Medieval Weapons of the 15th Century | Polearms & Side Arms | Wars of the Roses
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- In this video, Medieval Weapons of the 15th Century, Kevin Hicks joins his son Josh and Steve Arnold of the Oxford Household re-enactment group to share their collection of polearms and side arms, weapons that would have been used by a man at arms or a common billman during the 15th Century, Wars of the Roses period. They'll be explaining and demonstrating how the weapons would have been used.
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Finally we meet the entire History Squad! Thank you both for your entertaining and highly informative work!
Our pleasure!
Honestly... I have a feeling their are more people in the Squad...
Omg.. I was gonna say. What about the camera person... That may very well be the wife... Orrr... A close friend..
But I'll be damned. I guessed right. Lol
Cheers mate... She does a pretty good job at it to...
Hear hear! Fantastic channel!
Yes, I agree. Thank you both for your dedication and fantastic work you do.
The history community is fortunate to have you both.
That's s brilliant! Well done ye both. She's fabulous Kevin, and patient too I'm guessing 😉😃
Amazing stuff Kevin! Its great to finally see the whole team. What a wonderful wife you have to come out and film you playing with your toys.
In case anyone would like to know, the pollaxes are shorter because they’re intended to be used in armor. Even though other pole arms out reach it, armored men would be able to close the distance thanks a to their armor and their allies, where they will have a significant advantage.
Another benefit to them is they commonly had a spike on the butt end which made them a lot more versatile than other pole weapons when in closer quarters too.
Josh bravely taking one for the team there
😂.
I really wouldn't fancy taking a bollock knife for real.
Now we know what a bollocking actually is.
Thanks to the crew for another interesting film.
Haha, cheers Philip 👍🏻
Please let your son Josh know that he has an awesome guy for a dad. Much thanks to the fantastic armorer and supportive crew as well.
Thanks mate, will do 👍
I can only imagine how history class would have been, if the instructor would have been kitted out like this - everyone would be clamouring to sign up - no worries about filling seats! Have you ever thought of doing a set of videos on siege engines? I'd love to see you build a Ballista or a Catapult and laying siege to - Dundurn. Maybe an enormous wooden rabbit... . Cheers!
😂 now there's an idea 😜
Easily one of my favorite CZcams channels. So much passion, so much charm and charisma. I hope this channel continues to grow and grow! Keep at it, Kevin and thehistorysquad!
Thanks, we will do.
Yes!!!! Cheers buddy thank you! From Idaho 🤠 Yeehaw
You bet!
Thank you, for the "peak behind the curtain" and thank you to your lovely Lady wife, for helping to bring us all of these wonderful videos!
No worries Erik, it's our pleasure 👍🏻
The demonstration of the bill, the hammers and the hooks was extremely illuminating for me… it makes sense that if you can trip someone or get their plate armour to lock out at the end of the range of motion that forces them to ground is extremely dangerous, and is a very smart response to the ability to resist sword attacks. Dented armour eventually stops moving properly. Very clever.
brilliant video, I really like this type of history. Keep up the good work
So well done.
Simple, honest and informative.
I do too!! Thank you! Im binge watching now! 👍
Quite the honor to meet the Mrs.
Hats off to your "better half" for allowing us to share ya. Love these weapon films! That poll axe was a nasty bugger, and really all of em are. Our innovation and imagination really shines when it comes to defending ourselves.
It certainly does.
I had no idea that there were so many and varied types of these hand-held weapons. They're quite frightening. Very nice to meet your lovely family, too. Thanks again for showing a side of history unavailable any place else on CZcams.
Cheers Ted!!
thehistorysquad is producing some of the best videos out there! No silly cartoons, camera tricks or terrible music. Just simple facts and demonstrations. Well said, clean and clear.
Wow, thanks Matthew 👍🏻
Kevin just straight up standing in the back smiling at everything and just watching and adding onto the history is just amazing
By far my favourite history channel of all time
Thanks to you and Julie for all your hard work. Outstanding!
Thank you for your service Kevin and and two All veterans
What a treat to meet THE HISTORY SQUAD.
You really don't realize how effective earlier weapons could be until actually shown and explained.
Thanks HISTORY SQUAD
My 13 yr old son and I really enjoy your videos. It’s not only the great information that we love, but also the way it’s told by yourself. Thanks a lot for doing what you do. Big love from Scotland 🏴🏴
Wow, that's great to hear, thanks both for watching 👍🏻
Thanks again for a very informative video. They had some nasty weapons for the time, combat back them would have been a hard and bloody close up affair. Nice to meet Mrs. History Squad too.
How many times can I see this man and not get bored ? None. This man has an armored ticker. Love the history you share while lessening is awesome
Cheers Hazmatt 👍🏻
Another winner Kevin. Love seeing your subscriber count rise. Quality will be rewarded.
as both a history enthusiast and a beforeigner it is a joy to see this content, i like the way you do this and i give you my most humble and sincere thanks.
it is also nice to see a family do something fun and that everyone is happy with it, i look forward to see more content from you, what you do is really interesting and fun but most importantly educational.
Thank you very much!
Greetings once again from nova Scotia, what a lovely video, I love your natural gift for teaching, it really shows. I also enjoyed meeting the other half of the team, what more does a man need, hello Mrs History Squad. great video, thank you once again, and as always best regards, Arthur
Cheers Arthur - I hope you're keeping well 👍🏻
Thank you for the wonderful history. You truly are a treasure you and your wife both
denting…that alone made my day: it makes a lot of sense to damage and minimize movement than to outright kill. i honestly never saw that being discussed on history shows before. you set yourself apart here, it’s impromptu yet it gave better information than some BBC programs!
you made my day with mentioning a weapon never seen by you before, and it was a nasty one at that
Thanks for your kind comments, they're very much appreciated 👍🏻
There are several accounts of knights having to be cut - or hammered- out of their armor after a battle because it was so dented.
So you are correct. Damaging a knight's armor to immobilize/impair him was just as effective as killing him. Like knocking the treads off a tank!
We are all mad about something. Great to have someone to share it with. Quality work, old chap and the missus too.
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers 👍🏻
Charming woman! You are a most fortunate man, Kevin!
Haha, yep I know. Cheers Luc!
I find the medieval weaponry and how they were used fascinating. Really do enjoy watching this channel.
Every video is just brilliant
Thanks Kevin for the great content
You're most welcome 👍🏻
This man is just so wholesome lol. You can really feel his enthusiasm for the subjects he covers and it’s a really joy to watch
Well done as always gents! Its always nice to see some of these other weapons demonstrated for people. Everyone thinks swords, knights on horseback etc. However its the common soldier & their pole arms that were the real backbone of the army. As infantry still is today actually.
"God loves the infantry"
I wish I had one of every weapon you covered. So awesome to see these!
That was a very interesting display of arms and their uses, Kevin - first class! I was unaware of some of the polearms. Hope Josh wasn't permanently wounded! Great to meet the very talented Julie, to whom we should be grateful for her skilled camera work. What a team you make! Looking forward to the next film...
Thanks Pete, Josh was fine bless him, he's a great sport and yes, I'm very proud of Julie too, we're a good team 👍🏻
For real I felt like I was in Lancaster Basic Training. Took my fear of knights right away.
@@froglight I see what you mean, but I did a double take when I saw your reference to Lancaster Basic Training, as my father flew Lancaster bombers on his second tour of operations during WW2. I got caught in a time warp there! Both the Lancastrians and Yorkists would have used the same weapons and I wouldn't want to have been on the wrong end of any of them. From my own point of view, I still think Richard 111 was a good chap and a victim of sustained character assassination by the Tudors. I'm a white rose man...
@@petehall889 that’s so cool! I’m American but I’ve been getting into Tudor history lately, mostly thanks to Mr. Hicks great videos. I’m still learning but I’ve told my wife (loves Anne Boleyn) that I’m now a Queen Mary 1 man 😅
@@froglightExcellent! Well, you can't go wrong with Kevin. His presentations are very well researched and entertaining too. Britain has such a long history that there's always plenty to explore. Very best wishes from England to you and your wife, Pete
Best history channel/show ever! Glad we got to see the whole squad!
Nice to see the rest of the the crew. Thank you and have a good week.
Great video again sir, the weapons you shown amazing. I liked particularly the one that trapped you. Cheers to Miss Julie for the great camera 📸 work. Thank you all for the great content from NY .
Cheers buddy 👍🏻
Great information, explained well, things you never thought about. To often I think about medieval weapons I think swords, spears, but this is a different level of information. Well done as always.
I like the developing weapons point in your presentation and also the demonstrations by those wicked fellows which gives a clearer understanding of the weapon shapes.
Great video and collection, amazing team; wish you all the best.
Aww! You two, along with your son are great. I really enjoy your films.
Cheers Brian 👍🏻
Hi Julie! You're doing a great job! Thank you both!!
Hey Chase, you're welcome 👍🏻
Another great video Kevin! Thanks for introducing us to the other half of the Squad!
You're welcome 👍🏻
Nice to hear about all the different pole arms. Also to meet the History Squad TEAM!
Props to Josh for eating a few pretty good shots and being a trooper
Absolutely 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad terribly sweet of you to introduce us to your wife as well, buddy. Your channel is incredible and you guys are a killer team.
@@jacobvisor3034 cheers mate 👍🏻
Magic as an old longbow man myself I really enjoyed it Thankyou and please do more 👍.
Battle-axe, nice weapon.
Pole-axed..a phrase I heard but didn't know at all.
I am Welsh. Can't beat a spear really but the modern Welshman, I know favours the hammer lol
The cutter-de-breche strongly resembles a modern day sewing instrument, a miniture version.
Dangerous work doing the demonstrations.
The triangular blade is a shocker for the wound it would inflict..but I bet the bollock knife is most sort after because of the name.
Great collection to see 😀
very great content as always, thanks to the whole crew!
Keep up the good work! I enjoy your channel :)
I have to say that your representation of what it used to be like living in the Medieval Times is most interesting. I enjoy your videos immensely.
Thank you 👍🏻
Thanks to the Hicks family.
Just as soon as I can get back to the UK 👍🏻
Fascinating as usual. It always strikes me how brutal these weapons are. As with everything things technology advances. However, I just don’t know whether those are any more or less brutal than current weaponry.
This was probably my favorite video of yours so far. I loved seeing this assortment of weaponry. Thanks again for another wonderful video! And thanks to Julie for shooting this!
great to see julie behind a great man a grater woman . history comes alive with your squad thank you all
Our pleasure! Thanks 👍🏻
Nice to finally meet the one who gets it done! Always a pleasure to see Josh. I love the work you folks do. The more history we learn the better off we are. I look forward to the next time you get on the England.
Our pleasure! I think next time, I'll try to arrange a meet up and put a post out on here inviting people to come and hang out & share a beer 👍🏻
Your son is a good sport being the one that gets poked at with the weapons. And that is an interesting to see all those different weapons. Love to see one for ranged weapons of the War of the Roses time. Know the longbow gets all the love but know it would be interesting to see others that were used.
And cool we get to see the other side of the history squad. Good to see.
I am loving this channel. I like learning about medieval weapons.
Great family you have got there Kevin. Keep up the great videos. I'm going to Warwick castle again on Wednesday for the umpteenth time, and I still cant wait!
Have fun!
An extra thumbs up for Julie! Great summary of these nasty big and little weapons from the 15th century. I love the content! Keep it going Kevin. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers David, will do 👍
You prove once again why history rocks
😃
It was interesting to see how the pole arms were used. It cleared up why the odd shapes of some.
So nice to meet the other member of the squad. Thanks for the lovely videos and keep up the great work.
Cheers Wayland 👍🏻
Kevin and Julie ! what a great team thanks for all your effort
Our pleasure!
As usual Kev, another interesting, informative video, lovely to meet Julie, great team, keep up the good work, looking forward to anything on the 1st Nation peoples of America/Canada 🤘🏹
I'm going to be taking a trip out to a local battlefield here in Saskatchewan, for a video walk around sometime next month 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad Brilliant, look forward to that 🤘🏹
Julie is adorable!!! I truely thought you had a small team at the very least, well done to the both of you
Thank you so much! She's a gem 👍🏻
Great video. Learned a lot. Very fun. Julie is a fair lady indeed 🤓
Awesome video, with lots of info!
Thank you guys for making these! They really inspire me and it’s always exciting when I see a new one has been published.
Great stuff, thanks very much!!
It's really interesting to see how the swords were advancing. From the common sword to the elegant Sabre. Well done as usual.
Loved it, yet again. Especially the way some weapons are /were used. So this lead me on to a story I heard about a Knight who's headgear was so badly beaten (in an arranged) fight that, his men had to physically rearrange to shape of his bashed in helmet,, just so
Sorry I hit the wrong key.
Yust so they could remove his helmet, he'd been beaten so heavily they had to have blacksmiths re-manipulate his headgear,,, just so he could get out of his own (obviously. effective) metal protection. Is this likely?
Also without damaging your lovely son, it would be good to see how much of a beating can a suit of armour take,,? And is it worth it, I mean wearing 50lbs of metal, when you can be unbalanced by a well placed implement, unbalanced by a poor man's farming implement? I guess I'm looking to go back in time and see it?? And I suspect that the experienced fighter of "the day" will have a greater advantage... Love it all Kevin. Please don't stop.
Yes, that's a great story Patrick and true, it was William Marshall at a joust and apparently he couldn't collect his prize. 👍🏻
Wonderful video. Great to see the whole crew! Thank you both!
You're simply an amazing crew. Thank you.
Thank you too!
Wonderful to meet the whole crew ❤
3:38 The height of British excitement. wow
Just teasing a little, men.
Wonderful demonstrating the weapons. 👍🏻
I’ve seen a few old videos on YT of you doing presentations in Sherwood Forest and wanted to ask if you’d ever do something like that for us CZcams folk. Thank you for your contribution to the teaching of our fascinating history!
Hi Joshua, do you mean about Robin Hood? If you mean medieval history/archery, just check out my archery playlist, you'll find some videos there.
@@thehistorysquad Sorry, yeah the Robin Hood presentations! Would be great to get one.
Interesting video, I just can't imagine the brutality and damage these weapons could give.
Such pleasant people. Splendid video sir. I always love the common arming sword.
I recommend the claymore for the battle against Ornstein & Smough.
Another Banger Video!
Great team, many thanks guys and girls.
Keep em coming Kevin, my favourite channel at the moment, cheers.
I hope we can keep it that way, cheers mate 👍🏻
thank you for your content, they are extremely intresting and we can see thr love and passion you put in every video. love from italy
Nice to see my wife's namesake behind the camera. Ha Ha. Always love to see how historical weapons were used and love the videos. Even though you have a small crew, your putting up quality content. Take care, Kevin
Cheers!! We appreciate it 👍🏻
Nice to see the other half of the crew
My husband made viking swards ,and when we weren't doing reenactment we were making swards, and I made little stabbing knives out of rat tailed rasps .The orders I had were massive and ever opertunity I had I was working on them, because they were pointed I made a rough sheath to cover them, I rounded the points off as much as I could, but they were used for eating and show ,because they were sharp I didn't want them to use them on the field, oh the good old day's I miss them , the swards and the other weapons you have there are very impressive, and I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of any of them, it's hard work reeinacting different battles when we had to try to find the history of them.
Hello and thank you for all you do behind the scenes Julie 😊
Cheers James, much appreciated.
@@thehistorysquad anytime old chap. Have a lovely bank holiday Monday guys
Your channel is very entertaining and fun to watch! I'd love to see more of WW1/2, like your gas mask video, that was probably my favorite video of that era you have covered.
Impressive, a good dose of reality,Sir!
thanks Kevin & Julie 👍
Thought it was a good video until I saw the "rest of the history squad. Then I thought it was an amazing video. Always wholesome to see a family so close knit, lots of love History Squad!
Wow, thank you! 😃
Thank you both for the content. Cheers from the states!
Very interesting. Thank you Julie looks lovely. You make a great team. 👍 😊🇿🇦
Very interesting - thanks for posting! good to see the "whole crew"!
You bet 👍🏻
I always imagined that a polaxe was used much like a sledgehammer if used as a weapon. You use the head as a counterweight, then use the shaft to deflect blows and get close to the quarry. Then you use the heavy end to make the kill (or capture a bounty)
Simply Fantastic..
Lovely to see the whole squad. Keep up the great work
Cheers Kiwi 👍🏻
What a team thank you.👍
As always: I lover your videos! Keep up the good work and see you next time. Thank you Mr. Hicks.
Thanks again! 👍🏻
Another fantastic video! Thank you Kevin!
Glad you enjoyed it!
pleased i found this channel
That was wonderful learning about weapons and how they are used, I have always wanted to learn archery 🏹😀
Well as a bowman I can highly recommend that 👍🏻