laws and ordinances, which are maintained by its parliaments, and more especially by the parliament of Paris, from which last they derive fresh vigour whenever they have to be enforced against any prince of the realm; for this assembly pronounces sentence even against the king himself. Heretofore this parliament has maintained its name as the fearless champion of the laws against the nobles of the land; but should it ever at any future time suffer wrongs to pass unpunished, and should offences multiply, either these will have to be corrected with great disturbance to the State, or the kingdom itself must fall to pieces." Niccolo Machiavelli, 1517 - Discourses on Livy. I can't even begin to point out how this video gets so many things wrong - I can only suggest that prospective viewers read up on the New Monarchies, the rise of Absolutism, Louis XIII's monopolization of force, Duke Louis of Burgundy, the Westphalian System, and Susan Reynold's books to get educated on real history.

[@Rayfireful]

Is that lothric/lordran in the background???

[@Frampzzz]

Can you do a video on how to do your taxes

[@MaleahsDiary]

👏 Class System still exists y'all! 👏

[@Angelalex242]

Just be a Knight/Duke/Baron/whatever. Then you had your own fife, and only had to see his majesty a few times a year, but you were still ruler of your own little piece.

[@damiensisco6960]

3:19 I wonder if the servants ever told the king’s children about how horrible their lives were.

[@snowpea8326]

Video idea SCP-682 vs medieval times

[@ashtonwolf3514]

Well if i happened to end up Reborning in Medieval Time Adopted by a King or Queen but only as a Servent I'd Keep my Head down and Opinions to myself and Obey my Royalties As a Dog would to His/hers Master....

[@jonash.8139]

This is one of the better, but am I the only one that feels like the videos have gotten worse and more clickbaity?

[@1967buickriviera]

Jonas H. Yeah, I agree tbh

[@b.r.brown.1295]

Gud vid

[@asagiaiba1429]

im glad i born to this era

[@currentking1158]

Still applies today in the gulf states

[@andiprastyo21]

Serve King at day Serve Queen at night

[@emilywayo2413]

Ayee

[@1967buickriviera]

Yass

[@2014Altair]

Once a month the queens servants were in much more danger than the kings servants

[@kesavanramesh5663]

LOL I got I presidential add before this

[@calebgiannoccaro9409]

Parents rules be like

[@deadparrot4238]

5:15 dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow!

[@maxdragonsoul5553]

The text on the thumbnail is very... suggestive.

[@putthemoneyinthebag7931]

Medieval king is not a person. It's A MEDIEVAL KING

[@psychicai7346]

Very euro-centric, European monarchies weren't the only kind of royalty

[@mayamendez9250]

I can’t help but think about the possibility of the queen actually being bi

[@theredguardowen8083]

You forget the S at the end of kings

[@comctrevor864]

*Quicker than Quicksilver*

[@Bigboy-417]

*OOF* to all servants of a medieval king

[@jaynemcelroy1516]

Just become the King 👑

[@owens8424]

7:06 small hand

[@moneyforpizzaisalwayswelco7305]

i mean, why not?

[@TheNoobInBattle]

2:13 why is there a modern lamp and couch

[@MrDan11422]

When your health care is tied to your job you can not just quit. The only difference is not getting beaten. Promised one day you can quit as your last 10-20 years of life might be taken care of. Ask yourself can you survive if you don't work?

[@setyourhandle298]

north korean officials are like serving a king

[@anuvette]

Only 900s kids remember this