I know lol it's great. His whole "over it" attitude and nonchalant way of describing things makes the history he's teaching and the presentation he's trying to... well.. present far more accessible, easy to listen to and take in. When your listening to someone who's taking everything extremely seriously and talking to you like they're going to test you later you don't want to listen to them. The way Kevin masterfully dictates is a true skill and a rare trate in presenters. I admire him greatly for it. You should check out his new RUclips channel (thehistorysquad). I'm not affiliated with them or anything. I'm just a trucker from Canada (which incidentally is where Kevin lives now lol) who admires this great man.
@@dylanmcwhirter9844 that's hilarious. I'm not directly from Nova Scotia because I was born in PEI but most of my childhood and teen years were in Nova Scotia. Specifically Yarmouth and Wolfville. To your question. Kevin's bow is made of yew. You're not going to find that in Nova Scotia but you are going to find an overabundance of sugar maple. It's not the best wood in the world for a bow but it's the best you'll find in NS. Make sure you seal your ends when cutting the stave though. Sugar maple tends to lose its moisture extremely fast. Good luck!
The Fractured But Whole not really you can do things without math. Simple math sure but at a certain point the teachers are just throwing shit at the wall
I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Hicks on the phone in 1999 . He called me up and requested I build a Native American “pony bow” For him and I did . That and 6 custom arrows. That was a highlight of my bow making career.
Imagine a government which created a school system where teachers were allowed to teach, enthusiastically, topics they found interesting. The reality is very very different.
knightshousegames my American history teacher brought a gun to school lol, and I was sitting right by his desk while he took it out and cocked it lmao. Luckily it was child locked so it was safe xD
you don't have to imagine- I had several throughout my time in secondary school. Even they couldn't make you listen if you had no interest in the subject whatsoever (Or where looking to not listen). The problem is not just with crappy teachers who think that being jovial in the presence of children somehow inspires juvenile delinquency (They certainly exist) but also with a general trend towards anti-intellectualism. We live in a culture where lots of adults still refuse to believe anything they can't "see with their own eyes"- like viruses- and think that experts who disagree with them are part of a conspiracy to stop them being "free". It isn't just the schools that fail children, it's also their parents
I've seen a few other vids with Kevin Hicks... Here it appears he is doing much more entertaining than he is worried about accuracy. He is very good. You can see he is barely getting a draw on this bow and just flinging the arrows with a high arc and very little force.
Johannes I wouldn't be surprised if his wife left him, he used to compile lists in his spare time of english defeats and shit like that Truly a complete waste of air.
4:16 "The best target is the arrow sticking out of his head." That's very true; when I shoot and land my first arrow successfully, it becomes the target. Not the gold. The arrow.
This guy is hilarious!! I live in America and we obviously don't have the history Europe has. Our country is only a couple hundred years old but you guys have history dating back thousands of years. It blows my mind.
I would plan a trip to England just to hear this in person. It’s wonderful to see someone passionate about what they do for work or as hobby and you can see it come threw by the way he talks about this and you know he’s put a lot of thought into this over many years I’m sure and it’s seamless and engaging to listen to the way he engages. I love history and like the man said you won’t find much better history then English history. On a side note I can’t tell you how angry 😤 it makes me thinking about someone fire bombing that tree 🌳, What kind of tit would do such a thing? Makes no sense? That someone took the time and put the effort into it just annoys me to no end. That teee can survive for 1000 years threw wind and storms but in a single moment a man could wipe out the history of this tree as of it were never even there and think nothing of it. What joy could be got from the distraction of a thing that is literally living History. At this point in its long long history it’s become much more then just a tree and to want to destroy it with nothing to gain but the pleasure of destroying something beautiful just shows how much longer man has left to go and just the types of people that are all around us. The loss of this tree would be cause to morn.
yes but they had an actual reason, 100 year war and all that. It wasn`t because they refused to join the coalition of the fucking willing and wage illegal wars. ps EVERYONE hates americans, he`s just joking around here
I mean, the French were the first to recognize the USA as a country, and also sent money, supplies, and weapons to the soldiers to fight the Revolutionary War. I'm a South African living in the USA, so i don't really have a horse in this race, but i always wondered why Americans don't like the French. There were many French students when i studied in Japan, and they could all speak English and Japanese, and were some of the nicest of all the western students. And the French girls were all stunningly beautiful. I know it's a small sample size, but they were really cool.
Entertaining. The sad thing is that, although this was only uploaded 8 years ago, I have no doubt that now he wouldn't be allowed to say many of the things that were amusing.
Good one, beleive it or not this is the most real bit of achery you will see. If you wonder why the loose happens so fast its because on the tips of three fingers, at the knukle crease, is where you are holding anything from 80 to 160lbs which is real set on pulling your arm away from your shoulder. The eye and the fact that you drew the bow to you best pull and for a second had your thumb under your chin, at this position the string was on your lips, you look down your nose at the arrow head and usually this was pretty much on target so let go, or the word was loose, about twelve to forteen arrows a minute, so with an army of archers of say four thousand, you now have a rain storm of arrows that was pretty constant, and the umberella was not much good as on the sunday practice that was law and still is, they were sometimes ordered to shoot clout, which is dropping arrows into a target on the ground from 200 yards, so you are shooting in the air so they rain down on people, by the way, an arrow collects energy on thecway down at 32 foot per second per second so they definitly killed on the way down too, so hifing behind a hill was not the best idea as usually there was a good acher who shoot a marker arrow for everyone else to use as a marker. A wonderfull sport for the whole family, my parents started the biggest achery club in the U.K. just after the war. Archery equipment was not something you could go out and buy so my father a master carpenter made all the equipment himself, according to all the old information he could find ever down to the fleatings on the arrows made from goose feathers which is why they do make a noise as they fly, but like a gun you never hear the one that hits you!!!
the bow of that guy is maximum 60 pounds and hes always just pulling back 2/3 of an arrow. I wouldnt be scared to get shot by this guy at that distance if id be allowed to wear my thick winter coat, yet alone gambeson, yet alone anything made out of metal.
If anyone is interested Kevin Hicks himslef runs a youtube channel called thehistorysquad. Love this dear man to death and his enthusiasm for medieval history.
I love how he sounds grumpy but you can tell he’s having an absolute ball
I know lol it's great. His whole "over it" attitude and nonchalant way of describing things makes the history he's teaching and the presentation he's trying to... well.. present far more accessible, easy to listen to and take in. When your listening to someone who's taking everything extremely seriously and talking to you like they're going to test you later you don't want to listen to them. The way Kevin masterfully dictates is a true skill and a rare trate in presenters. I admire him greatly for it. You should check out his new RUclips channel (thehistorysquad). I'm not affiliated with them or anything. I'm just a trucker from Canada (which incidentally is where Kevin lives now lol) who admires this great man.
@@colinmackay92 do you know of a fir or tree of some kind that would work for a traditional bow like Kevin’s but wood must be found in Nova Scotia
@@dylanmcwhirter9844 that's hilarious. I'm not directly from Nova Scotia because I was born in PEI but most of my childhood and teen years were in Nova Scotia. Specifically Yarmouth and Wolfville. To your question. Kevin's bow is made of yew. You're not going to find that in Nova Scotia but you are going to find an overabundance of sugar maple. It's not the best wood in the world for a bow but it's the best you'll find in NS. Make sure you seal your ends when cutting the stave though. Sugar maple tends to lose its moisture extremely fast. Good luck!
This is just how people from the Midlands talk.
This is how teaching history should be, most of those kids and indeed adults will never forget this. Thanks for a wonderful upload...
Right !
He's a very fun presenter. Love people that make history fun and accessible to people, especially kids.
well said my man, well said...
History is the only meaningful subject taught in school.
@@Cam12369 Mathematics is rather meaningful.
The Fractured But Whole not really you can do things without math. Simple math sure but at a certain point the teachers are just throwing shit at the wall
agree. he would be a really good teacher.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Hicks on the phone in 1999 . He called me up and requested I build a Native American “pony bow” For him and I did .
That and 6 custom arrows. That was a highlight of my bow making career.
How'd you get started?
And
I was born in 1998
Lol
Andrew MP Trial and error over several years.
H. N. Hey. I have 2 sons one was born in 97 and the next in 98
Adrian Carter Yes, yes he is.
there's an overflow of british humour and i absolutely love it.
*English
Pieter Willem Botha nah bro English is America now, those people are British
Not really. He's not funny to English. He's like a weird frustrated granddad
@@pieterwillembotha6719 Same thing. The English are British
@@tomben6180 but the British are not always English.
When you pour all your attribute points to Agility and Charisma.
Underrated comment lol
more strength and charisma. Those bows are no joke
Strength*
This is the way to tell history. Imagine having teachers in schools so enthusiastic about his/hers work as this dude.
Imagine a government which created a school system where teachers were allowed to teach, enthusiastically, topics they found interesting. The reality is very very different.
Imagine having a teacher who brought a longbow and an arming sword to class.
knightshousegames my American history teacher brought a gun to school lol, and I was sitting right by his desk while he took it out and cocked it lmao. Luckily it was child locked so it was safe xD
you don't have to imagine- I had several throughout my time in secondary school. Even they couldn't make you listen if you had no interest in the subject whatsoever (Or where looking to not listen). The problem is not just with crappy teachers who think that being jovial in the presence of children somehow inspires juvenile delinquency (They certainly exist) but also with a general trend towards anti-intellectualism. We live in a culture where lots of adults still refuse to believe anything they can't "see with their own eyes"- like viruses- and think that experts who disagree with them are part of a conspiracy to stop them being "free". It isn't just the schools that fail children, it's also their parents
@@kingoftheheath3755 imagine people not relying on a government to provide things for their children that they, as parents, should be responsible for
what's up with the dislikes??? this is the best history teacher you can possibly get!!
Must be French men
There's dislikes? Yeah must be the same people that burned the tree. Probably Irishmen
Kevin hicks is an absolute legend, I've attended my fair share of historical talks and most were bloody awful and painful to watch. But this is great.
Kevin Hicks is and will be pure legend. I would like to meet this guy personally in one day. I really hope. All best to you Kevin. I love you man.
you forgot "No Homo" mate.
Lyndon Zarzuela Yeah, respect is so gay, right?
Kevin's living in Canada now but is back on RUclips again with more history & archery .... ruclips.net/user/thehistorysquad 😉
He really is a treasure
"I'm only 25 miles from home!"
"You're on Hadrian's Wall you twat!"
This guy's killing me! :D
"hold the handle, I don't want any more fingers" 🤣🤣🤣
I would listen to Kevin all day talking about history what a lovely human being.
"Just hold the handle, I don't want any more fingers" - I died.
i just love how the first one he hands it to immediately touches the blade
@@ivobreeschoten5442 thats normal for people who dont know anything about swords. if they will know it will rust he will not touch it
Had the pleasure of seeing him perform at Warwick Castle way back in 2003. He's great!
10:27 "Get the head."
"WHATCHA-THINK-I'M-TRYNA-DO????"
hahahahaha!
That was pure entertainment. Kevin Hicks is a legend.
I have to say it's always good seeing the unedited reality of the trouble that went into gaining a hit with the longbow.
He's not really aiming there for most of it. The last two he took more time and aimed. Difficult to talk and shoot though.
I've seen a few other vids with Kevin Hicks... Here it appears he is doing much more entertaining than he is worried about accuracy. He is very good. You can see he is barely getting a draw on this bow and just flinging the arrows with a high arc and very little force.
@Johannes, Lol well I could totally understand that.
Johannes
I wouldn't be surprised if his wife left him, he used to compile lists in his spare time of english defeats and shit like that
Truly a complete waste of air.
Cpl. Gadway USMC Oh hello there Valour thief. We meet again.
Btw - This fine man right here pretends that he’s in the military. How pathetic is that?
Education with humour, great combo!
Hail
"Have you got any questions?" ... "Good." Lol
Kevin makes history interesting not only for kids but adults also, brilliant
This guy's pretty damn funny.
Blood-thirsty too.
@@josephinebennington7247 ikr that was my feeling as well, exactly that. (sadistic personality, might be just for laughs but hard to tell)..
still gave me a couple of good chuckles so its all good. pretty big body of water seperating me from that guy i should be safe either way
True, however it would be disappointing if you found out that he was doing the same exact routine for 50 yrs.
@@josephinebennington7247 Yeah he actually moved to NY. There was a news article put out about him recently: ruclips.net/video/EaxBAnyDywU/видео.html
I loved this guys dialog and delivery. Awesome!
omg best video ever made. i was captivated by the charm of this english lad. Bravo! Bravo!!!1
This is the most British thing I've seen in years
You could listen to this guy for HOURS without a second getting bored. Excelent - thanks for uploading!
What an absolute legend.
Makes me (even more) proud to be English.
i first met kev, 20 years ago, when he was the warwick bowman, still chat with him today, in canada. one hell of an interesting guy
This man talks as if he was plucked straight out of the medieval era
Ikr? Isn’t it great! I write like I’ve been plucked right out from it too lmao
Fantastic archer, fantastic historian, fantastic guy!!
thanks Mr. Hicks....witty, humorous, best history lesson. fun....greetings from Malaysia. Just hold the handle...he..he
Love Kevin's history channel, the history squad ❤
I love this guys story telling!
That's how history should be taught .
Just watched this again, he’s as brilliant nowadays as he was then, love your way of history speaking Kev 🤘🏹
I love British humor
im not sure its all humor for this 1, but i was surely amused
So do I thay are very clever people
A great history teacher, storyteller, comedian, bowman all in one. School would've been way better with more people like him
This guy is fantastic. I was going to say I would've loved this as a kid but hell, I'd love this now.
Kevin Hicks is an absolute legend
What a brilliant funny interesting informative guy. Really enjoyed watching this.
5:26 "he wants to be robin hood?!" "shhhhh" lmaooo
4:16 "The best target is the arrow sticking out of his head." That's very true; when I shoot and land my first arrow successfully, it becomes the target. Not the gold. The arrow.
Pretty funny guy :). Would be great to attend one of these things.
Great presentation by this guy... thank you for sharing the video...
just trying to put together the story and imagining the emotion and context behind those who lived far long ago.
really amazing.
Not gonna argue with an English guy holding a longbow when he says that 1:22
Brilliant Kevin, very engaging the children will never forget this.
I enjoy your history stories. Excellent.
I love the authenticity of Kevin's outfit
What a delightful and entertaining presenter of history. This guy is good.
This guy is hilarious!! I live in America and we obviously don't have the history Europe has. Our country is only a couple hundred years old but you guys have history dating back thousands of years. It blows my mind.
Sir Barristan Selmy, I'm glad you are fine.
0/1(landsknecht vest)/1(Riders Hosen), Longbow, arming sword, Ranger.
"my dear old granny fights better than you"
Gave me an idea mate :D
Lovely to see someone calling it an arming sword instead of a longsword.
No Huntsman? What kind of longbow build is that?
What a great fun and entertaining presentation! I'd like to see this myself!
In this day and age of professional YT channels it's great to see such a well shot and entertaining home video. Thx a lot for uploading this!
I like this guy. Every video I've seen him in is interesting
I would plan a trip to England just to hear this in person.
It’s wonderful to see someone passionate about what they do for work or as hobby and you can see it come threw by the way he talks about this and you know he’s put a lot of thought into this over many years I’m sure and it’s seamless and engaging to listen to the way he engages.
I love history and like the man said you won’t find much better history then English history.
On a side note I can’t tell you how angry 😤 it makes me thinking about someone fire bombing that tree 🌳,
What kind of tit would do such a thing?
Makes no sense?
That someone took the time and put the effort into it just annoys me to no end.
That teee can survive for 1000 years threw wind and storms but in a single moment a man could wipe out the history of this tree as of it were never even there and think nothing of it.
What joy could be got from the distraction of a thing that is literally living
History.
At this point in its long long history it’s become much more then just a tree and to want to destroy it with nothing to gain but the pleasure of destroying something beautiful just shows how much longer man has left to go and just the types of people that are all around us.
The loss of this tree would be cause to morn.
great show of skill Kevin and super chat .
Shot a longbow at an archery range 2 days ago. Took a lot of pulling back.
2 March 2021.
well done . make history fun and kids are hooked for life .
He has a nice sense of humor, makes me laugh I like him very much.
Well damn, I wanted to see the old historical arrows!
Great video. Mr. Hicks is very entertaining.
I love your stories!
I think once hes warmed up he can hit anything.
Shush! THIS ... IS ... ENGLAAAND !!!
Kevin is entertaining and informative, not to mention, an amazing Bowman.
And he nailed the target twice while talking, amazing.
Can't believe the camera guy misssed the 2nd headshot. I really want to see this in person now
That kid, "He used to be Robin Hood??"
This guy is awesome! He's so funny
I love British humor
Enjoyed that it was brilliant 👍
Amazing vid loved the commentary. And you'd be surprised how many arrow wounds there are in the states especially in the south.
“In a secret place...next to a large keg of 36 pints of ale..”
I live in Warwick for a few years and in Leamington Spa, beutyfull places with a lot of history .
Terrific,absolutely 👍 thanks
Cracking video.
Wonderful!!!
Where do I find more of this guy?
Excellent !
Great video! I am thinking about getting into LARP and wondered where can I get a leather costume like that?
What a great interpreter!
What did the kid say after the Welsh bit and after he shot the post?
he sends a very sinister vibe
I Love ❤️ This Man 🏹 🎯 💥 🔥
I loved this, Thanks for uploading ;-D
Which was the first story he said?
"Hands up French....(glares around)"
Seems Englishmen and Americans share a common interest. >:)
yes but they had an actual reason, 100 year war and all that. It wasn`t because they refused to join the coalition of the fucking willing and wage illegal wars. ps EVERYONE hates americans, he`s just joking around here
people gonna hate the guy with the dick bigger than theirs, thats just life.
I mean, the French were the first to recognize the USA as a country, and also sent money, supplies, and weapons to the soldiers to fight the Revolutionary War. I'm a South African living in the USA, so i don't really have a horse in this race, but i always wondered why Americans don't like the French. There were many French students when i studied in Japan, and they could all speak English and Japanese, and were some of the nicest of all the western students. And the French girls were all stunningly beautiful. I know it's a small sample size, but they were really cool.
Danielle Spargo France wasn’t the first country to recognize the US as a country, Morocco was.
@@mouadgranderson9618 he meant relevant country.
I don't know an actual American that dislikes the French, or the British for that matter
Entertaining. The sad thing is that, although this was only uploaded 8 years ago, I have no doubt that now he wouldn't be allowed to say many of the things that were amusing.
Reminds me of "Frank Spencer". Lovely presentation.
Whats the draw weight of that bow
If it's a proper longbow it would be between 80 and 130 lbs (sorry if you wanted to know the exact number).
Probably 50...60lbs
@@lardilordi6662 a warbow would be 70lbs+, not necessarily a longbow. If he's doing it all day, it's highly unlikely he's using a bow of 80lbs+.
That french girlfriend joke took this guy from fucking champ up to absolute legend.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO DO?!" Why was that so funny? Because he's a Brit, that's why.
i wonder what the draw weight on that is?
He mentions he regularly shoots 90 lbs
Great Camera work!
I think he could draw slightly more
Anyone know what his job was in the army?
Something bout this guy make me subscribe,really intriguing guy
Good one, beleive it or not this is the most real bit of achery you will see.
If you wonder why the loose happens so fast its because on the tips of three fingers, at the knukle crease, is where you are holding anything from 80 to 160lbs which is real set on pulling your arm away from your shoulder.
The eye and the fact that you drew the bow to you best pull and for a second had your thumb under your chin, at this position the string was on your lips, you look down your nose at the arrow head and usually this was pretty much on target so let go, or the word was loose, about twelve to forteen arrows a minute, so with an army of archers of say four thousand, you now have a rain storm of arrows that was pretty constant, and the umberella was not much good as on the sunday practice that was law and still is, they were sometimes ordered to shoot clout, which is dropping arrows into a target on the ground from 200 yards, so you are shooting in the air so they rain down on people, by the way, an arrow collects energy on thecway down at 32 foot per second per second so they definitly killed on the way down too, so hifing behind a hill was not the best idea as usually there was a good acher who shoot a marker arrow for everyone else to use as a marker.
A wonderfull sport for the whole family, my parents started the biggest achery club in the U.K. just after the war.
Archery equipment was not something you could go out and buy so my father a master carpenter made all the equipment himself, according to all the old information he could find ever down to the fleatings on the arrows made from goose feathers which is why they do make a noise as they fly, but like a gun you never hear the one that hits you!!!
the bow of that guy is maximum 60 pounds and hes always just pulling back 2/3 of an arrow. I wouldnt be scared to get shot by this guy at that distance if id be allowed to wear my thick winter coat, yet alone gambeson, yet alone anything made out of metal.
bro wtf are you saying
He's amazing
If anyone is interested Kevin Hicks himslef runs a youtube channel called thehistorysquad. Love this dear man to death and his enthusiasm for medieval history.