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Bow and Blade - Ask your questions about medieval warfare (Patreon)

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2021-11-01 05:26:55
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2022-12

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We just released the fourth episode of Bow and Blade, which you can listen to here. Also, Kelly and Michael are planning the next episode to Questions and Answers - and we want our Patreon members to send in the questions. What would you like to ask about medieval military history? Leave your questions in the comments.

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Anonymous

Guys, absolutely loving the content - this is exactly the medieval pod I’ve been looking for. But enough of the niceties - my question to you is: which medieval monarch would you most like to live under and which would you least like to live under? (Excluding Vlad the impaler)

Anonymous

Has anyone produced a model of some aspect of medieval combat, similar to what Alexander Zhmodikov, Philip Sabin, and Adrian Goldsworthy have done for the Roman legionary? I'd eventually like you to look at topics such as the Gillingham hypothesis or the stirrup hypothesis, but neither really fits into a short Q&A format.

Anonymous

Loving this podcast and have enjoyed each episode! Please feel free to modify/ abbreviate my question as you see fit for the podcast format. Q: How was the knightly cavalry charge used in battle? Manuscripts show clashing lines of horses (ex: Maciejowski Bible) and hollywood loves to show mounted men-at-arms crashing through infantry lines, but more modern sources (Napoleonic Era) indicate that horses reaaally don't like charging a wall of horse or infantry. I've always had a hard time reconciling these seemingly conflicting uses and I was hoping you could give some insight into medieval cavalry's use as shock troops vs headlong charges at massed infantry (i.e. Crecy). Thanks!

Anonymous

Scholars will often point to certain events that change the development of history in dramatic ways -- for example, the advent of gunpowder. What are some events in the history of medieval warfare that you think are overlooked for their long-term importance, either because the event itself is little-known, or because a well-known event had consequences that are not commonly understood? In other words, "What's important stuff that even other medieval historians overlook?"

Anonymous
>>71016242

I'm joining in humbly as an amateur: I'd consider looking at the impacts of economics and urbanization. Example: Feudal society, the way a king rewards his followers with new land, somewhat pressures a king to expand his domains. As economics and politics change, pressures to fight change. In other times, medieval kings preferred not to fight but maneuver and posture (China similarly experienced this--the Ming and Qing Era armies were accustomed to intimidating their enemies with gaudy displays and not having to commit to battle (enemy routs, casualties weren't high). When the European and Japanese armies began oppressing China, the Qing military was unprepared for how Europeans "shot to kill". Similarly, in Africa, the African warlords saw the point of battle as to capture as many POWs (to conscript as slaves) as one could. Whereas the British armies had no use for POWs and faught in a much deadlier style.

Anonymous
>>71016242

I guess I mean: instead of "magic bullet technology" (stirrups! gunpowder!) what often gets overlooked, at least by amateurs (like us) and book focused solely on a specific battle, is how much "society" impacts war.

Anonymous

Great episode gentlemen. I don't have a question per se but would really enjoy a continuation of the Hospitalliers at Rhodes and their eventual move and siege at Malta.