Middle Ages

The Mysterious Dark Ages (HD Ancient Middle Ages History Documentary)

Duration: 60:08
Updated: 13 Apr 2014

The Mysterious Dark Ages (HD Ancient Middle Ages History Documentary) At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, trade, power and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome--rotten to the core by the fifth century--lay open to barbarian warriors who came in wave after wave of invasion, slaughtering, stealing, and ultimately, settling. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. THE DARK AGES profiles those who battled to shape the future, from the warlords whose armies threatened to case the demise of European society, like Alaric, Charles the Hammer, and Clovis; to the men and women who valiantly tended the flames of justice, knowledge, and innovation including Charlemagne, St. Benedict, Empress Theodora, and other brave souls who fought for peace and enlightenment. It was in the shadows of this turbulent millennium that the seeds of modern civilization were sown.

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Children of the Middle Ages HD

Duration: 58:11
Updated: 25 Aug 2013

Medievalist Dr Stephen Baxter takes a fresh look at the Middle Ages through the eyes of children. At a time when half the population was under 18, he argues that although they had to grow up quickly and take on adult responsibility early, the experience of childhood could also be richly rewarding. Focusing on the three pillars of medieval society - religion, war and work - Baxter reveals how children played a vital role in creating the medieval world.

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Elite Fighting Forces of the Middle Ages

Duration: 44:41
Updated: 10 Feb 2014

This show travels to France to study the Battle at Agincourt. Looking into the tactics of the heavily armored French Knights versus the lightly armored, fast moving expeditionary army of Henry V and his secret weapon, the English Longbow. English deployment Early on the 25th, Henry deployed his army (approximately 1,500 men-at-arms and 7,000 longbowmen) across a 750-yard part of the defile. The army was organised into three "battles" or divisions, the vanguard led by the Duke of York, the main battle led by Henry himself and the rearguard, led by Lord Camoys. In addition, Sir Thomas Erpingham, one of Henry's most experienced household knights, had a role in marshalling the archers. It is likely that the English adopted their usual battle line of longbowmen on either flank, men-at-arms and knights in the centre. They may also have deployed some archers in the centre of the line. The English men-at-arms in plate and mail were placed shoulder to shoulder four deep. The English and Welsh archers on the flanks drove pointed wooden stakes into the ground at an angle to force cavalry to veer off. This use of stakes may have been inspired by the Battle of Nicopolis of 1396, where forces of the Ottoman Empire used the tactic against French cavalry. The English made their confessions before the battle, as was customary. Henry, worried about the enemy launching surprise raids, and wanting his troops to remain focused, ordered all his men to spend the night before the battle in silence, on pain of having an ear cut off. He told his men that he would rather die in the coming battle than be captured and ransomed. The men-at-arms on both sides were high-ranking men who knew that if captured they could expect to be ransomed. As "commoners", on the other hand, the English archers knew they could expect to be killed out of hand by the French if they were defeated, as they were not worth ransoming. Henry made a speech, emphasising the justness of his cause, and reminding his army of previous great defeats the kings of England had inflicted on the French. The Burgundian sources have him concluding the speech by telling his men that the French had boasted that they would cut off two fingers from the right hand of every archer, so that he could never draw a longbow again. (Whether this was true is open to question; as previously noted, death was the normal fate of any soldier who could not be ransomed.) French deployment The French force was not only larger than the English, their noble men-at-arms would have considered themselves superior to the large number of archers in the English army, whom the French (based on their experience in recent memory of using and facing archers) considered relatively insignificant. For example, the chronicler Edmond de Dyntner stated that there were "ten French nobles against one English", ignoring the archers completely. Several French accounts emphasise that the French leaders were so eager to defeat the English (and win the ransoms of the English men-at-arms) that they insisted on being in the first line; as one of the contemporary accounts put it: "All the lords wanted to be in the vanguard, against the opinion of the constable and the experienced knights". The French were arrayed in three lines or "battles". The first line was led by Constable D'Albret, Marshal Boucicault, and the Dukes of Orléans and Bourbon, with attached cavalry wings under the Count of Vendôme and Sir Clignet de Brebant. The second line was commanded by the Dukes of Bar and Alençon and the Count of Nevers. The third line was under the Counts of Dammartin and Fauconberg. The Burgundian chronicler, Jean de Wavrin, writes that there were 8,000 men-at-arms, 4,000 archers and 1,500 crossbowmen in the vanguard, with two wings of 600 and 800 mounted men-at-arms, and the main battle having "as many knights, esquires and archers as in the vanguard", with the rearguard containing "all of the rest of the men-at-arms". The Herald of Berry uses somewhat different figures of 4,800 men-at-arms in the first line, 3,000 men in the second line, with two "wings" containing 600 mounted men-at-arms each, and a total of "10,000 men-at-arms", but does not mention a third line. Approximately 8,000 of the heavily armoured French men-at-arms fought on foot, and needed to close the distance to the English army to engage them in hand-to-hand fighting. If they could close the distance, however, they outnumbered the English men-at-arms by more than 5-to-1, and the English longbowmen would not be able to shoot into a mêlée without risking hitting their own troops. The rearguard played little part in the battle; English and French accounts agree that many in the French army fled after seeing so many French nobles killed and captured in the fighting.

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The Middle Ages in 3 1/2 minutes

Duration: 3:35
Updated: 06 Aug 2013

An animated timeline from the book 'Science: a Discovery in Comics' by Margreet de Heer. More information: http://margreetdeheer.com/eng/science.html.

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MIDIEVAL WEAPONS AND COMBAT - Knights Armor (MIDDLE AGES BATTLE HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)

Duration: 44:32
Updated: 11 May 2014

MIDIEVAL WEAPONS AND COMBAT - Knights Armor (MIDDLE AGES BATTLE HISTORY DOCUMENTARY) Presenter Mike Loades takes us on a fascinating tour of medieval arms and armour, and demonstrates their central role in key events in British history. As an expert who trains people how to use medieval weapons, Mike is in a unique position to show us how these weapons were made and used and their impact on British society. Using a well-known battle as the focus for each programme, and talking to modern-day experts, Mike shows us the properties of each weapon and how effective it would have been in battle. We learn about much more than the weapons themselves as the series draws in themes of technology, religion, geography and even music. KNIGHT'S ARMOR One of the most popular images of the medieval period is the knight in shining armour, looking splendid and invulnerable. Developments in steel plate armour went hand in hand with advances in offensive weapons, as each tried to get the upper hand in what became a medieval arms race. Earlier body armour included 'maille' (popularly known as chain mail), which was not like a chain at all, but made up from an interlocking web of metal rings. From the Bayeux Tapestry it is obvious that maille was standard issue to Norman soldiers and was favoured for its relative lightness and ease of mobility. It gave good protection from long range attack and from a 'glancing blow' but not from heavy close-range attack such as from an axe or a lance. As weapons of attack became more lethal so armour had to improve too. The next stage in armour developments may have been the 'coat of plates' as shown in a carving from 1230 at Pershore Abbey in Worcestershire. This was used across the chest in addition to maille, and experiments show that although the wearer would have suffered a blow from an full-speed lance attack, it would not have been life threatening. In the 14th century, developments in the production of steel meant that craftsmen could make bigger and bigger plates of armour, and the race was on to cover the whole body in steel -- like a steel exoskeleton. The main production centres were in Milan in Italy and in Germany, each of which developed a distinctive style. At the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow we see a rare example of full plate armour from Italy and learn how each set would have been made especially for the wearer -- a bespoke service, each bearing the hallmark of the maker. Medieval manuscripts show us how soldiers would have put on armour. Although the armour increases safety it also reduces visibility and hearing, so armour was in fact a trade-off between protection and the ability to fight effectively. Helmet visors would have been kept down during long-range attack, such as an arrow storm, but opened up for hand-to-hand combat. Some weapons were specifically designed to get through plate armour and we see a rare example from the time of the Hundred Years War -- a pole axe. At the Battle of Verneuil in Northern France the French knights wore amazing full body armour and decimated the English archers. Although the English won the battle, they had been under huge threat due to the sophistication of the French armour.

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Kings and Queens of England: Episode 2: Middle Ages

Duration: 46:25
Updated: 19 Aug 2013

This episode covers the time from the Magna Carta through to Henry VI,taking in the 100 Years War,the Peasant's Revolt and the Battle of Agincourt along the ...

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The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14

Duration: 12:08
Updated: 20 Aug 2013

John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was inde...

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The Worst Jobs in History - The Middle Ages - Part 1

Duration: 8:59
Updated: 16 Aug 2013

Think your Job sucks? You aint seen nothing yet! Creative Planet, Creative Thinking.

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Documentary Life of the King in the Middle Ages

Duration: 29:07
Updated: 28 Jan 2014

This documentary and the rest of the documentaries presented relate to important times and figures in history, historic places and sites, archaeology, science, conspiracy theories, and education. The Topics of these video documentaries are varied and cover ancient history, Rome, Greece, Egypt, science, technology, nature, planet earth, the solar system, the universe, World wars, Battles, education, Biographies, television, archaeology, Illuminati, Area 51, serial killers, paranormal, supernatural, cults, government cover-ups, corruption, martial arts, space, aliens, ufos, conspiracy theories, Annunaki, Nibiru, Nephilim, satanic rituals, religion, strange phenomenon, origins of Mankind, history channel Documentary,history channel,history of halloween,history of the world,history documentary, history bbc,history bbc documentary,crash course world history

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1 - Hour of Early Middle Ages Music

Duration: 61:19
Updated: 17 Sep 2013

Medieval music is Western music written during the Middle Ages. This era begins with the fall of the Roman Empire and ends sometime in the early fifteenth century. Establishing the end of the medieval era and the beginning of the Renaissance is difficult; the usage in this article is the one usually adopted by musicologists. All music and images belong to their rightful owners no copyright infringement intended. Enjoy!!!

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The Hidden Masters of the Middle Ages: the Limbourg Brothers

Duration: 29:17
Updated: 06 Aug 2013

The three Limbourg brothers painted landscapes and portraits with a precision that was unheard of in their time. They gave us the first snowy landscape in th...

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Food of the Middle Ages

Duration: 4:33
Updated: 10 Aug 2013

Food of the Middle Ages: You will learn what they ate and drank in the Middle Ages, utensils they used, and how they cooked and preserved their food.

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Conquest - Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages - Part 1

Duration: 9:59
Updated: 20 Aug 2013

Conquest Tv show.

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What if the Middle Ages never happened? | CLASSIC

Duration: 4:57
Updated: 02 Jun 2014

A few fringe professors have caused rumblings with their controversial claim that three hundred years of human history have been entirely made up. But why do they believe in phantom time, and how do they think it happened? Tune in to learn more.

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The Builders: Middle Ages Review

Duration: 7:30
Updated: 08 Jun 2014

The Builders: Middle Ages Review Intro (00:00); game overview (00:40); final thoughts and review (05:54); The Builders: Middle Ages http://us.asmodee.com/ressources/articles/the-builders.php from Asmodee http://us.asmodee.com/ Subscribe to Drive Thru Review: http://goo.gl/LrTiG5 DriveThruGames website: http://www.drivethrugames.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DriveThruReview Twitter: https://twitter.com/e3kmouse Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Drivethruvideos/ BGG Geeklist: http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/65519/drive-thru-review-video-reviews

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Early Music History: Middle Ages pt 2

Duration: 5:30
Updated: 28 Jul 2013

Nar. William Devonshire Book: "Early Music" by Linda Sheppard Music: Leonin, 'viderunt omnes' of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

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Holding it Straight: Sexual Orientation in the Middle Ages (22 Oct 2013)

Duration: 39:38
Updated: 25 Oct 2013

Dr Bob Mills, UCL History of Art Historians tend to be reticent about applying the phrase 'sexual orientation' to periods before the nineteenth century, but should we be so quick to dismiss the concept? Focusing on depictions of virgins and sodomites -- two seemingly opposing categories -- this talk explores how medieval encounters with sex were shaped by concepts of space and orientation. Image: Rutland Psalter, c. 1260. London, British Library, Add 62925

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Horrible Histories: middle ages;death & starvation

Duration: 4:03
Updated: 05 Aug 2013

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Middle ages and Renaissance music / Plucked string instruments (XIII-XVII centuries)

Duration: 20:54
Updated: 16 Aug 2013

MEDIEVAL WIRE-STRUNG HARP I. Anonymous (13th c. France): Improvisation over an anonymous tune MEDIEVAL HARP AND LUTE PLAYED WITH PLECTRUM II. Anonymous (13th...

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Illuminations - Treasures of the Middle Ages - BBC

Duration: 29:08
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

BBC Documentary Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon visits an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which contains a treasure trove of the world's most...

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Recapping the Middle Ages Song

Duration: 2:55
Updated: 06 Jun 2013

Song that summaries what the students learned in their 7th Grade History Class about the Middle Ages sung to the tune of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song.

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Women in the Middle Ages

Duration: 4:20
Updated: 30 May 2013

Women in the Middle Ages.

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Horrible Histories: measly middle ages;medieval feasting

Duration: 4:20
Updated: 06 Aug 2013

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