My favorite Hawkwood anecdote is his interaction with a passing monk who wished Hawkwood peace. Hawkwood’s reply was “may God take away your alms” when the monk asked why he would wish him destitute Hawkwood replied “do you not know that I am a man of war, and peace would ruin me”

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😂 yes, I know that one and it is brilliant.

@mickeytwister4721

10 ай бұрын

Fucking giga Chad

@MrVvulf

9 ай бұрын

Honestly, peace never stopped Hawkwood from carving out a living. I've read William Caferro's "John Hawkwood: An English Mercenary in Fourteenth-Century Italy", and will share one of my favorite stories. He took his company raiding into Tuscany because the Pope had stiffed him the fee they'd agreed upon. Hawkwood told emissaries from the terrirory that he'd only leave when they paid him. He extorted 130,000 Florins, with a value of approximately $60 million today. It boggles my mind that nobody has made a movie or tv series about Hawkwood...he's one of the most interesting men of the early Renaissance. Kevin didn't share this detail, but it was the King of England himself who requested Hawkwood's body be returned to England. The fresco that Kevin put up on screen at 15:32 marks his official tomb in The Duomo in Florence. He fact that he was honored with a tomb in the Duomo shouldn't be taken lightly - even Dante, Italy's greatest poet (and from Florence) wasn't given that honor.

@user-je9gs7we1q

Ай бұрын

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Fifty years a soldier wow! The medieval times are so interesting. Like the models you use to show the battle tactics. Thank you.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@sdqw6131

Жыл бұрын

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Hawkwood has long been one of my favorite medieval characters. What a career! What a soldier!

A little addendum if I may. He was called Giovanni Acuto in Italy at the time. Now, as you correctly pointed out, Giovanni and John are the same name in these two languages. Acuto means "Sharp" in English, but it's also pronounced kinda like the surname Hawkwood. Probably he introduced himself as "John Hawkwood" and, because very few people at the time knew english, then he became widely known as Acuto by word of mouth. It's kinda fitting that, almost as in English, "Acuto" in Italian also means a cunning, smart person. Anyway, great video and great channel.

Kevin is the type of teacher we all wished for while in school. Thanks for another excellent episode. May GOD bless

The Marine Co. I was in had a First Lieutenant that started out as a Private. He treated ALL the lower ranks with respect but had a firm hand for doing ones duty. He was one of the most respected lower ranking Officers I ever encountered.

@sdqw6131

Жыл бұрын

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@cuebj

Жыл бұрын

My grandfather served as a private throughout WW1. Three older brothers were killed. He'd have refused promotion to avoid being targeted by snipers. After WW1, became a policeman, rose to Deputy Chief Constable. Re-enlisted in WW2 as Military Policeman Lieutenant Colonel. A few days after D-Day, into France to reestablish civil authority

I'm glad you decided to do a video about one of the great characters of the Hundred Years War. He certainly shows the potential there was for social mobility in the 14th Century. I first heard of the White Company by reading Conan Doyle's book of the same name in the early 1960's. Sadly it is not about Hawkwood, but a mercenary company which goes to Spain with the Black Prince and fights at the Battle of Najera. Do you think that the choice of the pilgrim's shell as his device was an heraldic joke about his journey to Italy? Thanks Kevin.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Yes, quite possibly could have been a joke 👍🏻

@sdqw6131

Жыл бұрын

I ask you guys to follow Dr Zakir Nike❤

@lyrigageforge3259

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad Hey, I really enjoy your videos. But as I been looking through them the same little problem persists. You have sound way way too low. When watch your video, and as always, use my head set - I will have to crank up the sound all the way to 90-100%. But you should be able to hear equally well the sound of a video, even thought the voice was set only 10-15% tops 20%. This tends to result to really painful experience instantly with the next video from somewhere else, because no-one but no-one listens to their computer at 100% using their head set. And extremely few people will actually not use a head set, because it disturbs rest of the household if you are doing something that keeps noise on your computer. I have two other family members who all use their computers at the same time in the same room - our flat is small. (We don't watch TV at all, there is nothing worth seeing on it.) So basically from anything that makes noise in entertainment from gaming and videos to movies and music - anything one wants to enjoy, it is only polite of us towards each other to use our head sets. That way everyone can do what ever they please without being disturbed and having their focus lost cause of some unnecessary other noise. For example, for me writing little stories for my own fun is exceptionally pleasing and fun pass time - but I could not write a single sentence hearing someone else talking at the same time from another persons computer. It is impossible to literally hear oneself thinking, when there is other background noise. And while that is a private matter per say, the fact that most people listen and watch videos ONLY using a head set - is not. And that is for what video there for should and must be adjusted for while editing it. I notice that your older videos are even more silent, so it is better in these new ones. But it seems like only different in being more clear sounding due a better mic likely - but not because the rendered volume of the video is set high enough. Like said, using a head set, the video should be heard as clearly at 15% as your videos are hard only at 90-100% volume settings. And that is editing matter. I am not a pro in sound so I don't remember how you fix this, but someone can mayhap help. Pls. try to figure it out. Your videos are really nice, but I could almost bet that some people would skip them simply because it does not sound loud enough in usual settings. I just happen to like medieval stuff a lot so I bother to crank it up - only then to forget that it's set high and when I watch or do something else that involves sound - at risk of repeating myself (lol) I will have a bit of a shock. This head set of mine literally vibrates for immersion in gaming, for certain sounds - so forgetting that you set your volume to full is really a bit uncomfortable experience after wards. Talk about special effects explosion right in your ears like standing next to a firing cannon. Kindly please, try to fix it, as I really like your videos.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

@@lyrigageforge3259 Hi there. I'm sorry to hear you've been experiencing difficulty with the sound. As you've noticed, we have made improvements to our studio which has helped with the reverb and makes for a clearer sound, and in addition we have increased the volume within our editing. Today we tested the sound on the Hawkwood video using two different sets of headphones (one wired and one bluetooth) and two different devices (laptop & mobile phone). In both cases the sound was fine, we didn't have to crank it up at all. As far as I'm aware, there are three possible volume settings that can be adjusted. 1. KZread volume on the video (ours is always set to maximum) 2. Volume on device (ours was set to 1 setting above the middle on both devices 3. Volume on headphones (ours was set to mid on both sets) We have the capacity to increase the volume in editing by a little more, and will consider this, but I don't think, if you really have to crank up the sound it will be much of an improvement for you. All the best, Kevin & Julie

A fascinating period.There's an excellent series of four books tied in with Hawkwood,Chaucer,routiers,Italian mercenary armies and the combat techniques of Fiore dei Liberi written by the historical novelist Christian Cameron starting with 'The Ill-Made Knight',superb series and well worth reading.

I love how we still tell the stories of people like John Hawkwood and William Marshal. People whose stories are so amazing and fantastic that we still tell them with reverence nearly a thousand years after their death. It often makes me wonder whose stories will be told and remembered a thousand years from now. Often the deeds of our best and bravest soldiers are classified. Will their stories somehow break through the all that red tape and classification and trickle down through the centuries to be told by future historians?

Also very nice touch with the three shells of Hawkwood

He run an earlier version of Wagner, and apart from a few fans in Italy is best remembered as such.

“He was as cunning as a fox, some called him The Wolf”.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, who knows why eh?

There was also a lot of background politics involved, French vs English, pope vs emperor, local Italian states

Love your content. After learning Henry lll is my 25th Great Grandfather, I've been super interested in this era. Loved this period in History since I was a kid and now I know why lol Cheers!!!

Medieval soldiers were a different kind of human. Imagine the level of gore and horror to engage someone in pure melee hand to hand, sword to sword combat, seeing limbs severed and people brutally slaughtered in battle? And then doing that for 50 years, all without the advent of modern medicine of any kind? And then surviving? Insane stuff, truly.

@thodan467

Жыл бұрын

Just for the record, they would use likely not the sword but spear, bow, bill, poleaxe and imagine the gore when the queen of battles speaks

@Khorne_of_the_Hill

3 ай бұрын

I'd dare say that level of carnage wrought by a modern artillery piece vastly outstrips anything they might have seen

Sir John Hawkwood is one of my favorite mercenary knights of the middle ages. The other is Götz of the Iron Hand.(you really need to do a video about his life.😉)

I would love to hear more stories about John Hawkwood. I'm sure with 50 years of service, the stories could go on for hours.

@TrashPick

Жыл бұрын

Most of them are imaginary probably

I’m a Minnesotan, and really enjoyed your story about the Mall of America.

@thehistorysquad

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Renee 👍🏻

Great narration, like always! The story of John Hawkwood reminds of a dialogue in "Game of Thrones" between Prince Oberyn Martell and Bronn. Martell: "And who are you? His hired killer?" Bronn: "Aye, i started that way. But now i´m a knight." Martell: "And how did that come to pass?" Bronn: "Killed the right people, i suppose." Could you do a video about the year 1066? The outcome of the 2 battles should make you as a bowman proud.

@sirwi11iam

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@sirwi11iam

Жыл бұрын

Loved Bronn

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Love the dialogue. Yes, for sure 1066 is on the list 👍🏻

Well done sir. All the noble blood in the world cant make a man a fighter like being there & surviving over & over.

Fantastic video once again Kevin! Absolutely LOVE it when u tell us tales of medieval Englishmen like the fascinating John Hawkwood as there are very few videos of this kind knocking about on YT. Brilliant stuff.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers.

Wow, what a story, what a man. I need to find me a book about him. Thanks for always reminding me of what I do not know yet and have to learn 😉

@thehistorysquad

9 ай бұрын

Hawkwood: a diabolical Englishman by Frances Stonor Saunders is a great read.

Another great model, great detail too. They're great Please keep these historical stories coming. Kevin, you make history fun and interesting. Not at all boring like i remember it at school 🎉😂

@thehistorysquad

7 ай бұрын

That's the plan! Thanks 👍🏻

To live to 70 in that line of work that's a feat in itself, a life we speak of even after hundreds of years

I always loved learning about Condottieri such as Hawkwood, I owe my Masters to him and Italy as a whole. But It's unfortunate that I don't see many videos on the man himself, good luck KZread has you guys to save people like me! Great vid as always, stay classy!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Luis, I'll try!

@MrLuisfrossi

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad And You're doing a great job at it!

A fascinating look at this man's career, from his humble beginnings as a bowman to his final amassing of rank and wealth. Very enjoyable, and, as always, very informative!

"A Mirror Darkly" is a brilliant history of both Hawkwood (also known as Agudo!) and his period. By Barbara Tuchmann

There’s a road, Hawkwood Road, and a rather nice house, Hawkwood Manor, named after him in Sible Hedingham, Essex and, of course, the DeVere’s Hedingham Castle is just a short way away in Castle Hedingham. Worth a visit, Hedingham Castle is very beautiful.

Great story, I never knew of this character. Thanks Kevin.

Another wonderful presentation. Thank you sir

thanks again!

Wow. 16 minutes seldom go by so fast. Great one as always!

Commentary with a tinge of the macabre gives it that soupcon of the real. The best kind of storytelling

Fascinating, thank you!😁👍

Awesome pages of history! Thank you for a truly incredible story from the past that legends come from. Please keep these videos coming!!

Absolutely thrilled to see this on the channel! One of my favourite English characters, great book by Jack Ludlow by the name 'Hawkwood' got me obsessed. Cheers for this one!

Another excellent video Kevin! Love your work.

Excellent work!

I could watch your miniature videos all day long. Another great video for the vault!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! 👍🏻

Once again. Another great video. Thank you.

Fascinating...your accounts Kevin are fantastic 👏

Love what you do keep em coming 🦁

I remember reading in Barbara Tuchmann"s excellent book, A distant Mirror that Hawkwood was beheaded in Italy and had his personal physician mark axe's target.

Good video, Kevin! Interestingly, there was a Renaissance festival near Fort Worth, where I live, back in the 90s called Hawkwood. Actually it was billed as a fantasy fair, but it had all of the same things as a typical Renaissance festival plus a little bit more. I preferred it to Scarborough Fair, the other nearby festival. Sadly, it only lasted about 4 years. I don't know if they had this Sir Hawkwood in mind when they named it, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Amazing channel. Thanks for the content

Great story thank you for sharing

Wow, this was a great video. You can tell as many Hawkwood stories as you like and I shall watch them all quite happily.

Top notch as always

Sir, I LOVE your videos…your passion is contagious!

@thehistorysquad

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Always look forward to new history quad uploads. Keep up the awesome content Kevin!

@resignedshore780

Жыл бұрын

History squad*^

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Another short but informative video. Great job.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Kim 👍🏻

As always very informative and entertaining thank you sir very much

Thanks again Kevin excellent.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Love John Hawkwood, thanks Kevin, great channel

Another brilliantly articulated tale of valor from the master storyteller himself. Thanks, Kevin

@thehistorysquad

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening 👍🏻

Great stuff Hawkwood has a understanding of combined arms tactics! It shows that he had all the qualities of the leader and officers could do better than read and use him as a model of leadership Well done Kevin (Hakwood was a "hero of mine since I read the White company many years ago)

Another excellent video Kevin! Been looking forward to another story from you, hope all is well

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Yes, all's good, thanks!!

@Boggin_

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad excellent to hear!

Loved the video!

I've definitely adopted a new adage from you Kevin. Take it on the toes. I've worked with several Brits, an Irishman, a Scot, Canadians, Jamacans, heck, folks from all over the British Isles and Commonwealth(I'm in Washington, D.C.) But I had never heard this one. Take it on the toes........ I love it!!!

Hi Kevin, This story really hit home for me. I turn 70 this year and the thought of having to carry all the weapons and equipment at my age fills me with dread and wonder. I'd like to think he rests in Essex. Well done as usual. A loyal follower, Lee

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lee 👍🏻

Good show as always

humbling to know of such events. thank yew kevin.

Thank you Sir. I enjoyed your video lecture and presentation immensely. Hawkwood was more than a humble Bowman but a great Captain General of a free company that were a true band of brothers. His exploits are a true testament to both his courage and cunning. What a tale! It brings joy to an elderly gentleman heart. Kudos Sir. I await your future video on bated breath.👊👍

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly Fred.

Wow! Life really authors the best stories . Thanks for telling the tale!

Excllent as always

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

I discovered John Hawkwood's story by reading the manga based on his life. I was a student in history at that time, and I used the manga to make a lesson on the Hundred years war with my pupils. They liked it, so I agreed with the librarian to buy the manga, and wrote an article about it in the school newspaper. I e-mailed the librarian one year later, she assured me the manga have had a nice little success with other pupils. *Thank you, John Hawkwood* ! ^^

@jenlifh2871

10 ай бұрын

Manga name?

@anasnaufal7861

10 ай бұрын

​@@jenlifh2871Hawkwood

@BaneFiriendly

3 ай бұрын

Do you know if Griffith, from berserker is also inspired by him? At least at the golden age arc

@florianpierredumont4775

3 ай бұрын

@@BaneFiriendly I would bet on Lady Osca's anime for the chara design, and Arslan Senki for the background (in the West, we didn't had an anime based on Arslan until 2014 or 2015 if I remember well, but in Japan, they had it since the 80's-90's), that could explain a lot. Or maybe Miura knew about Conan Doyle's novel "the White Company" ?

@mistersharpe4375

Ай бұрын

​@@florianpierredumont4775 I believe one of Miura's main inspirations was a 1985 film called "Flesh and Blood", about a group of mercenaries in a medieval fantasy world. For Griffith, I think he was mostly modelled after the character Shin from "Fist of the North Star", and Ryo Asuka from "Devilman".

Great video your channel has become one of my favorites. I especially enjoy the Medieval stuff! I also love the outfits and the models you make really makes learning alot more fun.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Makes the effort all worthwhile, thank you 👍🏻

Well done Kevin! Great story about a great Bowman! Perhaps you can do more on his life and adventures.

I always learn a lot from you thanks

As ever so very interesting Kevin. Merci from France

Fantastic video as always.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

So glad I found your channel. love your story telling. Going to Florence in May. I'll check it out. Ty

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, so am I, thanks Jen. Oh boy, lucky you heading off to Florence. Be sure to check out the Stibbert Museum (stunning collections) and the Medici chapel where you'll see the famous relief of Hawkwood. Have a great trip 👍🏻

A highly informative talk as always Kevin - many thanks.👍 One learns a great deal from your presentations, chiefly because of the way you so expressively tell the tales. It brings the events vividly to live, ably assisted by your splendid models - well done sir! I love your Hawkwood coat of arms tabard - your attention to detail is excellent. I have to say that I had little knowledge of John Hawkwood before viewing the video. My word, what a clever and resourceful man - as you say, as cunning as a fox! 🦊

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheer Pete 👍🏻

That was very enjoyable thank you.☘️👍

Watching now, must have been one heck of a fellow, thanks Kevin!

Brilliant.

Very interesting.

Fantastic story...fantastic story teller. Superb!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave!

Iv seen other videos of yours but I liked this one so much I Subscribed : )

@thehistorysquad

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Another great story Kev thanks very much mate.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Another wonderful video, and the grim story of the massacre at Cesena is a reminder of how brutal we can be to each other given the right (or wrong) circumstances.

love your channel!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Cheers Kev, great, video, what a Bloke JOHN HAWKWOOD..

Nice work, mate

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great story.... Well done indeed. 👍

Good story on a battle hardened warrior. Those dioramas are so realistic ,your whole presentation creates the atmosphere and magnificent efforts on your period costume selections.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍🏻

Outstanding, Kevin! Yet another top-notch film which educates and entertains beautifully. Kudos, exhortations and greetings from Essex County, Ontario.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Haha, an Essex lad! Cheers 👍🏻

Very interesting bit of history, thanks. Mike.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike!

I wonder if the 'Band of the Hawk' in the 'Berserk' series is inspired from this because the leader of the mercenary band also gets knighted by a King after serving him, though there's only one bowman in the band

@als3022

Жыл бұрын

That is a good point. The Japanese do study a ton of European history and turn them into their own entertainment.

Brilliant video. Learnt something new about the Hundred Years War. Many of my ancestors fought in the Hundred Years War.

Fantastic story. Extra points for mentioning Sharpe.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Indeed 😜

Interesting story about a spectacular man and also good models!

Greetings once again from nova Scotia, thank you for another great video, top shelf as always. I gather this was an exceptional soldier, with such a long line of great bowman, standing out whould have been quite something,what a soldier.........Thanks again, be safe and as always best regards, Arthur

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Arthur 👍🏻

Cheers sir nice one.

thanks kevin fantastic as always

You really have the knack of picking out the nuggets for your narratives. Well done.👏🏻

@patrickbarrett5650

Жыл бұрын

Are their similarities here with the ‘Wagner group’?

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Not really as the free companies were all professional soldiers, whereas I understand the Wagner group is made up with civilians or prisoners who are then trained up.

Super interesting

I had no idea about this man this was amazing! Bravo mr Hicks bravo

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

The History Squad + Time Team.... Tellin ya, my friend! You can help bring it all alive!!!! Top shelf storytelling, Kev!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍🏻

Wonderful history and it’ll make me read additional stories. 🙋‍♂️🐈🐈

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Having spent 50 years as a soldier, there's plenty of those 👍🏻