How Western Courts Worked - Crusader Kings III DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the medieval era continues with a video on how the Western courts worked during the Middle Ages, as we talk about the courts of Kingdoms of England, France, Republic of Venice, Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire.

Production Music courtesy of EpidemicSound

#Documentary #Medieval #Courts

[KingsandGenerals]

This video has been also dubbed into Spanish using an artificial voice to increase accessibility. You can change the Audio track language in the Settings menu. Este video se ha doblado al español utilizando una voz artificial para aumentar su accesibilidad. Puede cambiar el idioma de la Pista de audio en el menú Configuración.

[paradoxinteractive]

We're back! maybe we should make a tradition out of sponsoring K&G for all our CK3 releases. What do you think?

[tobilobaokorodudu]

Could you guys please do more stuff like this? I find government and societal structures to be an extremely interesting topic.

[wanderinghobo]

The Venetian election process makes both the Roman and Athenian systems look juvenile.

[podemosurss]

In Aragon (Spain) there was a curious tradition: whenever a new king (or queen) was crowned, the nobles would give the crown after reciting this:
“Nos, que somos y valemos tanto como vos, pero juntos más que vos, os hacemos Principal, Rey y Señor entre los iguales, con tal que guardéis nuestros fueros y libertades; y si no, no”
"We, which are and worth as much as thee, but together more than thee, make thee our Leader, King and Sire amongst equals, as long as you guard our feudal laws and liberties; and otherwise not."

[seanpoore]

Glad you did a sweep of a few different kingdoms from different regions, too often people will talk about "the middle ages" as if it was one big thing
Edit: also, THANK YOU! I finally kind of understand how the HRE worked!

[Masiba]

PDX knows where it's players go for historical content

[JOGA_Wills]

The Venetian Election system was the most confusing thing I have seen since the Krebs Cycle

[free_at_last]

*Paradox:* We've made an immersive Grand Strategy game where you guide your Noble House to greatness through the ages.
*Players:* Oh sweet, an incest simulator.

[RommulusRemus]

The way you guys cover the minutae of medieval life is a pleasure to behold.

[GoodGirlKate]

Pretty hyped for Crusader Kings III becoming more RPG
So many ideas running through my head about it, could be fun!!!

[MrHat]

You have no business making videos of such insane quality. Wishing this channel the best of success

[GideonF.]

Okay, I definitely need to find some good literature on the history of Venice's state administration. I had no idea about any of those things, that is incredibly interesting.

[gemcitychico]

Found this channel day before yesterday & been binging on docs since 😂 🔥 stuck in the house today (bad ice storm overnight) and have the notifications on, this should be an interesting one 😎 I’m in the middle of watching the other Rome/Caesar docs anyways.

I just wanted to show love & give y’all your 💐

[malleableconcrete]

Is there any chance to talk more about the likes of Christian Spain, Scandinavia or the many states in Eastern Europe? I always feel like they are ignored in these discussions about administration in the middle ages.

[nichekiesh]

I would happily watch a whole series on this. Best video I’ve watched in a long time!

[ilyac]

Love these types of video that delve into burocracy, tax & legal systems, trade etc…

[IndraKatiK]

I just found it really funny that the imperial diet really forced the participants to go on a diet if they failed to reach any consensus lol

[pabloleyes]

Great video! I hope you launch another one about the Spanish courts!

[CommonSwindler]

This is a unique video, however England is missing a crucially significant section: the revolutionary legal reforms of Henry II and the expansion on the royal power at the expense of the nobility, making England one of the most centralized kingdoms in Christendom. The rebellion of the barons against King John had much less to do with the efforts of William the Conqueror and almost everything to do with John’s unpopularity, failure abroad, and exponential expansion of the incredibly well-oiled administration forged by Henry II.

“… the later resentment of the Angevin system implicit in Magna Carta might have been fostered by Henry II’s mastery of men and government. Certainly many of the barons at Runnymede in 1215 saw John’s excesses as expansions of those of his father.”

Thomas K. Keefe, Henry II, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, volume 26