Sitting here with an arrow lodged in my chest, trying to DIY the removal. This channel is literally a lifesaver.

@thehistorysquad

10 ай бұрын

🤣

@64maxpower

10 ай бұрын

I find it very interesting. When they talk about the good old days I wonder if this is what they mean

@brianfranzel623

8 ай бұрын

Yoooo!!! 🫠

@AmariKhumalo

8 ай бұрын

I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow to the knee.

@64maxpower

8 ай бұрын

@@AmariKhumalo omg I ruined my knee and it kept me from being a fighter pilot. And also because I kept throwing up in my helmet

It's so sweet this man time traveled from the middle ages to teach us these things.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜

@wildlifewarrior2670

Жыл бұрын

She has a blood on him to show

@Concerned_Robot

11 ай бұрын

I would very much like to see a video about First Nations arrowhead removal, surgery!

@SnickC13

10 ай бұрын

​@@thehistorysquad some medeval background music would be cool just a thought.

@stevenbolen

10 ай бұрын

​@@thehistorysquad wait does that confirm that you did time travel?

"They don't let me use people..." absolutely cracked me up! Once upon a time I was a medical illustrator at the University of Chicago, portraying anatomy, surgery, pathology, and the like, and I found this video immensely interesting. Thanks again for another marvel! You are a treasure.

@thehistorysquad

10 ай бұрын

Haha, thanks very much 👍🏻

@gxlorp

9 ай бұрын

Jesus 🤦‍♂️ it wasn't _that_ funny

@foxenandfamily5060

8 ай бұрын

@@gxlorp you must be such fun at parties

@the_even_toed_ungulate.

2 ай бұрын

​@@gxlorpwho threw nuts at you?

Dude, this guy kills it. All that information, all unscripted and super long takes. Just a Man, showing us about his passion. So great....

@thehistorysquad

3 ай бұрын

Cheers mate 👍🏻

@andyhillhouse9813

27 күн бұрын

He's great! I'm sure he was a good police officer, but he should have been a history teacher!

Imagine surviving a medieval battle with an arrow stuck in your leg and the surgeon pulls out a crossbow

@dante666jt

Жыл бұрын

Friendly fire 🔥

@randomschmo5778

Жыл бұрын

Only slightly better than a hacksaw

@repentofidols

Жыл бұрын

Imagine being burned alive by the roman hierarchy because you wouldn't believe that Jesus is a piece of bread.

@philthycat1408

Жыл бұрын

Imagine being lanced in a joust and a Knight on his horse was pulled out.

@janbaltes2863

Жыл бұрын

@@repentofidols Amen

“They won’t let me use people” really cracked me up the slight disappointment also really loved the video entertaining and educational as always keep up the amazing work

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@Jes9119

Жыл бұрын

I know right? It's very frowned upon for some reason. Here's my pitch for president of the world, "those facing capital punishment are available for all types of experimentation."

@droberts1664

Жыл бұрын

That was funny im still laughing at that one.

@killerkraut9179

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad Was really surpression of surgery the problem? What i have heard that church people wasnt allowed to touch blood ,touching blood was a more a thing for the wound doctors after what i heard!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

@@killerkraut9179 From what I understand because of the church's distaste for touching blood, there was a separation where the church would treat disease and illness which was often believed to be a punishment from God, whereas your 'barber surgeon' would treat wounds and also minor surgery. If you look back to the Roman times, it was the barber, called the Tonsori who would cut your tonsils out.

This gentleman is so entertaining. I fell asleep to his stories and woke up, grabbed a coffee, and started watching again. What an absolute gem he is!

I was working on a farm in Perthshire, Scotland and I came across a beautiful chert tanged and barbed arrowhead just lying on a potato furrow in a field. Later I took it to a museum who aged it as probably 4,000 years old. Archery is a pretty long-standing part of human history!

@thehistorysquad

10 ай бұрын

Indeed! An amazing find.

@michaelpettersson4919

8 ай бұрын

So 4000 years ago someone was mighty pissed at not finding that arrow...

@thehistorysquad

8 ай бұрын

😂@@michaelpettersson4919

@faeembrugh

8 ай бұрын

Probably! These things are perfectly weighted and absolutely symmetrical in profile it really is astonishing how skilled our ancestors were at making stuff. I mean look at the iceman Otzi and his kit of survival equipment. @@thehistorysquad

@faeembrugh

8 ай бұрын

I imagine they were! I can visualise they hit a boar or deer which took off and the arrowhead was gone...until I showed up. @@michaelpettersson4919

Kev is a perfect example of what I believe a medieval doc who really loves his job would act like

@kimbarator

Жыл бұрын

Yes! his own soldiering experience clearly deepens his feel for the work & the ones who did it. He embodies the grim humor, and the recognition of the misery involved. This matter-of-fact approach to brutality, and to the experience of the ones in every age who have dealt it out, received it, and done their best to treat the wounds with what's available, in themselves, in their friends, & sometimes in their foes.

@philbrodie-ed7pr

Жыл бұрын

And look like Has a v "medieval"style face if that doesn't sound too weird lol 🇬🇧🍷xx

@michaelpettersson4919

8 ай бұрын

A career milestone: A patient actually survives!

Interesting to hear you talk about leaving arrows in. I was at a doctors surgery in Andover in the UK years ago, and an old soldier came out of the doctors room with a piece of shrapnel in a specimen jar. Apparently he’d taken the hit with the shrapnel in WW1 and it had taken until the early 1990’s to work it’s way out of the old soldiers body.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Wow, yes I've heard of that too.

@samrodian919

Жыл бұрын

Hope it wasn't up his jacksie lol

@coalitionofrob436

Жыл бұрын

My Grandfather claimed similar about my Great Grandfather in the many years after WWI

@jkent9915

Жыл бұрын

Amazing what the body will do. Nothing to that degree but I stepped on a nail at work and about 6-8 years later it started itching and about a week later I got a bit of cloth from the sock, some rubber from the shoe, and a piece of copper wire that holds nails together.

@grendal113

Жыл бұрын

I used to race motorcycles, and have obviously crashed a few times. I've had glass and gravel come out years later. The closer to hard bone or gravity shelf. The fast it falls out. Chin, jaw, elbows pretty quickly. Knee, it follows down to the foot.

This was wonderful! As a nurse and having done historical reenactment (American revolutionary war - Scottish unit of the British Army), this just makes my historical heart happy. Fascinating stuff! I sometimes portrayed a camp follower which involved nursing the wounded and assisting with surgery. It was so much fun showing the jars of leeches and maggots and honey and vinegar....then the sharp and pointy instruments....Really, the only advance I see in modern medicine is the use of anesthesia!

The more I learn about medieval times the more I appreciate how good we all have it

@tapio83

10 ай бұрын

Basically you can name any activity these days and see how it was worse in middle ages. I was impressed by mining museum - details being most didnt live above their thirties, died of pneumonia, cold and damp mines. No pumps, just people carrying water with lether bags all the way up. Mining done in horizontal crawl-shafts where you cant stand up. Just incredibly miserable.

@czr7j9

10 ай бұрын

Modern weapons are far more lethal and if you are not evacuated you would suffer worse i think.

@kaoskronostyche9939

10 ай бұрын

@@czr7j9 But body armour is better. Wounds which would have killed someone in WW2 or Viet Nam now result in a limbless torso. Is that better or worse?

@garrymcdonald5456

10 ай бұрын

In 500 years people will be saying the same about us, imagine living in a time where people died of cancer they will be thinking.

@simpleman5688

7 ай бұрын

Zakly

The detail, props, and historical records/accounts make this such an incredible viewing experience. Thank you History Squad!

@stephenlamley541

Жыл бұрын

He was the same with details at Warwick castle i always enjoyed listening whilst i worked there.

My jaw literally dropped when you showed the crossbow illustration. That is horrific and kind of hilarious in a morbid sort of way. Pretty clever too.

There are so many herbal remedies I have learned that were passed down through the generations since medieval times and possibly even before then. My Polish grandmother used to give me honey with onions when I was sick. When I was stung by a wasp, she used a slice of onion to bring down the inflammation. We would also use chamomile, elderberries, valerian root, nettle, sage, and St. John's Wort among many other herbs. This wisdom helped our ancestors as much as it can help us even with modern medicine

As a time travelling crusader, I can personally confirm that this is how arrows are removed Thanks for the vid Kevin! Always a joy watching your stuff!

@thehistorysquad

7 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy!

Oh yes, the first video I saw of you was a reenactment of the Henry V operation. What a masterpiece it was. It begs for a whole series on this topic, something more about wounds inflicted by medieval weapons or about known examples of surgical procedures from that time.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

I am looking into doing some more on the subject so stand by

@patrickstewart3446

Жыл бұрын

“Diagnosis: He’s got an arrow in his head.”

@postpunk6947

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad you are my herooo

@firstname7020

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad absolutely appreciate this type of history. Thank you.

@cbhlde

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickstewart3446 I used to be a commentor like you, then I took an arrow in the head... :)

Fascinating. My Dad, who served through WW2 and was wounded on three separate occasions, was still removing schrapnel or shell splinters from his lower legs right up to his death at 84!

@ck962

10 ай бұрын

Means didn't get the point

@Bridge_with_a_T

10 ай бұрын

Long lasting souvenirs lol

@OGVade

9 ай бұрын

Some people just don’t stop kicking. Bless your dad

@Nantosuelta

8 ай бұрын

Same thing with my grandfather. B17 copilot shot down by flack. Years later he was pulling old schrapnel out of his legs

@HungryWanderer86

8 ай бұрын

My grandpa's b24 was taken down over France, besides bullet wounds he had metal shrapnel lodged in his legs and arms.

I was a soldier in the 80's and it's good to know they were right about how to treat wounds in the field! Thank you!

@davidmadguy6003

4 ай бұрын

1080's?

@user-ko3vg7fc7o

4 ай бұрын

@@davidmadguy6003 "in the 80's "

@davidmadguy6003

4 ай бұрын

@@user-ko3vg7fc7o it was a joke sorry, thank you for your service

How mentally tough and physically strong those soldiers were 😳

Absolutely fascinating. Contrary to what I thought, medieval surgery was actually quite advanced for the time. Never underestimate the ingenuity of people.

@sweetpepino1907

11 ай бұрын

It's true, don't underestimate people. We tend to look back at the past and laugh at how "stupid" they were, with the benefit of hindsight. But, we've always had the same brains, the only difference between us and them is we have all the knowledge we've gained from lifetimes of millions of people trying to figure everything out. We had to start at square one with everything.

@u1es

10 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Thinking people in the past were dumb, means you're dumber than what you thought they were.

@derbigpr500

10 ай бұрын

Ehhh, that's debatable. You'd be surprised how "stupid" they were, I say that as a medical doctor today who learned about history of medicine. You might be shocked to find that no doctor in the world was smart enough to figure out that washing your hands after working on cadavers was a good idea, and they spread infection like that to mothers during birth, as well as newborns, causing a lot of infant deaths. In fact, the doctor that suggested that hand hygiene might be important and wanted doctors to disinfect their hands after touching bodily fluids, called Ignaz Semmelweis, was kicked out of a university hospital in Vienna, one of the top hospitals in the world, for suggesting that. He later died alone and sick because he was prosecuted and mocked his entire life for suggesting basic hygiene in hospitals. And guess when that was? 12th century? 15th? Nope, 19th century. Barely 150 years ago. Of course, they didn't really know much about infectious microorganisms then, but even just washing your hands so they're not visibly dirty and don't stick of blood, corpses, etc. SEEMS like a very obvious and reasonable thing to do. But nope, not to them. In fact, they mocked the idea of it. You'd be shocked to learn how little common sense and intelligence was used in medicine throughout most of the past. Surgery was very, very, very primitive, and therefore most often unsuccessful, and even basic surgical work most often ended in disaster.

@ChristophKustler

10 ай бұрын

​@@derbigpr500 OMG - I didn't realize how lucky I am. I was born in a hospital in Vienna. Maybe I went through a few reencarnations before they got it right 😁

@jerramy

10 ай бұрын

Necessity is the mother of invention... Also, they had a LOT of people to practice on!

Absolutely love these medical history episodes, Kevin. I must admit, I thought surgeons and doctors had absolutely no idea what they were doing back in the medieval days, but they were clearly still smart people trying to make the most educated decision possible. Trial and error I suppose... mostly error I'd expect.

@coppertopv365

Жыл бұрын

Leeches weren't the best solution used for most cases . .

@cherimolina2121

10 ай бұрын

They probably practiced a lot on pigs.

@backbone93

10 ай бұрын

Trial and error is hie everything is figured out Dont be a scientologist

Unbelievable - amazing how advanced the medics were all that long ago. Thank you so much.

The stories of medieval times makes you realize how tough everyone was back then . Take 2 arrows to the face and keep fighting . Super cool

A 20 minute medieval lesson!? Treating us well, Kev! Keep up the good work!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jack, will do.

I just discovered this fellow. Man with passion and this grin when talking about about all this wounds. True military field doctor.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, welcome to the channel 👍🏻

@tomwalker389

10 ай бұрын

There were no people in Scotland 2000 BC.

@Briselance

7 ай бұрын

​@@tomwalker389 Uuuh... yes. Yes, there were. The Picts did not just pop out a few years before the Romans came, after all.

@Draefend

7 ай бұрын

@@tomwalker389 The Callanish Stones are over 5,000 year old. Somebody had to erect them

@jesperroulund7353

3 ай бұрын

Aliens @@Draefend

This man put all his points into charisma.

I have a new addiction and its these kinds of videos. Medieval tutorials are fascinating!

When I was a schoolboy I saw you do this presentation at Chepstow castle (15 years ago) One of my friends fainted 😂. You were so engaging and exciting to listen to, so happy I have found you now on KZread.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, I have had a few feint over the years haha, nice to meet you again!

@UraniumReaperActual

Жыл бұрын

Man thats so cool. I wish I could have seen that back in the day. Honestly this channel reminds me of the good days of History Channel and it really recaptures my interest in history

After 20 years in the operating theatre as a nurse, the basics are still in use. Keep the wound open, Irrigate with volumes of sterile or boiled fluid and then let it heal from the inside out. Change dressings daily and keep food and fluids up and use any anti biotic you have. Allow the wound to drain and re-irrigate if infected. But I wouldn’t think that sticking a knife into the wound would help on any way.

Fascinating video, thank you! I’d love to know how the ancient Mesopotamians dealt with this. I managed to burn my hand really badly a few years back and was treated by doctors from the DRC. The burn was infected and although antibiotics cleared most of it, there was a stubborn patch that just wouldn't heal. They applied honey - and it worked. But the trick with honey they taught me is not to pour it liberally, but to dab in small amounts. The other problem with honey is that it causes thick/hard scabs, and wounds heal better with reduced scarring if they are kept moist. Another item that was unbelievably helpful, though not available in Europe in those days, was papaya. It is absolutely incredible for wound cleaning and healing in warm climates. I used it to clean the burn by mushing up the ripe fruit and applying a poultice. After about 30-40 minutes the outside of the fruit had dried and hardened, forming a protective layer, whilst the inside remained soft. It's a meat tenderiser which helps to clean the wound, and although it was a little painful to remove, it took all of the dead skin with it. Changing that each day kept the wound clean, kept out infection and kept it moist so that it wouldn't scar so badly. But honey is magnificent when applied in small amounts. Too much and it can cause irritation and complications.

@thehistorysquad

10 ай бұрын

A great insight to the benefits of honey, thanks 👍🏻

@nombreapellido9038

10 ай бұрын

That is why I love / respect bees. Wonderful creatures.

Randomly came across this video in my recommendations. It’s the first I’ve watched on this channel, but the topic is very intriguing and I enjoy the presenter’s personality and method of presentation. Really got me thinking…. I cannot fathom the agony these soldiers experienced and it’s surprising how much they could do medically with their technology and knowledge at the time.

@thehistorysquad

11 ай бұрын

Hi there, thanks for watching and welcome to the channel, I hope you'll enjoy some of our other vids 👍🏻

I have known for some time about the methods of surgery and wound treatment all the way back to the Romans and beyond. There was a chance of receiving some decent treatment, but the real killer was the infections that followed. Even into the late 18th and early 19th centuries, infection was the big killer. Thanks for the video Kevin, you always find a way to make things interesting. Cheers from Texas.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers David, thanks for watching 👍🏻

@Vistresian1941

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad Also cheers from Texas [2]. The content always remains interesting and well-conveyed.

@dogwalker666

Жыл бұрын

They also lacked pure oxygen that vastly aids recovery, Infact without it modern surgery would not be possible.

Yayyy! A new video! Kev always seems like a lovely gentleman to be a friend of, and his wealth of knowledge would somehow always be able to inform virtually any conversion you had with him . Cheers Kevin, and blessings to you. 😁

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

That's so kind of you, thanks!

@als3022

Жыл бұрын

I know right? A conversation you could have for hours.

It's really impressive that they're able to recreate how KZread videos / channels looked in the medieval period.

@gravy3907

2 ай бұрын

yea i dig the chirugeon costume

Brilliant,realistic video of medieval surgery. Your authentic clothing & stained dummy hand really get the message across.Thanks for this very useful surgical historical knowledge.

As an old Army combat medic, thank you for sharing this knowledge.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

I have an Army medic to thank for saving my eye, never knew his name but am forever grateful 👍🏻

You had that video about Henry V's arrowhead. I knew the normal removal couldn't be the same and I have been intensely curious. So glad you decided to address this.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

A very enjoyable video. I am a retired Registered Nurse. What a great medical history lesson. Many thanks. I had a fair idea naturally as it’s been my profession but to have this account, exposed the whole world of the tools of war and the types of injuries sustained. As well as treatment. I have long known about the medicinal benefits of honey. I was very impressed with this video. And you did observe the golden rule of adding the humour into Education and when applied correctly the way you did, it is brilliant. Learned a great deal today. Had fun and very grateful. Cheers Colin

@thehistorysquad

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Colin for your very kind comment, I'm glad you enjoyed this video, I'm hoping to do more 👍🏻

What’s so amazing is that this is actually real ingenuity. It’s just hard to appreciate from the perspective of a person who can conceive of inventions that they couldn’t in their time due to limited resources.

Greetings, Sir. I'd been shot in combat once in the leg. I am so glad I was not on a Mediaeval battlefield. Thanks for this video, and as always, I learned much from it.

@carolynwatson4301

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

I once had my face ripped open such that you could see my teeth through my cheek and lips. I got to the nearest hospital in about half an hour. Thanks to adrenaline the most pain I felt was actually the local anesthetic before the plastic surgeon put my face back together! Surely it's been a noticed effect since people were around to notice it. Medieval surgeons probably worked quickly to take advantage and spare the wounded as much pain as possible.

@patjohnson1395

Жыл бұрын

It would be wise to keep a healthy dose of skepticism when it comes to ancient stories.

@lemons1559

Жыл бұрын

@@patjohnson1395 it's also wise to assume they notice the same things we do. While they may not be scientific, they're not stupid.

@oldunclemick

Жыл бұрын

​@@lemons1559 exactly! Even going back thousands of years it's clear that there were people around who knew their shit (and a few who didn't know shit) just like today.

Another interesting video. My eyes are glued to the screen. I learned something as well. I didn’t know honey helped with infection. Thanks again! 🌺🌺

Instantly love this guy. I love the depth of his mindset and ernest attitude towards it all. Very grounded.

These videos are great! Awesome to see the resemblance from warfare hundreds of years ago to modern day and hearing of the incredible/unbelievable things our ancestors had to go through!

The videos that combine medieval history and medicine are my favorite ones. It’s so fascinating!

Its amazing what good intention and alil ingenuity can create. This channel is a glorious find on YT. History, battles, medical gore its perfect.

This popped up in my suggestions and I thought I’ll watch a minute, well, watched the whole thing. Absolutely fascinating and terrifying at the same time.

It's hard not to take things like antibiotics for granted nowadays because of how effective they are at treating an infection. As if surviving an incredibly painful wound you could expect to get on a Medieval battlefield wasn't horrible enough, then you had to worry about it getting infected and finishing you off days/weeks later.

@YouOnlyIiveTwice

10 ай бұрын

@@DonnellOkafor True, but back in those times they at least had alcohol to drink and dull the pain for a bit lol

@deadplaya

10 ай бұрын

​@@YouOnlyIiveTwiceor the infamous wooden club to the head

This guy is awesome! Glad to see you still making these medieval videos. It’s clear he loves doing it and he fits so well in the Medieval English role.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I do love doing this and am glad you like the videos!

You are an excellent instructor! I appreciate your ability to lay out the facts and make it interesting. I had to pack my wife’s toe with gauze ( leaving her 1inch wound open) and eventually it magically healed!!

You did a fantastic job teaching us about a topic that is not well understood. And it was entertaining. Enjoyed it!

I like how you videos always include so much detail. For example in your battle of Agincourt video, you stated how each English soldier was told to cut a stick his height and sharpen it! Watching your videos is really one of the biggest reasons why I’ve gotten into medieval armor and history. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, thanks for watching 👍🏻

my great grandad was a prisoner of war after the germans found him. his legs were peppered by shrapnel from a grenade. he lived into his 90s with most of the shrapnel still in place. the human body is an amazing thing.

@RiotWild

10 ай бұрын

I just commented about a similar situation with my grandfather! He was shot by Nazis and the bullet lodged next to his heart. They opted to leave it in. He lived into his 70s, bullet included. It didn’t even move any of the times he got struck by lightning

15 years ago you made that video? Awesome. I just watched it the other day, that's how I found this channel, which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. Thank you for making such wonderful videos. I appreciate you.

@thehistorysquad

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

the employment of crossbow in emergency treatment is fascinating. I like how down to earth this lessons are.

The medical side of medieval history interests me I love when you do these videos. Keep up the wonderful work!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Drew, there should be more to come. 👍🏻

"They don't let me use people." Well said, Mr. Hicks.

That one with the crossbow removal...OMG! Great vid. My uncle was severely wounded by a German shell in Italy. He was still pulling steel splinters into the 1970s. The pain must have been horrible.

Excellent presentation! Interesting to learn how wounds were treated. Look forward to more!

Hope you’re doing well Kevin :)

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

I am Dylan, thank you.

This is actually very useful even for modern battlefields wounds. At least,the concept is the same,and our anatomy hasn't changed in couple of thousand years.

@dubes5594

7 ай бұрын

cept we got fatter.

This was awesome, and may I say, I'm impressed actually of their innovations to solve the medical problems of the time - they did know what they were doing (for the most part), and apparently did it well. I do feel that pain management should have been a lot higher on their list of priorities though.

Thank you so much Master Hicks.

Sir, your videos are always a treat. Some of the best stuff on KZread. These videos make history seem somehow more brutal than the movies, but also much more human. Thank you for showing all sorts of different stuff on this channel!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome 👍🏻

I was sooo happy to find this. I watched your original arrow removal video and was fascinated by it. You would think there would be vast amounts of information/demonstrations on medical techniques from WW1, Civil War, Revolutionary War, Middle Ages etc etc, but theres really not much besides 30 second clips on amputation. Hope to see more, thank you!👌🏼

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

For sure, it's on the cards, thanks!

I just found this channel it’s great so much knowledge he has. The crossbow or horse method just blew my mind

Randomly stumbled on this channel in my recommendations now i cant get enough thank you so much i love stuff like this

@thehistorysquad

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! I hope to bring you more in the Fall 👍🏻

@XxMidnightToker420xX

8 ай бұрын

@@thehistorysquad subscribed Thank you for your commitment to teaching this worlds history. Its men like you that i look up to who dedicate their lives to remembering and reminding us of our history. Teaching us the rich history and the fascinating minds that have lived thru out all of history

Can’t go wrong with Kevin always appreciate his knowledge of history

Wow Kevin! Those are BRUTAL 😢 one could imagine the logistics gone to make these battles happen, then deal with the consequences. I tended to think that a medieval arrowhead wound was a certain fatality. Thank you for educating us ❤❤❤

@OliveDoctor

10 ай бұрын

you may survive the piercing, but the infections, those i bet it was like lottery, only lucky survived

The setting is simply gorgeous 😍

Very enjoyable and informative programme 👍

Great video as usual Kevin. Really makes you think about the horrors of war, the injuries soldiers might have to have endured in the past and the creativity and ingenuity of field surgeons. Thank you.

Your presentations are always very informative & interesting. Thank you for your time in.

A really good example of gathering historic information and experimentation to confirm the techniques and speculate on the lost knowledge. Excellent.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Holy cow! What a fantastic video. History, storytelling, practical illustrations and demos that were applied in a practical manner. Thank you!! This video was a real treat.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Really loved this video. I had been studying Medieval medical theory before but hadn’t gotten past the practice of the village wise woman or local barber surgeon. Miasma theory is also an interesting one to explain to people; how do bad smells make you sick? The best example I came up with was when you have an old mankey cutting board, it’s gone black where it’s been cut and smells just awful. What we know today is it’s bacteria that’s causing that awful smell, but if you didn’t know germ theory then it would be an easy conclusion to come to that the bad smell coming off something rotten would make you sick. Now when you go to clean that cutting board, you rub salt into the grain and now that smell is gone, salt must be magical or holy to get rid of evil smells, at least that’s what you would think in the Middles Ages, though we know know is the salt has killed the bacteria. I’m really interested in researching more of Muslims surgery and medical techniques, if I recall correctly the physicians of Baghdad around the time of the Crusades were even making strides in mental health using an early form of music therapy.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jodie. I hope to touch on the topic of miasma in a video in the near future, so stand by 👍🏻

Loving the cheerful bloody vibe. Feels very original Adam's family ❤

really have to give creds to the blacksmith screw and tong setup for the kings wound, that was ingenious and so well crafted, and hello from Alberta again sir. Love your content.

@thehistorysquad

11 ай бұрын

👍🏻 cheers Greg.

We missed your videos! Loved the first video about Henry V, loved this one as well

That was an excellent video, I really learnt a lot from this video that I didn’t know. I love the videos with demonstrations like this, it helps me imagine what the scenario would have been like. It would have been soo grim having to deal with an arrow wound! Great work as always

Actually always wanted to know this, and now it pops up on my feed. Excellent.

I love your endless free information

That crossbow being used to remove that arrowhead gave me the chills. I don't cringe easily but wow

I never knew I'd enjoyed this 21 min of information. Love the way you explain things very articulate. Field medic skill and historically accurate knowledge. Salute. And you earn a subscriber.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks very much, welcome to the channel 👍🏻

Props to this man for travelling from past to modern time just to teach us the medieval ways of removing arrow ❤

I'm so glad I found your channel. I love history (thanks Aunty Joan) & I'm an ex A&E nurse so this episode was really interesting

You're the master of bringing history to life. Another great video Kevin.

Absolutely brilliant and well done. Love the illustrations

Fantastic lecture👍

This channel is indescribably valuable, there are not a ton of people who still talk about these times, and when they do all you hear about is the Roman and the famous battles. I’m someone who loves to learn all types of History, specifically WW1 & WW2 but recently began taking an interest in the history of the medieval period and before, it’s truly fascinating to think about. But this particular niche, a combination of Historical retelling but also Medical History is truly incredible, well done sir. Cheers from Florida, United States.

@thehistorysquad

2 ай бұрын

I’m glad you’re enjoying it, thanks 👍

Love seeing a new video pop up from you, Kevin! As always, very informative and excellent to watch. I have the surgeons's kit, as I also do stuff to do with medieval medicine (mainly to do with arrowhead removal and the like). I got a head off Amazon, neighbours wondered what I was doing as they passed by and saw it in my workbench and me drilling holes in it! :D Looking forward to your video on horses, sounds intriguing.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Haha

Great video as always.

Excellent program! Thank you

@thehistorysquad

7 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Im a fanatic on medieval movies. But all the time this question of especially arrow wound treatment have been my very interest. Thank you mr.. It was a nice time travel with you.

Very informative and interesting video as usual, Kevin. Thanks for all your hard work.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Your videos are ALWAYS a treat. I subscibed to you ever since I saw your first arrowhead removal video and I really do enjoy your style of narration, making even dull topics fascinating. You are quite an interesting character too. Keep it up. :)

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Thor, I'll try 👍🏻

I just discovered your channel! It's amazing to see the demonstrations of how it was done!

@thehistorysquad

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

*As an American, this bit of medieval history is fascinating. Hard to imagine what pain these wounded warriors went through back then.*

Wow.. It's so entertaining and historically accurate.. Thanks a ton

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!