Medieval Knight

The path to knighthood started at the age of 7. A boy born of nobility was sent to a castle as a page and at age 14 he became a squire. As a squire he could go into battle as an assistant to a knight, and at age 21 they could become a full knight themselves.

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Created by Daniel Turner

Narrator:

Christian H Miles

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[Simplehistory]

We hope you enjoyed this overview of knights in the medieval era! We will make more videos on the specific knights featured in the video such as the Templars comment below if you want to see that.

[Litany_of_Fury]

Myth that plate armour is heavy and restricts movement. Mail is heavier.

[jackwilson]

Full playe armor didn't make you less mobile, you can see people in actual full plate armor doing handstands, running, and jumping. This armor weighs about the same as today's soldiers equipment.

[amazinglyidiotic]

Ok, no, plate armor wasn't heavy. It weighed about the same as football armor and didn't restrict movement, with videos of people vaulting and climbing obstacles clad head to toe in plate armor. I need to point that out as it's a common misconception the plate armor was heavy.

[admiralgoodboy]

The crossbow was around long before the invention of gunpowder

[akusmith]

Common misconception but full plate armor is actually very maneuverable. There are some videos you can watch with people sprinting and even doing cartwheels in full plate.

[Castor]

Interestingly enough, someone decided to hold a race through an obstacle course between a firefighter, a modern soldier, and a knight in full plate armor. All three were wearing their full gear including helmets. Surprisingly enough, the knight made it through with the fastest time, followed by the firefighter (who had the heaviest equipment load) with the soldier taking third place. It was speculated that though the knight was wearing plate armor, it was tailor made for him and didn't hinder his movement very much

[albertbarese]

Please do the FG-42 for the next weapons video!

[Plainofices]

A knight video by simple history? And it isn't negative!? I'm so happy, good vid 😀

[randomstranger_]

2:35 - Limited mobility, you say? I think Shad would like to have a word with you.

[xxxxxx]

Wow armoured sceptic must be thousands of years old

[alejandrojoserodriguezarre]

That blue knight in the joust must have been like "Sweet lord, I just cant beat this guy!"

[pigeon]

Awww the good old days, were you were considered lucky if you lived to 30...

[robertli]

I remember reading about knights and seeing the images when I was 7-8 years old lol. At that time I didnt realize it but it was only the beginning for my of history. I only realized know that some of my actions directly led me to appreciate history as it is right now. This video brought back memories from that period. Thank you simple history for doing this.

[mr.personhumanson]

What did the Pirate Knight say when he got surprised?






"chivalry timbers!"

i'm gonna die now.

[scratchbeats]

I love how short and concise your videos are. Very informative and doesn't need so much time to explain something. Keep doing what you do!

[slaughterghoul]

50% of comments - Deus Vult
35% Suggestions
14% Good replys
1% Me making this chart

[carlsagan]

Wow, I didn’t know you did a collab with ArmoredSkeptic!

[astrazeneca]

Excelent video. I used your videos for my history classes. Teachers and students love it.

[unculturedswine]

I would love to see more videos describing the different groups of Knights. Pope Urban II would be very proud of this video!