@windfromfelixia
The medieval knight to his 6 year old son when they are 1 man short:
@kamikazebanzai1005
14:20 the mongols used to raid nearby villages of forts, and instead of killing the villagers they would herd them inside the castle, overcrowding it massively and making sure their food stocks would run out way faster than anticipated
@puppetguy8726
I swore I would never besiege a castle, but then my neighbour said my mother was a hamster
@kimarous
In addition to everything is the sheer deviousness of castles, especially later ones - the ones built to funnel attackers into convenient kill boxes. The ones so fortified that any effort to take it by force would be pyrrhic at absolute best. The more time passed, the better the defenses, the less incentive to attack the armoured house of death.
@theprancingprussian
4:38 siege towers werent usually used as armoured ladders primarily, they were first used for your archers to get high ground over those on the wall, if you make sure no enemies can stand on their own wall without risking being hit then your ladders wont face opposition as fast Battering rams lost utility with drawbridges, when retracted there is a 3rd door infront of the 2 or more portcullis gates that needs breaking and you cant bring a ram close enough siege engines like catapults and ballista were very rare in the medieval period, they did see use by the romans earlier on in sieges and at sea though, i think i heard about the ~800 ad's sieges of paris which supposedly used ballista most trebuchets were very small and couldnt even do anything to a wall trebuchets were good at hitting buildings and people behind walls, larger ones could break the thinner stone cover ontop of the wall and hit peeps behind it, the larger ones needed prolonged bombardment to make a section of the wall unusable as a fighting platform, too uneven to stand on easily and no cover it took the largest engines many concerntrated hits to bring down a wall, and even then there is a walls worth of rubble you cannot climb over, you then have to go through the trouble of running up to the wall while shot at, only to remove a few kilos of stone from a bajillion metric tonne wall that just fell the wall design shown could be improved, at very least the crenelations should be tall enough to fully cover a man while behind it (some had their own arrow slits) alot of the time the enemy surrendered if help didnt quickly arrive or when a siege engine neared completion, most sieges weren't very staggering and those defending it loved to play it as safe as possible whilst holding on as long as possible also if you want to gamble on unproven methods, simply hire those witches with the weird iron barrels that breathe fire, idk how they work but they somehow can throw things as well as a trebuchet while being 2/3s the size and being slightly more mobile
@kamikazebanzai1005
4:33 siege towers purpose wasnt as much to be a shielded ladder, but to give higher ground to the attackers to be able to kill off anyone defending the walls before mounting. The defenders in response would build a tower on their wall to get even higher ground
@nightowl6055
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@amirkhanisnice
Siege a castle? wait lemme ask my mom first
@BBoy-o9s
In the beginning we get a romanticized version of the king, and steaaadily get more Alexander like, to finally reach mongol modus operandi by the end. Top notch as usual ❤
@GutGekon
I do NOT want to siege a Castle, but thanks for asking
@maddest_hatter_roblox
14:56 YOU ARE DEATH INCARNITE. this video is sponsored by war thunder
@Joe-l7i5b
I just realized, the kings at 1:50 are the burger king mascot, and the red king from clash royale.
@windfromfelixia
POV: You're defending Stirling Castle in Scotland and the English yell "Bring out The Warwolf"
@phanlash
[ 14:56 ] The lore expands.
@Bigisbraicis
12:45 It’s funny because I was taking a sip of my drink when he said this and started choking😭
@gabrielrussell5531
Catapults are not a different thing from trebuchets: Trebuchets are a type of catapult. What you're thinking of is a mangonel or onager.
@wigbillygamer9959
13:26 the sky in the background is really well done!
@cogitoumbra
A week ago, I came across your video about the true heroes of WW II, and since then I’ve watched every single one of your videos. Keep up the fantastic work! Sharing history is vital, and your funny, relatable, and engaging approach will spark a love of the past in many people — and hopefully help them learn from it. Thank you!
@krokiety5712
WHY IS HE TALKING ABOUT MY CASTLE LIKE THAT. He shall be dealt with immediately, if not sooner.
@HeyHistorically