William Marshal - The Perfect Knight Documentary 

In the USA, our highest law enforcement officer is called a Marshall. Are they named after this man?

Marshall's where 1st invented and used in early England and adopted by many countries to keep order there after, so I'd say yes, your right

Europe was save by the death of Ghengis Khan..it was around this time the Mongols are sacking every city in the middle east on its way to europe

@@31titan70 I think everyone was saved by his death. He killed about a third of the human population during his rampage.

@@31titan70 Genghis was dead by then, it was his son who was the Khan during the invasion of Europe

Well said, I commend your remarks. Thank you.

HIS-Hand, was truly upon him, F.S.Jr.

Best case it would be accurate but worse case he becomes an sjw token hero played by a black man. (unless they somehow make it comedic than that one might work but considering their track record I'm not putting money on it.)

@you did what on video? She couldn't lay off the Death Sticks.

@@forickgrimaldus8301 But You don't have any money to put in it.

"Willamena Marshy was born a trans bi-racial peasant girl but overcame white cis normative feudalism to become the greatest champion of Afrenglistan." Somebody make it stop!

or maybe a series, with like 7 or 8 seasons, but the last season is shit because of creative disagreements. Should be called something like 'game of thorns' or something

Yeah I fucking love that book.

Read it. Just great. By Elizabeth Chadwick

@@jaimiesalid3141 The Chadwick book is fiction though, there is also an excellent factual book with the same title by historian Thomas Asbridge (2015). Not sure which one Jay was referring to, but maybe both are worth perusing? 😉

Yes, a really good book !

There are many elements of truth in that book because Chadwick consults her Akashic Reader for every book and writes about that in her blog.

Its called Dunk and Egg by GRRM

Just watch A Knights Tale. It's one Heath Ledgers greatest movies.

This depiction is lacking William Marshall. When he was a boy he was captured by a rival of his father. instead of giving up the castle father told the rival to keep him, he can make other sons. That rival was King Stephen during rebellion with Empress Mathilde. Marshall also lost battles. he was the greatest Knight. Your correct why had they not made Hollywood movie about his life. We have medieval movies depicting Marshall nothing on his life. I agree always thought so. a good book on his life. www.medievalists.net/2014/01/how-young-william-marshal-was-saved-from-being-catapulted-into-a-castle/

I would add polish Zawisza the Black to that two great names. He was the last great knight of Europe. Who mauled teutonic knights at more that one occasion

Godfrey kinda tops all of it

Rodrigo is Portuguese no spanish

Don't forget possibly one of the last knights: Gotz of the Iron Hand.

and related so my dna says

Hello Maria you are quite right, Arthur of Brittany was the son of Geoffrey II Duke of Brittany, who in turn was the fourth son of Henry II, Arthur was the rightful heir of Richard but was considered too young to take the crown, and so he was, as we said, the nephew of Richard but he wasn't illegitimate, he was born posthumously, after the death of his father, Geoffrey, thanks for pointing that out, I hope that clarifies the matter.

I'm glad you noted this. You beat me to the 'punch'.. 😊

@@jacey1963 I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Eleanor had chosen to support Arthur and acted as regent for him, instead of backing John.

@@shelleyphilcox4743 Wouldn’t have ever happened. She was a Queen in every sense of the word, and no WAY she would have backed someone who wasn’t her own son. Ever. But, that being said, it would make a good “what if” paper they like so much in college!

A knight would be honoured of ones company, I'm sure ... 😏

The chaddiest Chad to ever Chad

Stop calling him a Chad!

He is not a Chad, Chads chase Pussy...

@@mercenarymike1397 a Chad is also another word for a taint. Lmao 🤣🤣

Fuckin Chad's

A true model of chivalry is when I don't stick my fork and my brother's hand when he tries to grab the last biscuit at the dinner table.... 👋😂👌

@@josephtabar492 In our house it was my sister and roast potatoes :)

It is incredible he managed to not only survive, but thrive under FIVE different English Kings (never fatally falling out of favor), survive countless battles and wounds, ultimately dying of old age at 72. This was a time when plotting and scheming was *constant* in English society. Even the slightest slip up could could cause a King or some barons to off you, and yet he kept on keeping on to an age almost nobody lived to in those days.

That's going on our bucket list.

@@PeopleProfiles Another site kinda related to william is the museum of the Order of St John aka the Knights Hospitaller. It's in Clerkenwell which is a fairly short walk from temple. I did both places in a day with my dad. The Hospitaller museum charts their journey from the Crusades to the modern day St John's Ambulance.

@@theblackprince1346 You learn something every day, I never made the connection between St John's ambulance and the Knights Hospitaller before, thanks for that!

@@jacey1963 albeit loosely connected but they are both connected to eachother.

@@theblackprince1346 I've been there too, and it's really magnificent to take it all in. Unfortunately it's not the original tomb, it's a recreation. The original one was mostly destroyed in 1941 when German incendiary bombs lit the roof of the Temple Church on fire, and a bunch of the structure collapsed.

Only those of us that know of him, not many do. ..he was an amazing man., not many men spanned as many kings as he did or was Regent ..

We have such amazing subs, makes all the hard work worth while.

Very proud to have this man as our Greatest night. Britain and Europe are so lucky to have such rich history 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

You know the templars were monks & William was married?

To join join the Templars you had to hand over all your worldly goods. Marshal had a number of castles and manors etc. He was sneaky, he waited until a few minutes before his death to join.

@@tooyoungtobeold8756 If I remember correctly, I have it in my research notes, his properties were taken away from the sons and given away? so that would explain that. I thought the sons were all murdered for their lands.

I've done a lot of my family tree research and through his daughters, William and Isabel are my 23rd, 24th and 25th great grandparents. That and a dime won't buy anything, but I think it's cool.

You carry their traumas dramas and karma in your DNA. One of my grandfathers Ralph de lie have fought on side of young king his brothers and mother so we are attracted to their story our DNA recognizes it.

I am a descendant of William Marshall`s father John.

@@biggstavros5876 I descend from William's daughters. If I were asked who from history I would like to meet my answer would be William.

@@nancyhammons3594 He is the person that I come from that I admire the most.

just found im descended from his daughter Eva.

Strange because he also said of John, "that truly he was a mighty prince." Though granted two things can be true at the same time.

Leftist media making an accurate historical drama is never going to happen

guillaume le maréchal s'il vous plait il parlait français

Glad you enjoyed it

Same

I am also a descendent of his, through his daughter Eve ( or Eva).

Sure...

You're very welcome!

Oh wow! We are family then😊

Hello cousin 😃

I myself am moderately interested in my genealogy, but the further back in time one looks, the more likely it is that there's an unrecorded break in the bloodline. This can come about from infidelities, adoptions, and errors in the records or misinterpretations of the records. Supposedly, I am descended from the 2nd Governor of the Plymouth Colony, who was a passenger in the Mayflower, and also of Edward the First of England. I take all that with a fairly large grain of salt though.

You aint seen nothing yet 😉

PS did you sub in the early days?

The People Profiles Unfortunately I didn’t discover this channel until the Edward Longshanks video. I subbed right after that, but I went back to watch all the older videos that same day.

Thank you!

One of your greatest series yet!

Oh it's you

Lmao I searched “William Marshal” to get to a playlist of your series and I found myself here

Your series is good

And almost single handedly save England from a french invasion age 72. William Marshal is simply a goat

Hello cousin.

@@jackstod Hey, nice to "meet" you, cousin!

@Gila Man It's nice to "meet" you, cousin!!

Oh DO stop showing off 🙄American no doubt.

@@Ionabrodie69 Of course. You don't think we magically appeared here, we had to come from someplace. Strangely, enough I like the idea of have British cousins on my father's side.

Yes most on here have just heard about him, or claim to be descended from him. Spurious claims at best. I’m 52 and have read many books on him. ( not fiction ) and agree with you he is “ The greatest Knight “ nice to know others feel the same. 😊👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@@Ionabrodie69 Mine is not a spurious claim. I have worked for years on my tree. I had added him to my tree before I even knew who William Marshal was. It was then that I started reading about him and became a fan. I descend from his daughter, Eva. I've saved copies of all the documents that confirm my descent from him. There are more of us than you think.

Are you 10?

Me too.

Cool ❤️

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Loyalty to one megalomaniac or another trying to gain power for themselves is a sign of a moron just as in today's world we see half-wits waving silly little flags as the countries biggest benefit scroungers, the Windsors, pass by. Fuck so-called "royalty" and the sheep who are taken in by them!

@@stevebrindle1724 oh the irony from a commie

#AGREED

Integrity, authenticity, empathy for other living beings, basic civility, all very eroded😞

Agreed and loyalty is hard to find in women too these days, it seems.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Agreed.

Trump is going to return.

@@AnthonyEvelyn please please NO

Big part in Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood". Quite a good depiction. Good film, I thought.

I have always said There should be an Epic Film. I think that the Movie world has missed a trick. William Wallace, Why Not William Marshal.

And mine. 23rd Great Grandfather.

@@avpmobi Hello cousin! We had a very distinguished GG that we can be proud of.

@ImNotMad ButUR sounds about right. 25 generations (add 2 for grand father and father) with average of 30 years for each generation makes it 750 years. Give it +5 years in some generations gets you to 850 years so can fall in the middle easily.

Mine too!

From the replies to your comments, it seems we have the whole Marshall lineage watching our videos...an esteemed audience indeed!

Don't tell anyone, but it's Robert E Lee!

@@PeopleProfiles Your secret is safe with me mate 🤫

We'll check that, noted and thanks.

We said that.

Sorry, maybe I mishearded

Or luck

I wouldn't call Richard the Lionheart a sissy king. He was the exact opposite of that. If you read up on his exploits, he was the very definition of a warrior king. In the Battle of Jaffa he jump of his ship and marched through water and lead his men to storm beach and attack Saladin's forces, pushing them back. Later in the same battle, when the two sides reorganised and started skirmishing. He rode up and down Muslim lines, lance stretched out in the air as a challenge to duel with the Muslim forces. Not one of enemies challenged him despite the personal glory it would entail or how it much it would boost Muslim morale and war effort. This was likely because by this point, he had gained a reputation of being a skilled and ferocious fighter, known for personally slaying many enemies in the Battle of Arsuf. And that's not even going into how much of a skilled military commander was.

@@strikemasterice2004 you dont even have to read specifically about richard to know this if you have a proper understanding of the period. trust me i know of what you speak. my post brief and not exactly detailed because this is a comments section on youtube of all places. the thing is, mashal by comparison must have been much stronger and smarter than richard ever was. this is almost certainly fact. so by comparison, yes, richard was something like a sissy compared to literally the greatest fighter of all time literally of all history. also, its quite possible many kings and nobility were successful because of the equipment they had, among several other advantages including nutrition and mental awareness. almost the entire population including children but minus any nobility were severe alcoholics of that time. quite a sad thing. but also, even with all these advantages, there is the likely possibility that kings fought a certain way, in sort of an easy position and not bearing down the front line. so yes, i definitely believe my statement was accurate and doesnt need any commentary or correction... but im still interested on hearing your thoughts on this, if you have any left

​@@andiarrohnds5163 Alright mate, sorry if I came across too intense, this is the RU-vid comment section after all. I would disagree that you don't have to read specifically about Richard to know this if you have a proper understanding of the period, given that the complexity and nuance of history is often swept away under broad generalization, which usually won't take into account the specific time period or geographical location that a fact or piece of information may apply to. For example, the Levant during the time of the Third Crusade was politically, culturally, economical, religiously and military different from Europe at that time. So to contextualize Richards performance during the crusade, you will have to understand the situation in Holy Land at the time and how the world worked in the Middle East. I would like to point out that there would not have been any significant difference in arms and armour of a king vs a knight during the 12th Century. The main form of protection would have been a surcoat worn over mail, worn over gambeson. This wasn't the 15th Century where kings had exquisite full plate while most men-at-arms would rely on a mixture of plate, brigandine, gambeson and mail, depending on what they could afford. Most of stock images shown throughout the video were not accurate as they depict arms/amour from centuries ahead. Marshal was also born into nobility and received training to become a knight, where his equipment was initially sponsored for him. Yes, Marshall did perform a great feat by capturing two knights at the same time in a single tourney with a regular horse, but he won 4 warhorse as a result, and I doubt from that point on he was going into battles and tourneys with inadequate equipment. When Richard challenged the Saladin's forces to a duel, the Muslims army would have had Mamluks, who would have been trained in warfare since youth and sported heavy weapons and armour similar to a knight, including mail, lamellar, lances, maces, armoured horses, metal helms, shields and swords. So he wasn't challenging some lightly armed Muslim conscript, but rather the elite of the Saracen forces. You make a good point about the difference of nutrition and mental awareness between nobility and commoners. However, Marshal was also born into nobility. This video tells us that Marshal himself stated that he was a lazy teenager, more concerned with food and sleep, and was teased by his peers for his gluttonous habits in his younger years. So there isn't really much of a difference between Richard and Marshal in this regard. And yes, even when fighting in the front lines, kings would usually be protected by a retinue of knights. However, we can see that on several occasions that Richard was willing to put himself in harms way. The beach landing at Jaffa that I mentioned in my previous comment he lead his men from the front towards the enemy while wading through water, later that day when he issued a challenged and the rode along the line of the Muslim army, and he was shot at by a crossbow, where the first shot initially missed him but he (stupidly) goaded the crossbowman into taking another shot which ended up killing him from infection. As for your claim that everyone other than the nobility were "severe alcoholism", I heavily disagree. That's a myth that has some truth to it but is often exaggerated: leslefts.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-great-medieval-water-myth.html www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7h9qj3/prevalence_of_alcoholism_in_middle_ages/ Overall I get what your trying to say, that compared to Marshal even a man like Richard is apparently a sissy. But we can't say for Marshal was definitively smarter or stronger, we just can't tell. Yes, Marshal did kill Richard's horse and spared his life when they were enemies, but that is situation was one out of potentially thousand could have happened. We not comparing a weak man and strong man. We comparing two well accomplished men. You can say Marshal stronger and smarter, I actually mostly agree with that statement in some way (I can't be bothered getting into how specifically), but given everything Richard has accomplished, you can't Richard was a sissy when compared to any man. Perhaps lesser, yes, but not a sissy.

@@erikmacleod9934 cool story bro, good luck finding any other senior citizen warriors throughout history though. drunkard slaughter or not, its still quite impressive

@@erikmacleod9934 thats because its deep in hostile territory you would b*tch to the king too if the neighborhood wants you dead.

You are correct that it started before the Middle Ages, but you are incorrect about inheriting the concept of knights from an Arab invasion of Spain. Greece and Rome (in particular) had the Ordo Equestris, who were a type of nobility.

@Michael Cote It’s obvious you haven’t any understanding on the topic, go read a book & find out if it’s really true or not, instead of trying to push your uneducated & ill informed opinions on here.

Junto con Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar

This guy should have been #1 on the list of 100 Greatest Brits. It's too bad that overrated warmonger Churchill occupied the spot XD.

@Hugo Holesch who cares? He was a Great European Worrier then if it makes you happy, Point Is Every Native European Boy Should Be Taught About All European Greats And Know The Line They Are Born From! TOXIC MASCULINITY IS A STUPID IDEA!

@@YuuSHiiiN you can bugger off too commie

@@leejamesmccarthy You can go fuck yourself first, ye tosser. I was praising one of you greats; unless you prefer the insults instead.

I believe he was English, not a Briton. If memory serves the English wiped out the last of the Britons several hundred years before he was born.

No te olvides de Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar

@@minpros3049 I don’t understand how that would make me tough and cool? No one really knows what it is when they see it. You can admire a coat of arms and someone’s life without thinking you are that person, a lot of people have the joker tattooed on them but I’m sure they aren’t running around looking for Batman. I hope your comment bought you joy.

That’s Bad Ass. Every tattoo deserves a good story and a reason to be inspired👍

@@samhill6253 just because he has a tattoo of the coat of arms doesn’t mean he wants to ‘be that person’ rather that he admires the mans character and nature therefore paying homage

@@samhill6253 LMAO 😂 Not looking for Batman!! Ahahahha great response! Made my day. 🤣

@@coloursfn416 as are most on here .. if you believe them. 😂😂😂

You should sail up the tams with trumpets playing to London...disembark, yell out Good Tidings Bitches!! N demand your inheritance as Richard Doran I, the 12x great grandnephew 4 times removed of the Great William Marshall... Have an escape plan tho.... Just joking, in all seriousness, that is pretty cool. Something to be proud of.

@@aaronosborne9719 hey I got a cool tattoo. Its funny who you ate related to the farther back gets crazy

Hello cousin 😁

My favorite also. Great dialogue.

We will look it up.

Yes, they are wonderful. Read also "below the salt" bybthe same author

@Michael Fox Hello cousin.