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Yes! Team Lancaster indeed!

Hmm I'm not too sure about that!

Hi there! The reenactment scenes shown are mainly from the Tewkesbury, Barnet, and Avoncroft reenactment events so yes, a lot of the armour is replicas of original late 15th century armour (you also get a lot of people kitted up in cheap off-the-shelf armour as well). I've made a recent video on the Tewkesbury battle reenactment just last week so feel free to check it out! I also have a Barnet reenactment battle video too. Enjoy!

@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Guess what TH-cam is suggesting to me right now :D , Love your work, keep going

Ayy thanks for that, great to hear

I also fall into armour rabbit holes by watching video after video 😆

That's certainly true, accurate dead-on strikes were still very deadly for even the most well protected knight

Unfortunately no I haven't seen that game. In already addicted to gaming enough so I don't need more temptations haha

@@AlexTheHistoryGuy this game is the best and most accurate game set in this same time period or about the same. Very much worth trying even if it sucks your time up. (Its gonna be a huge game so might be worth making videos on armor from the game?)

In UK reenactment events like this, many small groups of 5-20 reenactors come together from all over the UK to take part in the battle - that means it's not possible to control the percentage of billmen, levys, archers, cannoneers, men-at-arms, hobelars, knights, and crossbowmen to ensure the best representation of the historic event as possible. I'm just proud that so many people are passionate enough to invest in the hobby and turn up to these events in order to help bring history alive and respect our ancestors.

Just looking for any atmospheric music that I felt fitted in nicely. Decent Copyright free music is quite hard to come by so I have compiled my own library of copyright music which can be used for my videos. Trust me if I had it my way I'd be putting all sorts of Sabaton, Abigail Williams and Infant Annihilator on my medieval battle reenactment videos haha

Not a silly question at all! English knights did wear before as well, my knight in the video just chose not to. The English did prefer open faced sallets without bevors as they tended to prioritise breathing, seeing, and calling out orders over additional protection however there are lots of examples in contemporary texts regarding the English wearing bevors.

@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Thank you for your answer. Also what style were English full harnesses? It doesn't look very Milanese and it definitely isn't Gothic either. Just looking around at other styles since German gothic is EXPENSIVE!

Well, you answered your own question there - the English harnesses were built in the English style! Haha. Dr Tobias Capwell has a few really good books on the subject of English armour from the 14th to 15th centuries

I'd personally recommend Lancaster Armoury in the UK if youre looking for high end bespoke armour, or Art of Steel in Ukraine. They made the harness in the How a Knight Shall Be Armed video

War of the roses indeed. If you watch my latest video then you can see what the armies of the war of the roses looked like!

Also, I grew up like literally a 2 minute walk from Arminghall henge and Venta Icenorum!!

Ayy very nice, and thank you. Of course this was a very early video I made so feel free to check out my Norwich & Norfolk playlist for more! I'm also working on a "origins of Great Yarmouth" video!

@@AlexTheHistoryGuy I will check it out for sure! I've already had my dad watch this one, we both love the history of our lovely little piece of the world!!

It was indeed!

Thank you :)

Thank you :)

Wighen gree is a very unique name 🤔

haha this was one of my first videos I ever made, to be fair! Hopefully my later videos may be more to your taste.

Yes it is a visor, he is also wearing a maille standard to protect the neck and throat. A Bevor would protect the chin and lower face however it also heavily restricts your breathing, so it is simply a matter of deciding on your balance between mobility and protection. More protection = less mobility. More mobility = less protection.

thank you :) It is one of my personal favourites.

Art Of Steel from Ukraine. Surprisingly affordable!

how was the video? o.O

@@AlexTheHistoryGuy nice

Yes! Well that is what myself and Mitch are working towards - we want to show how accurate Historical Reenactment should be and increase the level of authenticity and commitment to reenactment specifically in the UK. My authentic harness is currently in the works and unfortunately will take two more years to finish!

There isn't actually any contemporary evidence to say that the English were outnumbered in the battle. It's a bit of a historical misnomer. The archers were definitely strategically vital in the battle but the volleys of arrows were only happening in the first hour, the majority of the battle was a particularly brutal melee.

Knights of the medieval period were indeed the pinnacle of fitness. We heavily underestimate how fit and healthy a knight or career soldier had to be.

Haha yes that is true - that's because all these people are personally passionate about historical reenactment so (most of them) put a lot of effort and research into their kit.

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Haha ayy nice, thank you!

Much appreciated:)

He does have a bevor which he attempted to wear however it's made by a different armourer so the new cuirass and pauldrons haven't been made to fit with the bevor, so he decided not to wear it due to discomfort. He will be purchasing a new one made to fit in the future.

Haha I did consider the ye olde language but figured that might make it more difficult for people to search for the video!