What did a medieval foot soldier wear? | 15th C billman 

Even though it was brief, I really liked the demonstration of how the billmen formed up. Movies and such typically just have the guys in front doing all the work and never show the 2nd or 3rd rank doing anything.

I really enjoy the way they show HOW they put on the armor. This guy knows a lot about history and I am glad I found this channel.

Absolutely love the aesthetic of the heavy mail and partial plate, makes for a much more gritty and serious look than something like full plate I find.

What was medieval battlefield communication like? I assume there would be signals from flags and instruments passing information up and down to commanders; with that assumption, I believe there would have been code books. And having the necessity to keep those private or secret.

I've been loving this series about what medieval (and Roman) soldiers and knights would had wear, have you considered making a video about what the Celts would had worn, again, loving your videos they are very use full for the fantasy and history enthusiasts like me. Cheers from Spain!

How they fought in their gear truly amazes me.

I had never heard the word “ventnar,” pronounced before. Video was worth it just for that. Thank you.

Well done as always Mr. Hicks! The humble jack-chain seems to be one of the many overlooked aspects of late medieval warfare! Glad to see you and your team could shed some light on it! Keep up the stellar work friend!

That’s ALOT OF EFFORT. Can u imagine if you r under a ‘surprise’ attack and u got to get dressed??

Hey I don’t know if you’re anywhere close to Lindybeige, but I really really think that the two of y’all could really do an excellent episode together. Lindybeige, and yourself are Literally my two favorite RU-vidrs by far. The Knowledge between the could fill a library at Oxford Your Son is Huge!! I’m sure he would have never had trouble back then to be a Warrior

That was an awesome demonstration of the different ways they dressed up and how they formed up. I have learned so many things from your channel and absolutely love your style of presentation

Brilliant as always. It’s easy to fall into binge-watching these films.

Considering how thick all of the other clothing is (Not just the armor), it's rather surprising that the livery coat which is meant to identify him looks much more delicate. And that it could rot off sounds rather dangerous when it comes to identifying your opponent. The standard of mail made me think of the gorget of centuries in the future.

A very interesting demonstration, Kevin. Nice to see the riveted mail. One hopes you are not tempted to test whether it would stop an arrow! Your son Josh looks to be a fine fellow and clearly one to be proud of!

Ahhh that takes me back to my Rosamundi days as a bowman of the Scrope Household. Great video.

That skirt of mail is FABULOUS! Fighting with style

I'd croak from the heat. Learning is fun, love history 🍁😊🐘🇨🇦

Never apologize for the sound quality Kevin, your videos are a welcome addition to any day.

We can only imagine how brutal these days were to be alive in. Your vids are clear and easy to watch/learn by.

This is a good video. I like medieval things. This video gives me a more intuitive understanding of the middle ages. Seeing a soldier actually wearing armor is more vivid than the words written in the records

Your son Josh did a great job in this video. Hope to see more of him in other videos.

Your videos are excellent and well presented. I love the attention to detail on your channel. Any medieval army was mostly foot soldiers

Just before bed time! My nightly routine of a history fix before bed is complete

I love your conversational tone as you present all your material. Love seeing it put on, the stances, the thoughts behind some of it and perspectives. Thanks again!

This is great. thanks for creating this and thanks to your son and friend for spending their time doing this

Another banger

Great video really shows what men wore in a medieval battle.

The men who did that sort of thing back in those days were brave & tough as nails. Great content!!

Another fantastic video! It’s fascinating to see the different types of equipment that soldiers would have carried based on their status. I’ve really enjoyed learning more about it.

I love this guy. Been binge watching all his videos for a couple of weeks now. Not only is he informative and knowledgeable. He also seems very friendly and he definitely cares about what he does.

Have been watching for the last month. Keep up the good work. So interesting to see how the armour fits together in real time. So nice to get a feel of the weight and texture rather than cgi or pictorials.

I can just imagine how expensive all that armor was. Just incredible. War has always been a money game.

Wow! 100k +!!! Well done and well deserved Kevin! My favorite place for history.

I love thease armor and tactics videos simple and easy to understand!

Thanks for the great number of uploads recently I really enjoying learning more about my favorite period of history after the Roman Empire's height. That being said I really enjoyed your video where you spoke about Gaelen. Very cool video

Again a fascinating video. I'm glad you chose a family from the right side in the war.

This channel is quickly becoming my favourite history channel, it fills a rare niche where it both tells history AND engages in it in an interesting way that is also entertaining, bravo!

Thank you so much for these videos. I very much appreciate the information, education and enjoyment I get from them. 🖤👍

Hey Kevin! I have been watching your videos here on the History Squad for about a year now, and i must say... as a person who deals with crippling anxiety of several kinds, and who loves medieval history (well, history in general), you and your videos always put me in the right state of being... you really help me keep calm in this crazy world! thank you for doing what you do, and know that you and yours are amazing :D Cheers, Mate

Would love more videos on the differences in dress, customs, and ranks of foot soldiers. You always hear about men at arms, knights and archers but almost nothing about household retainers or the levies. Much of what I learned is from the Bernard Cornwell Grail series which is great but again is only about archers and titled men at arms who have mounts and a retinue. Also: can I come hang out with you in Saskatchewan some time Kevin? I've been watching your videos for some 10 years!

I'm a simple man. I see Kevin, I smash the buttons.

Thanks Steve and Josh!

Amazing. I love everything put into this and the accumulated knowledge behind it.

Fascinating :) I've never seen armour from this period. Most of the video and tv content I've seen focuses on the medieval period.

i expect that lot was heavy and took some getting used to wearing. great video.

This is fascinating. So he's not fully protected with a complete plate armor but he's still fairly protected while being light and maintaining a great degree of mobility. No cuirass, but a plackart to protect the vital organs in the belly while the upper chest is protected with mail and padding. And the jack of chains.. What an ingenious piece of equipement

Thanks Kevin & team

That fluted jack chain looks so cool

I really love these impromptu armor videos! Great stuff

Brilliant thanks for sharing 👍 Fantastic to see it all getting put together, along with the history and reasoning for it all ... Great stuff

great info, Rhanks for sharing...Yah bless...doug

Simple some of the best historical content available. Love the way you tell stories.

Kevin your videos are fantastic, keep up the good work!

Love these Kevin!

Awesome as usual

Really loving this! 👍

thanks man, love learning from you

And you were absolutely correct, I did find this video entertaining and educational. Thank you. BTW, the sound is not bad at all.

Keep them coming. Another great vid

Great one Kevin. Really interesting.

Though armor is loud I jus realized how op it would be in a zombie apocalypse

Greetings once again from nova Scotia, thanks again good sir, I love your videos, always entertaining to listen to. Please keep doing what you do, be safe and as always best regards, Arthur

I'm loving these armor centered videos! Great stuff

Fantastic content, love seeing the donning process and the information about different classes of soldier on the battlefield.

Great work, really appreciate the detail.

Same as ever Kev, another interesting video 🤘🏹

The jack chains are very interesting armour

Love this stuff so much! Thanks for all the fantastic content here!

Congrats on 100k sir well deserved sir .

Love these videos, so informative. Thanks

Thank you. Very very interesting.

Just found your channel and am really enjoying it! Great videos and content and you are a great story teller. Keep up the good work sir!

So very interesting and well presented I really enjoy your channel sir I'm so grateful that you take the time to bring our history to life. Many thanks!

Another interesting video, you did a good job!

Great loved it. Especially the example at the end, cool to see

Great job chaps, although I am a bit biased ;)

Great conent, keep it up!

You're very talented.

is it true, that the furthest a person of our time , can only go back as far as the 1500s, with our current English and still be capable of having a conversation? awesome videos!!!!

A. Great video,I found it really interesting.

Nice episode Kevin. Congratulations on surpassing 100k subscribers! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for making these videos. I've learned a lot from watching them.

Kevin, I've been a lifelong 13th century reenactor, but my love for jackchains (probably my favorite piece of armor) might convince me to start with the 15th century instead 😆

Great stuff.

Good on ya!

Good work

I don't mind the sound quality, now Kevin needs to get dressed up as the archer haha!

Kevin, you should really come down here to the South, Tennessee, Virginia, etc. and check out all the old civil war battlefields and forts!

The retainer billman's armor has quite a gaping weakness between his plate armor and bishop's mantle. His upper chest only has 1 layer of maille sewn to the jack protecting it. And that maille has a gap in in the middle as well. It seems like you'd want more armor in that center mass region, considering he's already gone through the trouble of armoring midriff and legs with plate level protection.

Hicksie ! The preacher ECWS and all that. Ray and Lisa Pusey here, remember us ? Ambulance Service Pete Hobbs. We just today discovered your channel and subscribed and thumbs up 👍 Good to see you mucker after all this time, interesting and enjoyable vlog. 🏹 🍻

Yes I find your videos very interesting

Saw the Henry V surgery video and subscribed instantly lol

Dude I love this

Congratulations on 100 K subscribers

I enjoy these greatly I was hoping to see the brig though

Would have loved to see him put the visor down, always the thing people forget when showcasing armor is putting the helmet on or the visor down otherwise GREAT video. Keep up the good work

Great demo, Kevin. I would stay far away from anything that looked even remotely like deep water, unless you've got a long snorkel. Ha Ha.

I have a complete suit of chainmail including gauntlets (leather), foot gear, arm guards, and tunic (lion crest) but, I haven't decided on a helm till now. Simple design and it looks nice.

Oh, I know ALL about the importance of hand protection, even in a simulated battle! I was once in the SCA (either Society for Creative Anachronism, or Society for Consenting Adults, depending on the activity in question). Weapons were crafted from rattan (a springy sort of wood-ish material), and armor could be anything from thick leather to some reasonably well-made (and costly) replica armor, though for some time, we cobbled together body armor from layered carpet scraps and helmets could be converted from air conditioner freon compressor tanks. As for gauntlets? Hockey gloves! And in the days before Amazon, that usually meant mail order from out of state (as there was little hockey played here in the deep South). But we had fun, with re-enactments such as the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and serious injuries were few. I can only imagine what re-enacting with real steel in your hand must be like (more careful, I must think, than pugilistic scrums with padded sticks in our hands had to be). Of course, there was also feasting and revelry after the day's fighting, with authentic medieval cuisine (and beverages!) and music, crafting, lore, and heraldry competitions and such to round out the experience... Now look at what you've made me do; I've gone all nostalgic! =^[.]^=

Lovely video. Might be impossible due to physical distance but might suggest collaborative content with Shadiversity might be great.