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@jacobfoster9185

4 ай бұрын

5 is the basis for Romeo and Juliette .

The Name of the Rose with Sean Connery and Christian Slater is a really good movie of the period kind of a medieval murder mystery. 😊

@freedemonhugs

6 ай бұрын

I second this!! I just watched it for the first time a few nights ago, and it was VERY neat. Clearly, it was a big inspiration for the murder mystery game Pentiment.

@martyconroy3786

5 ай бұрын

It's a book, a novel, by Umberto Eco, and it's about how the Church was involved in widespread censorship. The murders are incidental, it's about how the Church destroyed much of ancient history

The Lion In Winter is an Oscar-winning film with a stellar cast from some decades ago - an essential purchase in this context. It is good to see that the genre seems alive and well in this day and age. Thanks for this insight.

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

Yes lion in winter is a great film, I hope more people will come to appreciate it after this video. Glad u enjoyed the video

A Motive to add to your list : "The hour of the Pig" (UK release) aka "The Advocate" (US Release) (1993) It has no battles but like some medieval drama and murder mystery. Its full of very good actors Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson, Jim Carter, etc... Its set in 15th cen. France and a Paris lawyer moves to a country side town for the simple life and finds anything but.

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

ah cool, ive never heard of it but ill be sure to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!

Thanks so much for this fascinating list. It seems very much slanted towards war movies and, as a result, I think there are some omissions of films that are really remarkable and well worth viewing. First off, Bergman's The Seventh Seal is the tale of a Swedish knight returning after The Crusades. It has to be one of the greatest films of all time regardless of time/setting/genre. Next, an English film called "The Reckoning" (based on the novel, "Morality Play") is a fascinating story about a traveling theater troupe who inadvertently end up creating a piece of theater in order to solve a crime at the height of a period of plague in rural England. I also think Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky" (if one wants to focus on war films) cannot be left out of any list of great mediaeval epics. The film score by Prokofiev is perhaps the greatest piece of film music ever written. Finally, Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev" is a powerful epic about an icon painter in Russians during the chaos of a Mongol invasion.

The Warlord (1965) starring Charlton Heston and Richard Boone, set in 11th century Normandy. Long before the advent of CGI, memorable, well worth a look.

@elizabethroberts6215

6 ай бұрын

.……definitely, who else could play Chrysagon but the late, great Mr Charlton Heston.……

@santoriniblue8413

6 ай бұрын

The Cid and although with less action: Becket

@carroll6

6 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorites

@vincnetjones3037

6 ай бұрын

With Richard Boone as Bors, the right hand man who will die for his Lord and Guy Stockwell as the untrustworthy Brother, comes go and rides back to save the Keep.. :) Superb@@elizabethroberts6215

Thanks for the upload, I've seen quite a few of these but I've never heard of Lion in Winter despite watching primarily old movies! Added that to the watchlist. I feel so much of these exact videos on "Top Historical movies" the lists always look almost identical so it's nice to see some different ones here, especially as there are plenty of foreign movies!

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

Your welcome, I'm glad u enjoyed the video. With my probably haven't seen lists I genuinely try to bring movies that I think viewers will not have seen

@pattyl3090

7 ай бұрын

You're in for a treat! Lion in Winter has been a fav of mine FOREVS!

For Arn, the Knight Templar there is an even better cut in the form of a 6-part miniseries. ;)

No Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Outrageous!

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

Thats not an unknown movie, everyone's heard of monty python and the holy grail

‘Flesh + Blood’ by Paul Verhoeven is one of the best medieval movie I’ve seen.

@mikoajduszka1817

6 ай бұрын

In fact it's rannesaince movie, but otherwise great.

@mikoajduszka1817

6 ай бұрын

First battle of Panipat (1526) is hardly medieval... and mamy of this movies have problems with historical accuracy. Theo best one could be Theo Outlawed King

I loved trisan and isolde as a kid. Mongol is an awesome film. Temujin.Being an avid war film fan, I've heard about pretty much every film on the list, but I might give some of them a go after watching this video

The Warlord with Charlton Heston is a gem too

Lion in Winter is a great movie. Very little action in it, but that's ok; the acting and characterization are key here. Timothy Dalton as a young Philip Augustus is the standout here. I love how Peter O'Toole's Henry II realizes with frustration and sorrow that Philip will be no pushover like his father was. Black Death sets an interesting premise, but the ending is not very good. Imo, I think it's trying to send a modern message that is not supported by the historical record; the writers don't seem to know much about the history of the Inquisition. The end and its message are a real stretch. A Swedish friend of mine sent me English translations of the three Arn books. Loved the first book. As an amateur historian whose main interest is in the Crusades, the second book was almost complete trash pretty much from the start. Much like the terrible Kingdom of Heaven, it is not very historically accurate at all. Extreme basics might be there, but overall, it veers way off accuracy. The characters who are real life historical personages do not behave at all like they did in actuality (again, second book only). It was terrible. Way too modern of a viewpoint/message, and horribly condescending, biased, and preachy. I went from really liking the main character in the first book to utterly hating him in the second. I was so let down by how awful the second book was, that I couldn't bring myself to start the third book. Have no desire to see the movies.

I've seen all but Panipat. A great selection you got there. Arn was a surprise hit, it took the Scandinavians a great effort to pull it off, I lived in Sweden when they made both of the movies and met people who worked on them, sadly it didn't make the money to pay for the production costs but then again there was a lot of state money to support it. The book trilogy was great too.

@Luxington1

6 ай бұрын

Panipat isn't a medieval movie, it takes place in the 16 century. But, it does have the best battle scene since Braveheart.

The Physician is slow-starting (but in a good way); and is a remarkable story, w/beautiful cinematography, sets, excellent acting, & meaning! A truly noble tale!

El CID how could you forget him. Even in death he lead his army.

@HistorySpark

6 ай бұрын

el cid gets mentioned in this list here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/naaOxKSAdraydNY.html

Thank you for these recommendations. I have only seen 2 of the movies you recommended.

Totally agree. Arn the knight Templar is a super film.

I’m watching ALL these movies from 10 to 1 (currently on Tristan & Isolde) and enjoying them all - thank you 😊

@HistorySpark

6 ай бұрын

Awesome, I'm not sure which region ur from but here in UK u can watch Arn on prime and panipat on netflix

Please do list the movies,...really does help your viewers

……’The Lion In Winter’ (1968) is superb, with a brilliant cast. The script is electric, & the music just beautiful. O’Toole also played Henry II in another medieval film, ‘Becket’, another super movie, with excellent actors’…….

ieonclad, medieval and arn, great movies, i also recomend the Arn Magnusson book trilogy!!!!! The Road to Jerusalem, original Swedish title Vägen till Jerusalem (1998) The Knight Templar, original Swedish title Tempelriddaren (1999) The Kingdom at the End of the Road, also called Birth of a Kingdom, original Swedish title Riket vid vägens slut (2000)

I've been telling people to watch Arn for what seems like forever. It feels like it was overshadowed by Kingdom of Heaven, but does such a great job of mingling culture and language throughout the film

The outlaw king. Best medieval movie I've seen since braveheart. And it's kinda like a part 2 to braveheart.

@DennisJacobs-yz7cv

6 ай бұрын

if you believe braveheart is a good depiction of medieval scotland, you should pick a different time period :D

@gsawcomic

6 ай бұрын

Not even remotely what they said…

@rame-sprayer

3 ай бұрын

in therme of realism, historicly accurate or even battle its all crap... for me a best medieval moovie need to have some sens and credibility at list plus a good story...

@FeezFBaby

Ай бұрын

The Outlaw King was a phenomenal movie my friend. I just watched it again like 2 weeks ago & it’s even better the 2nd time lol 💯🤣

One thing that holds a lot of Medieval movies back is the lack of color, they are often a drab brown and grey morass. That's one thing that older movies get right, like The Knights of the Round Table, one of my favorite King Arthur adaptations.

5:53- As a student of the History of the Indian subcontinent (current South Asia), I would like to point out that the events of the movie PANIPAT (2019) take place in the early modern period (1500- 1800) of Indian History. The Third Battle of Panipat between the Maratha Empire and the Afghan Durrani dynasty (the focus of the movie) takes place in 1761. Period dramas based on Medieval history of the Indian subcontinent are- 1. Ponniyin Selvan (PS)- 1(released 2022) and PS- 2(released 2023). Based on the novel of the same name by Kalki R Krishnamurty, the movie focuses on the internal and external politics of the Chola dynasty of the 9th century (848- 1279 AD) whose empire included major parts of current South India and Sri Lanka and whose writ ran across the Palk Straits till the thalassocratic kingdoms of Mataram and Srivijaya in current day Indonesia. The film also focuses on the Chola's relationship with its rivals such as the Pandyas and Rashtrakuta kingdoms. 2. Padmavat (2017)- Set in the medieval era after the establishment of the Khilji Sultanate in Delhi, the movie is based on the medieval era poem of the same name which focuses on the heroic struggle of the Rajputs of Chittor against Alauddin Khilji, the ruler of Khilji Sultanate. Do check them out, especially PS- 1&2

As far as medieval films go i really enjoyed alexander nevsky or battle on the ice from 1938 even though it was black and white it was a superb movie imho also i really enjoyed kingdom of heaven with orlando bloom and also king arthur with keira knightleigh

For good Czech films about this time period, try Marketa Lazarova and Valley of the Bees.

I have 3 of these. I will watch the others, thanks for the recommendation.

Arm Knight Templar is also a movie that was edited down into a movie from a TV series. I watched the TV series before the movie came out, it's a great show.

@HaakonOdinsson

27 күн бұрын

It is great I thought

The first movie discussed is 6:48, which focuses on the life of Henry II and the internal politics surrounding the succession to the throne. 06:48 The second movie discussed is Mongol, a biographical film about Genghis Khan and his rise to power. 07:35 6:48 and Mongol are highly praised for their acting and storytelling, while AR the Knight Templar is the most expensive film in Swedish cinema history. 08:24 The third movie discussed is AR the Knight Templar, a fictional story based on a Knights Templar named AR and real historical events. 08:24 The video concludes by thanking the viewers and encouraging them to like, share, and subscribe to the channel.

@bananbanan6520

6 ай бұрын

Thanks chat gpt

"The profession of arms", set in 1526 (much more medieval than Panipat, that's 18th century), on the last days of life of the Condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere.

YES!!!!! Arn is an absolute diamond in the rough. A must see.

I have been reading the books about Arn the Knight templar these past weeks. I recommend.

Arn is a marvelous film

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

yes it is totally underrated!

Day of the Seige is movie, I highly recommend to watch. Great casting, great story, historical and story is about when Winged Hussars arrived to relieve Vienna from a siege by the Ottomans.

The multi part mini-series of Arn: The Knight Templar is better than the two movies as the movies are cut up from the mini series.

I totally agree with number 1, Arn is a really great movie, deserves to have a bigger international impact in my opinion.

The Pillars of the Earth is by far the best film adaptation of medieval events. It's a nine-part miniseries, but very well worth watching

@The_Daily_Tomato

6 ай бұрын

Oh snap, the one with Michael McFaiden and young Eddie Redmayne right? Shit I gotta rewatch that 😄

@janmachacek2862

6 ай бұрын

If you are superficial, do not know history and Christian mystics, and you prefer to get pathetic superficial soap opera about building a cathedral, then yes, this is the right show for you.

@The_Daily_Tomato

6 ай бұрын

@@janmachacek2862 Don't be so glum, not everything has to be A+ 100% accurate in order to be entertaining.

Before I watched Medieval, the Kings & Generals (I think) KZread channel did like a 20 minute video, sponsored by the movie, on Jan Žižka. The KZread video was better than the movie.

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

I've not watched that video but kings and generals is a great channel and they probably the history better in 20 mins than the movie did in 2 hours

@bcperry1973

7 ай бұрын

@@HistorySpark kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIqZubmxerGqYbg.htmlsi=SA_4tsXYeVa1n2H5

I read both books and watched the movie they made about the Templar Arn, and thought it was one of the best Love Stories I have ever known.

Arn 1 and Arn 2 were fantastic. Medieval was fantastic too.

I think that you forgot "El Cid", with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, maybe the most fantastic of the medieval movies.

"Kingdom of Heaven" is one of the top movies. "Beowolf". "King Arthur" "The messenger: the story of Joan of Arc"

@HistorySpark

6 ай бұрын

Great list, I have recommended all those movies previously on this channel at some point

Bro, Panipat Movie is set during Mid 18th Century.. While timeline for Medieval period is 6th to 16th Century.

Nice The Lion in Winter is here, but what about The Seventh Seal?

im looking for a movie i cant remember the name of, the plot went something like this; There was some type of king or ruler who had a castle, in England or around there and there was word they would get attacked, or they already were attacked, by some clan/tribes men, so his son (younger prince type guy) had to go look for his older nephew, who went rogue, and resided in a city, and convince him to come and lend help, the nephew lived a live as swordsman or hireling and did bare knuckle fighting i think, at first he didnt wanna join but the prince had a bag of gold to persuade him with, eventually the nephew joined, along the way back they came across an executioner who was gonna execute some wild lady with black wild hair, i think she was some type of thief/criminal, eventually they both joined the brothers, the attacking tribes leader had a son who got killed and hung over the castle wall, during the invasion, eventually they all defended the castle succesfully, but with a bunch of casualties, i think the father died of battle i remember him laying sick in bed and dying at some point in the movie, but the son and nephew etc. ended up victorious.

The War Lord 1965 Alfred the Great 1969 Kingdom of Heaven 2005 Everyone has seen the Lion in Winter 1968 great dialogue, some funny pop psychology and just one of the greatest quote movies of all time. Everyone has seen this one. The Last Duel 2010. The Name of the Rose 1986 Umberto Eco Monk detective movie. El Cid 1960 Henry V with olivier or Brannaugh 1944 or 1989 Joan of arc 2019 Ran 1985 Though this is technically the Japanese doing King Lear. but an Actual Japanese historical movie Heaven and earth by Haruki Kadokawa 1990

@elizabethroberts6215

6 ай бұрын

……’El Cid’ was made in 1962. Charlton Heston filmed it, & ‘55 Days at Peking’ in the same year. They were both Samuel Branson productions’, & filmed in Spain. The high moveable wooden ‘war towers’ of the former, were also used in the latter…….

Focusing on the more obscure unknown films ... Warlord (Charlton Heston) Uprising (Mads Mikkelson) Queen Margot The Last King Pathfinder (Icelandic) The Devils Robert the Bruce ... to list a few

Great voice !

Mongol is really good! Watched since i was 14 and i return to it every so year

You should watch Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) base on the book of Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz.

The adaptation of Humberto Eco's book, the Name of the Rose is also one of the best medieval movies there is out there, showing another side to medieval society besides the warmongering view.

Medieval is a great movie, so brutal. Loved it

Henry V done by Laurence Olivier! Simply Excellent!!

Krzyżacy, A. Ford, 1960r. Polska i słynna bitwa pod Grunwaldem. Polecam

So, were are the links, All I find is bs

I watch the Lion in Winter every Christmas day : )

Kingdom of Heaven

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

kingdom of heaven directors cut is one of my favourite films!

@ByronJames7

6 ай бұрын

Director's cut is a masterpiece one of Ridley Scott’s best

@pawelpap9

6 ай бұрын

It’s a ahistorical nonsense. It was made to fit modern agenda of the director by twisting historical events and personalities. It is also rather slow going. Painful to watch.

@ByronJames7

6 ай бұрын

@@pawelpap9 cool

@ianschmitt4991

6 ай бұрын

​@@pawelpap9within the first 20 minutes of the film, there's suicide fratricide and a Forest battle with a German taking a crossbow to the neck and he keeos fighting. I'd say the only thing slow is your brain, at processing information

Good choices.

@HistorySpark

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Ive seen all but two . great picks!

Seen 5 of them films . Black death is a brilliant move. Ironclad is a brilliant film as well. If your interested in history. Middle evil magic films. Witchville,.Season of the witch. The Seven Seal,.... Dark Relic.. Historic films. EL Cid. Ivanhoe. 1952.. Most king Arthur films and most Robin Hood one as well. 👽👍

@petertyson4022

6 ай бұрын

Also if like a bit of comedy. A Knights tale. 👍

Krzyzacy is also a great medieval movie. However it is in Polish

Definitely also read the Arn books by Jan Guillou, even better than the films.

Red Cliff.... well worth watching.

I've not seen many medieval movies, hence why Im here. Its funny to me that throughout this video I keep seeing actors that played in A Knights Tale

The Physician gave a great example of how religious practice dictated early medical advancement.

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

yes and it was nothing I had ever seen in a movie before so i really enjoyed the new spin on the medieval genre

@heathercontois4501

7 ай бұрын

@@HistorySpark I hadn't either. It was fascinating. I know it wasn't completely factual, but I would love to find some books abut the time period and the connection of the two.

Movie list please . Thanks .

*based on (not "based off" or "based off of")

What? John Wayne"s "The Conqueror" isn't on this list?

Maybe check out 'The War Lord'..... really excellent...

Also Kingdom of heaven is one of the best medieval movie

@HistorySpark

Ай бұрын

yes the directors cut of kingdom of heaven is one of my favourites as well

red cliff could have made this list, maybe a little fantastical, but hey! its Dynasty Warriors the movie

@HistorySpark

5 ай бұрын

There's actually a dynasty warriors movie on Netflix, it's a bit silly and over the top but I really liked it

I'll have to check out Mongol.

Last valley with Omar sharif Interesting about impacts plague

Arn The Knight Templar is very good

Panipat isn't a medieval movie. It took place barely 50 years before the XIX Century.

Panipat movie is based on the 3rd battle of Panipat. Which took place in 1761, technically not medieval period.

NB Please note that The Lion In Winter has been remade since its original cinema version...a worthy but somewhat less appealing effort.

Hussite revolutionary trilogy. The movies are on yt, sadly no English subtitles. Worth watching just for costumes which are IMHO great.

@janmachacek2862

6 ай бұрын

Blbost. Je to komoušská agitka.

Just wanted to share did everyone who love the medieval era and like gaming.. take a look at Manor Lords that will come out next April!

@HistorySpark

6 ай бұрын

thanks for the recommendation, ill look into it !

Arn the Templar is a excellent movie

One of my History professors in college made The Lion in Winter required viewing for her class. She said it's one of the best depictions of the middle ages she's ever seen and even had questions on the final about it. She also had us watch The Return of Martin Guerre, a French movie set in a medieval town. It didn't have any battles, but depicted what life was like for townspeople during the middle ages. I'll have to watch Furious. It reminds me of Alexander Nevsky, a Russian film from 1938 depicting war with the Knights of the Teutonic Order. The musical score was done by Prokofiev. I've seen tropes from that movie, like the battle on the ice and searching through the dead on the battlefield for lost loved ones, in more modern films.

@pawelpap9

6 ай бұрын

The return of Martin Guerre is set in XVIc., which by popular consensus is high Renaissance with Middle Ages gone few centuries before.

I loved Ironclad!

@HistorySpark

7 ай бұрын

yes its a very simple and enjoyable film!

@pattyl3090

7 ай бұрын

Ooh! I did too!!

Seen #1, easy as a Swede, though the movie is mostly in Swedish

It would be a better list if you included, you know, a list of titles and the year they were made. Can't find Furious anywhere.

@HistorySpark

6 ай бұрын

it should be available on amazon prime for the UK and US i believe, use a vpn if u dont live in either of those regions

1; Mongol, then 2: Arn very good movies!

Panipat though a good watch ,its not really a medieval movie

the last duel should be on this list.

Why approximately 500 AD to 1500 AD? Those dates seem pretty arbitary to me. Why not 476 with the fall of Rome to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 since those events had huge ramifications on European (and later the world's) history and thus are pretty good waymarkers as to define the mediaeval period.

Ironclad was pretty damn good...Ironclad 2 was pretty terrible, as it was almost exactly the same storyline as the first. Black Death was also good, but dang does Sean Bean die in every movie he's in?

The Navigator (1988) A Medieval Odyssey

Lion in Winter...You Can't Go Wrong with Kate Hepburn, Lawrence of Arabia, Hannibal Lecter and James Bond in one movie.

Arn, Knight Templar was excellent

If you like the Skarsgaard family they are in ARN father and 3 sons. Very good movie.

@ostronost1841

6 ай бұрын

Also Joel Kinneman

Arn is great i read the books first Awesome

Have u ever heard about... Sardar udham... Movie?????

Lol the first Christmas tree didn't come England until December 1800 7:26

Is the guy who plays boramir in lotr the guy in the Black Death

@HistorySpark

21 күн бұрын

Yes, the actor is Sean bean and he's in both lord of the rings and black death

Lords of the rings trilogie amazing masterpiece