Netflix, The King, historical analysis review: CRIMES AGAINST MEDIEVAL REALISM

A detailed historical analysis and review of Netflix's THE KING, the story of Henry V and the great battle of Agencourt

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[boojaliciousiii]

I just finished your book on my flight home today and I bloody loved it! Sure hope we can get a sequel or at least another work set in that universe!

Good video too <3

[mustavogaia]

A little known fact is that sunshine was heavily taxed in medieval times, so they enjoy it sparsely - as depicted in most movies.

[AkodoAkira]

"It's like they thought the Medieval period didn't even have Sunshine!"

To be fair, Shad, it *is* England. I'm not sure they have sunshine today.

[carveorpawley]

A French heavy cavalry charge and no one thought to bring a lance.

[alexandersarchives]

45:30 the reason he is slipping isn’t because of the armor. It’s a known fact that French knights wore blocks of soap on their feet because full plate is to OP and the game devs needed to balance the gameplay

[aaronseet]

Great medieval films?

May I introduce... *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*

[markleboy]

One of the things I did appreciate most about this movie was that the armor actually worked. Nobody really got sliced through like butter. Most kills were stabs in the weaker parts of the armor.

[Cancoillotteman]

We all know what the French said to Henry :
"Your father was a hamster, and your mother smelled of Elderberry !"

[classifiedamphibian]

The king: is completely inaccurate to actual history

Shadiversity: it's treason then.

[crazyviking]

My biggest problem with them portraying historical characters as being emotionless, is the fact that the biographers of many of the medieval kings and lords actually record the emotional states such as them flying into a rage when done wrong (Abbot Samson of Bury-St. Edmonds) or crying at the site of a flower.

[Calamity]

Guys, I found out why the movie is not historically accurate.

The director of the film actually made it according to a playthrough of Crusader Kings III.

[shadiversity]

So at 20:54 I misspoke, I meant to say the style of fighting they're employing is unarmored longsword technique while wearing fullplate armor. My brain must have turned off when I said single handed longsword technique because. . . WHAT!?!?

[raynmanshorts]

Nations that have gone to war with France the most:
1. France

[NGC-]

I was literally watching this movie thinking to myself “Shad is 100% making a video on this”.

[kohinarec]

French Princess: "All monarchy is illegitimate."

King Elfboy: me Princess!"

[nicholasmorre]

“All monarchy is illegitimate.” They can’t help but shoehorn modern sentiments into these films/shows. No respect for or interest in history.

[enlightenedterrestrial]

I disliked the depiction of the battle greatly. I find the real battle of Agincourt much more interesting than the one that was depicted and no, I don't think it was a budge issue. They simply weren't interested in depicting a real combat engagement and aimed more for a chaotic, brutal, muddy mess like we see in many other movies.


I'm especially angered by the movie trope, where soldiers suicidally run into each other and proceed to fight one on one all over the battlefield. We have contemporary sources and modern videos of police vs rioters that confirm that everytime two armed mobs approach each other, they advance as two masses and it is only the first two ranks who do the actual fighting, while the rest were mostly throwing projectiles or waiting to switch the exhausted and injured soldiers in the first rank.

[rikremmerswaal]

About Henry's scar: HE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A F-ING WAR-BOW! there is a documantery about that specific event here on YouTube.
Look it up. The wound completely messed up one half of his face and all the movie gave him was a cute, anime like scar on the cheek.

[stockcaptain]

It really bothered me that during the battle they never wore distinguishing colors, how would they know which side they're fighting?

[Satyxes]

"But horse armour is expensive"
Queue quick image of Bethesda's Horse Armour DLC

Shad, you absolute legend.