Memory Medieval

🚨EPISODE 31 The grisly death (and life) of Saint Thomas Becket with Dr. Paul Webster. This will serve as a bridge to get us back on track for the Richard series and examine the life, martyrdom, and impact of one of the most influential non-nobles of medieval history! Links👇

@valorhelm history doesnt repeat but it rhymes

@MemoryMedieval We picked a different one but he was a contender. Didn't make it.

Why didn't Vercingetorix fight to the death? I think about this a lot.

@MatthewMey20297 Have only seen clips

@MemoryMedieval Matt Damon ruined it for me. I kept thinking it was Matt Damon Have you ever seen Ironclad?

It's a strange one. I appreciated his fidelity to the story. Generally I enjoyed the movie. However, I thought it was a very poor movie. If he hadn't done the tryptic style of telling the story and just told the story normally, would have been 10x better. I don't think the different povs added anything and all of that time could have been used to flush out events better. An unfortunate whiff, which I enjoyed watching.

@MSugma71483 🤡

@MemoryMedieval Still no HBO Rome-style historical show set in the Middle Ages 😔

@JeremyRyanSlate If you have literally nothing else to watch but I can't really recommend. The duel itself is good, you can youtube it.

@MemoryMedieval Never saw it. Is it worth it?

@SDegidon 🤝

@MemoryMedieval That's it, you got a follow!

See? This is what I mean about Genghis being overrated.

@WanderMrPanda Yes, very unfortunate!

@MemoryMedieval I considered asking you about this tonight. 🤣 You nailed the review though. He got "fancy" in presentation and killed the story.

@MemoryMedieval Blood meridian is really good though...

I don't care if you've read Cormac McCarthy or not. I care if you've read Brantome.

If you would like to hear my thoughts on getting into the medieval mind, see below. Also thanks to @MSugma71483 for the quotes I read on the Duke of Orleans and Fulk the Black.

@MemeStrider Problem is that the style makes it hard to rewatch (I have not rewatched it) or even to recommend.

@MemoryMedieval I enjoyed it overall

@IMPERATORAUS "I said Germanic Prowess."

The West is Greek Wisdom. The West is Roman Order. The West is Germanic Fervour. The West is Iberian Devotion. The West is Celtic Imagination. The West is Slavic Perseverance. The West is Christian Faith.

In 1200 and 1201 Pope Innocent III wanted names of all the wagies who let their 9-5 get in the way of fulfilling their crusader vow

@Centurion6246 It has, as is intended, heroic connotations. Impactful does not. Dweebs try to conflate the two but I am not going to let them.

@MemoryMedieval When I taught writing I tried to get my students to pack as much meaning into as few syllables as possible. "Great" is more broad than "impactful" but also somehow hits harder also.

If "Great" in GREAT MAN means "Impactful"... how come we don't have any rulers who come down to us as "So-and-so The Impactful"? Reddit dweebs please help

@valorhelm Went with somebody who fought to the death, huh?

@MemoryMedieval His name made the name list for my son.

@DamianChavezArt Very interesting. I did not know this about Vegetius.

@MemoryMedieval For the Latin west, the 4th-6thC equipment is less cool than 1st-2ndC. Its obvious from helmet design. Its why for example Vegetius looks backwards for 'reforms'.

Steange how the arms and armor seem to downgrade over time...

Starting soon!

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It is a series of true stories, some witnessed by Brantome, some told to Brantome second hand, and some that he knows about historically. You will get to experience the epic duel of Bayard and Sotomayor, the valiant 4v1 of Count Claudio, and one of the most famous duels in history, Jarnac and La Chastaigneraye. La Chastaigneraye is Brantome's uncle so he has a lot of the great info on this historic duel (pictured) I will attach an audiobook sample in the first comment if you'd like to listen to Bayard's duel..👇

@M0TZS So true!

@MemoryMedieval Could use the info in this book to help me in Kinghts Path tourney demo

@clear_new33962 The best time to read it was when you turned 16. The second best time was yesterday. The third best time is today.

@MemoryMedieval damn you just bodied me, i’ve never read this, and now feel like less of man for it