@@Affekz Blacksmiths were responsible for crafting and maintaining their weapons and armour as well as various parts of fortifications (ie metal or semi metal castle gates). So people would never dare mess with their blacksmiths out of fear of the blacksmiths sending them to battle with faulty gear as punishment. After all, having your sword break suddenly in the middle of battle or armour being penetrated could easily be interpreted as "bad luck", "faulty usage" or "limits of technology" by your town's/castle's court... That is if you actually managed to survive said battle and return home to sue your blacksmith...
Wow, great video! The visuals and period art really helped illustrate the ideas. I appreciate also that they started with the simple view and then complicated it with the more nuanced contemporary view by historians.
Yea but the majesty of learning about philosophy and history and contemplating what it means to be human pales in comparison to the d0peness of a Logan Paul vlog
@@aletheiai yes and no. I think a big part of it is that my generation (gen z) is over represented on the internet and we’re still teenagers so we enjoy loud crazy over the top videos but I think (or at least hope) that as we grow up and start getting interested in stuff like philosophy, the educational side of the internet will come more into the spotlight and will receive the attention it deserves but in the meantime there’s gonna be about 100 Logan pauls until we figure out life isn’t all about fast cars and nice houses. In other words the internet reflects the demographic that uses it most and hopefully as that demographic matures so Will the internet. There will always be content that’s catered towards brain dead teenage boys like me but hopefully one day educational content will outnumber that.
Teacher gave it to us for school homework, but I never thought to really enjoy this vid. Keep it up guy, and you will have millions of views. (Maybe :) )
Liked your clip. Already knew most of the story. With respect to present day Brits (note the narrator's accent), the then and there societal setup strongly resembled the previous setup of Feudalism. This from High School American History. And the main reason that much of the emigrates from the Old World to the New World. The major point of Feudalism is that your position in a society is either inherited or assigned. For those that know a little of the Roman Empire, this might sound like a repeat? Things that can make you go, 'Hmm?'
Although Feudalism declined after the black death, laws were introduced to prevent serfs leaving their masters land; for example they could only move at prescribed periods such as in winter. Whilst after the Black death there were fewer serfs, and so in theory they had greater bargaining power, laws were introduced to cap the amount they could be paid - thereby removing the advantage. Interesting that when the video refers to the continent the use of the term 'serf' is freely used, however the term isn't referred to in respect of feudal Britain. The word serf derives from the word 'slave'
Yeah that makes for a stable society but the lack of upward mobility, with generations of people born into de facto slavery is not good. For obvious reasons.
@@nateallen8409 The king had the ability to create new lords at whim. It was not uncommon for someone of the lower class who served bravely in the military be given his own land for his service. Also neglected in this video was mention of the clergy. Peasants can and did enter into religious orders to be granted education and a life of quiet contemplation.
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Hmmm what brought me here is wondering if this is a better alternative than what we have today especially considering the housing crises and how unaffordable it has become to many working people to just have a place to live.
Feudalism would fall apart about as instantly as it was implemented if we tried to do it in the modern day. Way too much worker opportunity and way too much liability for "kings" to be investing in a vast network of landowners. The real problem is that the free market isn't elastic enough to respond to the struggles of the working class and the government is too incompetent to step in and do anything about it.
@@jaysant6958 I've heard an idea where, since most houses are either being invested (often unoccupied) or actively used, we should tax the vacant houses to subsidize selling those houses or building new ones.
Am I the only one who’s watching this for an exam? In my book it is very bad explained, the definition and the origin,etc. So I started watching this and after this video I almost knew everything from that page 0.0 Ty!!
think abt it, theres no difference today than the past, we’re still dependent on our employers/country/government, don’t try to paint a narrative tht there is a difference in feudalism and today’s “democracy”, yall are blinded fr
The average medieval peasant worked his lord’s land 30 days out of the year. If you pay 30% income tax and work five days a week that means you’re working your lord’s land 78 days out of the year.
@@user-ju5is5bt2n As History Hub mentioned, feudalism was already in the decline before modern capitalism as kings grew less reliant on nobles to provide soldiers and thus had little incentive to grant fiefs to nobles. But also, it's not as stark a contrast as you imply. Feudalism can in fact be conceived as a primitive form of capitalism, and there have been cases of "company towns" being established under capitalism, and these company towns were essentially fiefdoms. I'm not saying capitalism is feudalism, only that there wasn't a definite cutoff between the two, but more like a fuzzy transition, with elements of the latter lasting well into the 20th century.
@@TheUniversalPrincess"It's simply not organized enough..the Bad outweighs the Good with Welfare programs, setting decent people up to take advantage of the system in turn drives the ECONOMY DOWN,PRICES UP, thus creating reliance on the Government and NOT being self-sufficient leading to Homeless populations larger than Major Cities also children in these environments realize Food stamps and Welfare checks can be received regardless will not set a High standardized goal of having a great education.." Jason Cutshaw
@@SK-kh2rs Which do you think is more sustainable, infinite growth with limited resources, or finite growth with finite resources...and more stability!
@@harveybeaver9731 it don't matter what system we have. You going to cry and be at the bottom regardless. Some people are just born to be losers I'm afraid.
@@SK-kh2rs Good, and so will the same type of people who tried to blockade their own capitol with trucks, post on r/antiwork, or dismiss pineapple pizza as fake food. Feudalism would ensure they be kept at the bottom of the hierarchy. Only those capable of rising above his flaws can hope to have a place in feudal society.
