Could You Survive As A Medieval Knight?

What was it like to be a knight in the middle ages? What were your roles and responsibilities? How dangerous were medieval tournaments?
History Hit's Luke Tomes and Louee Dessent are back at the medieval tiltyard outside the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds for the medieval tournament challenge. Can our knight in shining armour complete our medieval gauntlet, including picking up a glove from horseback, the quintain and full contact jousting against a real opponent?
Louee and Luke get to learn about what it was really like to be a knight in the Middle Ages, donning a full suit of armour themselves and completing their own set of physical tests. Can you sprint in armour? How cumbersome is it? Is the Hollywood image of the clunky, slow-moving knight really that accurate? Watch the video where we answer these questions and more!
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00:00 Royal Armouries Medieval Tiltyard
00:51 History of Medieval Jousting
04:02 Medieval Tournament
05:16 Cabbage Slicing
06:09 Throwing Spear
07:33 Jousting Hoops Challenge
09:01 Gauntlet
10:56 Quintain Challenge
13:01 Real Life Jousting
19:04 Knight Fitness Challenge

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  • @marcdavis4509
    @marcdavis45099 ай бұрын

    Snuff is an impeccably beautiful horse.

  • @jonroads8281

    @jonroads8281

    15 күн бұрын

    Surely that is one of the Mearas, unless my eyes are cheated by some spell?

  • @sharonkaczorowski8690
    @sharonkaczorowski86909 ай бұрын

    I’d forgotten about the bizarrely creative decorative headgear in old depictions. Humans do like spectacle…that certainly hasn’t changed. Sir Andy is being modest…it takes a lot of training to develop that level of hand/eye coordination. Very impressive.

  • @skullsaintdead
    @skullsaintdead8 күн бұрын

    9:18 "Get his smug face" made me chuckle out-loud! Good quick wit, Luke!

  • @chivalricmedia
    @chivalricmedia9 ай бұрын

    Excellent film! The Armouries is THE perfect place to watch Jousting!

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    We love it!

  • @stephenwright414
    @stephenwright4149 ай бұрын

    I was just thinking about these guys the other day doing these videos cool to see another

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @neil4692
    @neil46929 ай бұрын

    Now I need February to come again for the next joust

  • @user-li4sz3jz1b
    @user-li4sz3jz1b9 ай бұрын

    Great video guys , interesting and funny to good to see you back 😁😁😁

  • @anthonystevens8683
    @anthonystevens86839 ай бұрын

    Another top video guys giving us an insight to the training of a knight with Andy. I would guess the showmanship was a big part to build up the anticipation prior to the competition. Not only a tough job for the knight but for the squire as well as any failures we know who the finger would point at. I guess it's a similar thing for todays project managers. Many thanks for sharing.

  • @user-li4sz3jz1b
    @user-li4sz3jz1b8 ай бұрын

    I really hope you guys carry on making videos, there always really great 😁😁😁

  • @jeremycox2983
    @jeremycox29839 ай бұрын

    Glad to see the boys are back again

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid35879 ай бұрын

    A wonderful historical coverage (video) about knight training programs and schools in European medieval terms....it was similar to nowadays training and educating camps of military elite divisions ... Thank you for sharing

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the comment!

  • @frankryan2505
    @frankryan25059 ай бұрын

    Royal armories is a fantastic day out. My brother lives next door and i visited him recently, that whole part of Leeds has changed heaps since I left the UK 20 years ago.

  • @garydslug3209
    @garydslug32099 ай бұрын

    Just spotted Eleanor Janega in the background - thought this looked familiar!

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Inception!

  • @Lee23547
    @Lee235479 ай бұрын

    Absolutely love this channel

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @robertthebruce-geniusofban647
    @robertthebruce-geniusofban6474 ай бұрын

    Well presented video.

  • @harrybruijs2614
    @harrybruijs26149 ай бұрын

    In the Dutch provinces that game with rings is still done by the farmers

  • @Cap_Olimar
    @Cap_Olimar9 ай бұрын

    I like these guys keep up the great vids

  • @katherinecollins4685
    @katherinecollins46858 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this

  • @Genninap
    @Genninap8 ай бұрын

    Once a king, always a king. Once a knight…is enough.

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme8 ай бұрын

    The one without a mask looks like his armer was made out of metal coffee cans HAHAHAHA Well done guys!!! I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @mutiny_on_the_bounty
    @mutiny_on_the_bounty9 ай бұрын

    Knight Court next. Thanks

  • @54mgtf22
    @54mgtf229 ай бұрын

    Hi HH. Love your work 👍

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @mikecobalt7005
    @mikecobalt70054 ай бұрын

    :) Excellent

  • @davidwong9230
    @davidwong92309 ай бұрын

    Joust the video to watch

  • @ramseybarber8312
    @ramseybarber83129 ай бұрын

    The tips of the Lances are made of Balsa Wood that is why they shatter

  • @user-li4sz3jz1b
    @user-li4sz3jz1b8 ай бұрын

    any ideas for future videos 😁😁😁

  • @pim1234
    @pim12346 ай бұрын

    One of my fore fathers was a Knight in the Netherlands !

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman61018 ай бұрын

    So Much Suffering!

  • @manfrombritain6816
    @manfrombritain68164 ай бұрын

    I bet all of these tasks are WAY harder than he made them look

  • @coppertopv365
    @coppertopv365Ай бұрын

    Imagine you have to go to the Bathroom 😬 #2 The squire may have to clean your armor.

  • @user-li4sz3jz1b
    @user-li4sz3jz1b9 ай бұрын

    Snuff is absolutely beautiful 😁😁😁

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Majestic 😍😍

  • @wesadams5128
    @wesadams51287 ай бұрын

    I'm so jealous!

  • @shadetreemechanicracing22
    @shadetreemechanicracing229 ай бұрын

    Surely you joust. I never joust and don't call me Shirley

  • @cbm2156
    @cbm21569 ай бұрын

    Ask King Henry the eight since he was crippled for life while jostling.

  • @sharonkaczorowski8690

    @sharonkaczorowski8690

    9 ай бұрын

    I had a coworker whose husband had a severe head injury. Prior to the injury he had been a kind and gentle person…it completely changed him. Sadly, she ignored the doctors begging her not to take home and he killed her. An tragic example, but one that certainly makes what happened to Henry VIII believable.

  • @harrybruijs2614

    @harrybruijs2614

    9 ай бұрын

    Henry ll of France was killed because of an hjousting accident

  • @DJL78
    @DJL789 ай бұрын

    The boys are back!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    👍👍

  • @Scamspam
    @Scamspam9 ай бұрын

    isn't this a re-upload? i've definitely seen this before

  • @lifeschool

    @lifeschool

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah, way too soon to be re-uploading, but they probably fixed the music or something.

  • @user-li4sz3jz1b

    @user-li4sz3jz1b

    9 ай бұрын

    I haven't seen it before, might be though

  • @laffytaffy1417
    @laffytaffy14179 ай бұрын

    6:22 wow he throw that thing like 5 inch

  • @PapriceP
    @PapriceP8 ай бұрын

    I would be OK if I could use kevlar armor.

  • @theidiotsarewinning2868
    @theidiotsarewinning28689 ай бұрын

    “How dangerous was it jousting in tournaments as a Knight in medieval Europe”

  • @dukeoffrance2063
    @dukeoffrance20639 ай бұрын

    I just looked at knights and now this comes lol

  • @dukeoffrance2063

    @dukeoffrance2063

    9 ай бұрын

    Also first

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons1019 ай бұрын

    For some reason, after watching this I want to watch A Knight's Tale, the "2001 movie."

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    9 ай бұрын

    Great film 👍

  • @jetsons101

    @jetsons101

    9 ай бұрын

    It had a great cast and soundtrack but still told a great medieval story. @@HistoryHit

  • @robertlukacs4954
    @robertlukacs49549 ай бұрын

    You guys remind me of the Weasley twins

  • @Kaitlyn24992
    @Kaitlyn249928 ай бұрын

    I don’t think that medieval Knights had a go pro on their head. 🤣

  • @aanchaallllllll
    @aanchaallllllll9 ай бұрын

    0:55: 🏰 Discover the world of knights and jousting in the Middle Ages at the Royal Armories in Leeds. 3:58: 🏰 Andy Dean attempts to complete medieval tournament challenges on horseback. 7:30: 🎯 Andy Dean completes two out of three jousting challenges. 10:41: 🏇 Andy successfully completes three challenges in preparation for the joust. 13:58: 🤺 The video discusses the risks and responsibilities of being a knight in training. 17:56: 🏰 The video showcases the skill and intensity of jousting, a medieval sport that evolved into a point-based competition. 22:17: 💃 The video explores the use of the diaphragm in singing, dancing, and acting, with the hosts trying out different exercises. Recap by Tammy AI

  • @chrislakkas3962
    @chrislakkas39629 ай бұрын

    Never accept disrespect.

  • @carolynwatson4301
    @carolynwatson43019 ай бұрын

    If you couldn't survive a joust I wouldn't be here. Many ancestors were knights.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman61018 ай бұрын

    I don't think so!

  • @grantguy8933
    @grantguy89339 ай бұрын

    dribble soccer ball is missed....

  • @statinskill
    @statinskill8 ай бұрын

    Give me a gun and a cumbersome oath in a can serving his king. Tanks are still a staple on the battlefield, but developments are taking us in directions where tanks aren't feasible anymore, such as intelligent anti-tank mines and other sorts of autonomous weapons. The same sort of thing happened to the thug in heavy metal armor.

  • @geoffboxell9301
    @geoffboxell93019 ай бұрын

    Knight? Really? Surely "man-at-arms". To be a knight you had to have a worth of more than ten pounds: you didn't have to actually wear armour and fight as, when called to join a war band, you could pay scutage and pay for a man-at-arms to take your place. Many "knights" never put on armour in their life.

  • @captainmeowzers
    @captainmeowzers9 ай бұрын

    I hope one day everything falls apart and we can get back to riding horses, fighting with melee weapons and dieing early.

  • @Bearak_
    @Bearak_9 ай бұрын

    Audio = horrible. Not much point in watching a video I can barely hear. 👎