If you want to support Dr. Capwell's research work, please consider pre-ordering his new book, which is the 3rd and final part in his monumental work on armour in 15th century England (this volume covering Continental European armour): www.olympiaauctions.com/about-us/publications/armour-of-the-english-knight-continental-armour-in-england-1435-1500-by-tobias-capwell/
I'm glad you talked about this in the video. I have had the pre=order email sitting in my inbox, waiting for me to pull the trigger. I was considering waiting out of concern I might be out of town when the books were ready to ship... But now that I know it will help, I will go "pull the trigger" on my order. (Update: ORDER PLACED)
His rant beginning aorund the 3m point about the use of real metal vs not really hits home when you look at some of the stuff in Rings of Power and House of the Dragon. I wish more people like him were involved in Hollywood projects AND listened to.
As Buffy Historical Leatherwork, I was commissioned to make the scabbard and belts for this armour by Mark at Griffin Historical and I’m proud that it fits so well with the armour and it’s in the Wallace 😊
Great work! I went down that rabbit-hole when I made the scabbard and belts for a Game Of Thrones costume. I'd never done anything like it before, what a learning curve. I looked at hundreds of buckles online (I recognise the small ones you used) but I never could find an exact match for my character's narrow (25mm) belt.
@@shaunvduke I always search both English and Metric. As you point out the common English sizes like 1 inch, 1.5 inch, 1.75 inch, 2 inch, etc don't neatly translate into Metric, and I've seen 1 inch buckles listed as 24mm, 25mm, and 26mm depending on the maker or seller. Same goes for all the other English sizes, I have to do a lot of searching!
It is always a pleasure seeing Dr. Capwell on this channel. Such a genuine and hardworking man. He really has dedicated his life to preserve history and I believe generations to come will be ever grateful for it.
@@chuckschillingvideos Nor me, Richard III was not a particularly nice man despite what Phillippa Langley and the hair-brained Richard III Society would have people believe
@@matthewwalker5430 that's why they gave him the role as protector... Some have theory's that they were all set up and killed so the next candidates could get rid of the competition and many say Henry lied constantly... strange...
I love it how the people making the movie went to Toby Capwell. And I love it how they rolled with it when Toby said: "Its going to be expensive, and we're goin real steel baby."
But they still didn't give him the budget or the time that he actually needed. We know what royal armor looks like, since there are many examples around (gilding, bluing, edging, engraving etc.) and this is not it. It honestly looks like something straight out of Excalibur,...and when I saw the crown, I immediately thought "burger king". Dr. Capwell obviously did the best he can with the little what he got, but the expensive details sadly do matter allot.
I can't understate how much his enthusiasm for the project paid off, watching the trailer for the film as soon as I saw the scene with the real armour I knew the film had been made with some serious care and attention to history. I think any historical production or any production for that matter would benefit greatly by having people so clearly passionate about their work as Dr Capwell.
These collaborations between yourself, Tod and Toby are a joy to watch. The historical arms and armour expert, weaponsmith and warrior all working together makes for some amazing content.
Such a wealth of knowledge on British RUclips. I wish there was an episode of the You, Toby, Tod, Jason Kingsley, LindyBeige sit around a cozy fire at an real, old pub at worlds end. Bad weather roaring outside so you are all tucked in for the full night, -No problem as the ale, smiles and food is plenty. And each of you tell a full favorite story from the medieval period. In a way that we never heard it, because of your knowledge, insights and perspective. I think it could break the internet.
I saw the trailer to that movie with a glimpse of the armour scene and thought to myself that it looked like possibly the most accurate depiction of historical armour on film I've seen so far. Guess I shouldn't be surprised to learn that Dr. Capwell was directly involved in creating that image. I have yet to buy and read his second book on English armour, but it's certainly on the list, along with the upcoming third one.
I got the trailer as an ad the other day, thought it looked interesting and immediately took notice of the high quality of the armor. Now I know who to thank for that!
That harness is absolutely gorgeous. I hope the actor playing Richard III truly appreciated the work, from research to manufacture, that went into that wonderful armor!
I was watching Toby's 2014 lecture for the San Diego Shakespeare Society on Richard III when the notification for this came up. And I was watching that because my 79 yr old mother was telling me about this amazing talk she had been to from a curator of the Wallace Collection at the Sandwich Arts Society on Monday... I can't believe Toby has got my mother enthusiastic about arms and armour. She said he was brilliant. I have just placed a pre-order.
Im a big Richard lll fan. Im studying the Wars of the roses and the Hundred years War at the moment. Ive been to see Richards tomb in Leicester which was amazing. I visit his great grandfather Edmund of Langley in Langley. I live close to St Albans, where the first battle of the War of the roses began in 1455. I vist St Albans Cathedral to sit at Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, Henry V's younger brother who along with Henry fought at the Battle of Agincourt. Ive been to th Wallace Collection several times just to look at the armour. Ill need to vist again shortly to see this fantastic exhibition.
Wow I figured the answer to "why a sallet" would have been so the actor could speak, or for budget, did not expect "but also we analyzed the dude's skeleton to figure out how he died and it looks like he was probably wearing a sallet"
So interesting, thank you! Love Dr Capwell for escorting King Richard’s coffin, along with Dominic Sewell at the reburial and ignoring instructions to stay on the road by riding straight up to the cathedral doors to escort him into the cathedral! Love the details about how meticulous you were for the armour in the film, Harry looked magnificent! Did you take as much trouble with his knights too? I thought the scene was very impressive and bought a lump to my throat. What a truly astounding sight that would be to see hundreds of fully caparisoned men and horses thundering down the field! I was lucky enough to walk Fenn Lane with the much missed Mike Ingram and stood on the spot where the lines might have clashed. Very atmospheric by the marsh. A sad day.
The heaviest thickened steel plate armor suit any man has ever worn in all of history. Not just anyone can wear that much armor and still run even while getting hit by matchlocks. That man was an absolute beast!
For a man of Richard's build, his capacity to fight and kill with that armor is almost superhuman. A German famous knight was surprised at this when he visited his court IIRC. His build was generally slender in his civilian clothing.
Super interesting video! I like Dr. Capwell a lot, it's really cool what he's doing, caring a lot about just sharing knowledge with people and understanding more.
@23:06 the decision to fight on horseback could be beacause of the fysics of Richard III himself. drawing this from the reconstruction video's with Dominic Smee, Richard with his strong scoliosis performed quite well on horseback, but tired very quick on foot. In this video they adapted the armour to the scoliosis of Dominic Smee, so I wonder if the armourmaker did it for Richard III too.
There's an additional demand on Richards armour. Yes it was fitted to him with care, and yes it likely.... in fact almost certainly, made accommodations for his spine. It also had to look good. He was the king..... as far as possible, it had to look rich, imposing and powerful, and NOT display any of those accommodations to the casual eye. The armour made for Dominic Smee did this and proved it was possible to make normal looking armour that fit around an unusual physicality.
I visited the Wallace Collection last September on a trip to London specifically to visit the collection. So unfortunately I can't see this exhibition. But the Wallace collection was by far (with maybe the exception of the Vatican itself in regard to ancient art) the most impressive collection of arms and armour and art I have ever visited . I couldn't believe my eyes, and definitely can't wrap my head around the fact it is free to visit. If anyone has the chance to visit London, I highly encourage you to visit the Wallace Collection. I came for the Arms and Armour, I stayed very long for all the arms and armour, and I stayed even longer for all the other artifacts. Thank you, Matt and Dr. Capwell, for telling us about this amazing collection.
Love seeing Dr. Toby back on the channel! Love that guy! The talk of how heavy cavalry works and is coordinated was really interesting, I’d like to see that kind of preparation & environmental choices depicted in a movie. Like a heist, it has a story structure built in Also the 1944 Henry V is still absolutely incredible, and one of the most entertaining Shakespeare film adaptations
This was a fantastic interview. You asked the right insightful questions and Dr. Capwell was just absolutely engaging, entertaining, and informative. Great job!
Matt- I’ve been a subscriber for a while. This is the best thing I’ve seen on your channel, and I really like most of what you do. But this- Absolutely brilliant.
really enjoy these wallace collection capwell collab videos. would love to see you just go over so many artifacts at the museum and talk about them together
I wish Dr. Capwell would put his books on Kindle. I am willing to pay full price for the book as printed. I am loosing my ability to read small text because of illness and being able to chand the font size really helps.
Congratulations to Dr Capwell for finishing such an important project. The first two works are investigative masterpieces. Roll on number 3! Pre-order complete. Thanks for the interview Mr Easton.
"my jouster friends..." is genuinely one of the coolest phrases imaginable. Imagine being able to just drop into conversation that you go jousting with friends on the weekends sometimes.
I clicked for the armor, I remained for Capwell! No but seriously, the part of the video where Capwell explains his thoughtprocess and reasoning behind the design and how to make it work with filmmaking is a delicious gem that I would encourage every filmmaker who is doing anything related to history where armors involved! We could have been saved crimes against armor like the half plated helmets in "The Last Duel"(2021).. Also, does Dr. Capwell have his own RUclips channel or such? I have seen him collab with for ex Todds Workshop before. I dont know when or if he has the time but I would love to see videos of him go into the "nerdy and pedantic details" of armors, styles and compositions! Im really faling in love with the burgundian style, do we have any surviving examples? Lovely to see you too Matt
You must be new here : ) Toby is a resident of this channel, he does a lot of collaborations with various content creators but he has many vids of his own, he's incredibly knowledgeable on theoretical and practical archeology and medieval weaponry, being an accomplished jouster himself. Every video is well worth watching.
Some of his lectures. Not just a matter of taste. P1 ruclips.net/video/lvNhje84Iwg/видео.html P2 ruclips.net/video/Nc-iZmqdzsU/видео.html Building Medieval Plate Armor An Operator's Guide ruclips.net/video/COAIQPsgZWY/видео.html Armour and the Knight in Life and Afterlife ruclips.net/video/xpGh3zFlS38/видео.html From Cradle to Grave - Armor in the Life of the Renaissance Nobleman ruclips.net/video/JfGy1p4l1pw/видео.html
Huge thanks to Matt for this video and giving me the chance to pre-order Toby's book, which I might have missed out on otherwise. A pleasure to watch now and a pleasure to come 😀
The jupon is an extremely underappreciated part of the history of armor. People don't like depicting what are basically shirts you wear over a harness.
It's more than a shirt over a harness, a shirt over a harness is basically a surcoat, a Jupon is padded like a gambeson. But I agree incredibly underappreciated.
@@erikkarlsson861 You also don't need to worry about how it looks if it the armor has taken hits and is scratched up, or dented... or maybe even rusty.
I have been waiting now for quite some time for this book. So, I pre-ordered it. Also, I think Dr. Capwell should be supported wherever possible. By the way, again a fantastic video. I really hope that I will be able to pay the Wallace Collection a visit when I will be in London next year.
I own just one Albion sword, and it happens to be their Burgundian model arming sword. Like the Burgundian armor, it has a lot in common with Italian examples, specifically, the sword of Ludovico "Il Moro", the Duke of Milan. Anyway, I think our "Richard III" here would look great with this sword!😁
Being a historian and antiquarian of the West Highlands and Islands I have been incredibly put of of any supposed reimagining of Scottish life and costume found in supposed “documentaries” or movies dealing with the subject. I’ve never seen one that is correct. The artistic license taken is childlike in its inaccuracy. Bravo to you!
I enjoy this discussion so much, I’ve listened to it several times and I’m for sure die hard on king Richard’s side - still though: all these Flemish and Italianate armours being purchased to gear up his closest men… where were they all, at Bosworth?!! When their king was literally on the ground, fighting? It’s baffling to me; a life guard of between 150-300 fully armoured men - what actually happened??
Thank you, this was quite illuminating! The only cinematic armour I've worked on was also Richard III, but made for Christopher Plummer by South Tower Armouring Guild for the movie "Barrymore", where we literally designed and fabricated an armour based on thirty seconds of youtube video of John Barrymore in the role, so we had far fewer design decisions to make and were able to use or at least start wtih a lot of our standard patterns. Since Mr. Plummer was in his 80s, we decided to construct the armour out of aluminum and put a foam yoke underneath it for his comfort, the whole armour weighed 21 lbs. I wasn't present for the fitting but he did ship us a pair of his running shoes which I used as the base for his sabatons! And in the shop, we still have the tool my mentor designed to do the roping around all the rolled edges! My own fight armour... well, I made a lot of choices in its design based on comfort, safety and mobility because I'm not a big strong burly person (my knee cops are our standard elbow cops and we had to downsize the elbows and shoulders so I wouldn't look like a World of Warcraft character) and my fight group puts safety above historical accuracy, so I'd have to do a lot of research and come up with a heck of a story to explain why this flared spangen helmet with perforated steel over the eyes and Malta shoulders are worn with fully articulated arms and legs, a leather skirt instead of tassets, and a three piece breastplate with the topmost plate on the outside. And we just don't talk about the lacrosse gloves I wear under my half-gauntlets that have enough leather lames added (after too many finger-pinchings during full-speed demonstrations where nobody was supposed to get hurt) that they're starting to resemble mitten gauntlets.
Delighted to know that Richard's charge of the knights was thought out before the battle, and not a case of, 'Oh, there's Henry, let's have a go at him!' On a minor point, can anyone throw light on the story that Richard wore the Black Prince's 'ruby' (the great spinel now set in the Imperial State Crown) on his helmet crown at Bosworth?
I own all 3 books on armor of the English knight. Would love for dr. Capwell to do a 4th one on continental armor in general - Iberian, Italian, German, etc. armours and their specifics.
Dr Capwell was fascinating in this video and Matt did a great job as an interviewer. Matt, you should consider doing more interviews with other experts.
@@Philipp.of.Swabia Hi, its in my personal collection but due to the time constraints and what was to hand in my armoury we went to a commercial source on this occasion. So considering who the sword is for it's nicely fitting that I bought it from The Royal Armouries online gift shop :-)
I 1st watched this video in 2022, pre-ordered the Capwell's 3rd volume, completing for me the 3 vol. set. Couldn't be more pleased; the set is an up to date, tour de force on the subject.
I recently watched an doco from about 9yrs ago about a body double for Richard III where they ran tests on his abilities. His scoliosis cause fatigue quickly. This made me think that it may have been the reason he chose a cavalry charge over fighting on foot to begin with.
This is a marvellous video, so glad that I accidentally came across it, I have to add that Phillips Langley is a an absolute heroine! I’m still slightly confused, given how distorted Richard’s spine actually was, to see exactly how his armour was shaped.
Dr Capwell very candid about the challenges of publishing his magnum opus. Appreciate that. Would pre-order if I could, but I feel I need all three volumes to make it work. Strictly for real enthusiasts and specialists I think. Still, hope the publication is a success, you couldn’t find anyone more articulate and balanced in his knowledge of the subject.
Fascinating discussion. It's always worthwhile to peel away the myths and fantasy elements of armor and get right down to what was actually used in the Middle Ages vs. what the movies of the past century have been trying to sell us.
I wish that Dr Capwell could have done a lecture for schools because the guy is so interesting and easy to listen to that students would just sit and absorb what he would tell them , I’m nearly 72 years of age now and I wish that I would have had a teacher like him a brilliant man and Thankyou for teaching me what and when certain pieces of armour were used during the Middle Ages I used to do reenacting in the early 2000s and I was an archer made my own hand sown tabard (house of York )with the sun of splender on it which I used at Tewksbury around about 2009 magic time 👍.
Finally got a chance to watch this, very enjoyable both. All those shots of Richard mounted reminds me he's using my chamfron too! A lovely bit of work by Will West, with some on location remedial artwork by Fred Ryall
Toby Capwell has been working in this field in the UK for decades, and used to be on the telly years ago. He was the only North American expert in this field, and that made him memorable.
Sometimes the king/leader standing out at the battlefield could be used to the tactical advantage, before the battle of Sibiu, John Hunyadi who used to wore silverlike armor and ride a white horse traded it all with Simon Kemeny, one of his knights, because the spies brought the information that the whole Ottoman army was ordered to attack the silver rider. So Kemeny led the Hungarian army until he was killed, and then Hunyadi within the ranks let himself be known widely, halted the rout and the Hungarians with the renewed fighting spirit defeated the Ottoman army.
I watched Richard III last night by Olivier and the clothing, the architecture, it's amazing. The swords and armor are ehhhhh but it's such a phenomenal performance
15:00 The king's presence on the battlefield is a tremendous morale boost. In Shakespeare's Richard III, King Richard and his army are on Bosworth field. The opposing army is led by Henry, Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII. Richmond's follower, Blunt, says about Richard: "He hath no friends, but what are friends for fear, which in his dearest need will fly from him." Richard is told that his enemies number only six or seven thousand. He then reassures his men and himself in his next speech: "Why our battalion trebles that account, Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength, Which they upon the adverse faction want." Richard III starring Ian Mckelllen - ruclips.net/video/k5yWtw0LHMY/видео.html
At last someone getting the TV /film companys to make a decent stab at arms and armour. I've done so many bits of filming that peasants are covered in mud and the nobility are dressed in velvet curtains and the dreadful wardrobe supplied tin ware ! Great to hear Toby being consulted for once .
As a marshall at an SCA battle (Pennisc, about 30 years ago) I saw a bevor knocked off a sallet as described in this discussion. The skull deformed from impact of the sword and the pin-and-hook catches popped loose. I only saw it at a distance but it looked well-made.
This was really interesting. Thanks to you both for taking the time. Btw - is anyone else getting Tom Hanks as the Da Vinci Code vibes from Dr Capwell today?
If Robert Langdon had Tobias Capwells skill set the movies would have been shorter… due to antagonist’s attacking him in a museum of medieval artefacts. Ended Rightly.
If you want to support Dr. Capwell's research work, please consider pre-ordering his new book, which is the 3rd and final part in his monumental work on armour in 15th century England (this volume covering Continental European armour):
www.olympiaauctions.com/about-us/publications/armour-of-the-english-knight-continental-armour-in-england-1435-1500-by-tobias-capwell/
Still trying to find a copy of the first one, such a great series!
Is this going to be available as a set? And is it going to be available in electronic format?
@@DETHMOKIL same here, the second one is an invaluable resource so having all three is a necessity now >
I'm glad you talked about this in the video. I have had the pre=order email sitting in my inbox, waiting for me to pull the trigger. I was considering waiting out of concern I might be out of town when the books were ready to ship... But now that I know it will help, I will go "pull the trigger" on my order. (Update: ORDER PLACED)
I didn't know that they had found marks on Richard the 3 Jaw that shows that someone had cut his chin strap with a big dagger?
Matt Easton, Tod and Dr Capwell is the most iconic trio after Black Sabbath
I first read this as _Blackadder..._
Can I be Baldrick?
@@scholagladiatoria Do you have a cunning plan? And how much do you like turnips?
Black Sabbath had 4 members
@@scholagladiatoria but sir…… I have a cunning plan….🧐
I wish Dr. Capwell had his own channel and regularly put out content. I want to absorb this man's brain.
Pretty cool for an American.
"I want to absorb this man's brain."
-Jem Dillon, 2022.
He‘s got an Insta-Account, closest thing you‘ll get to his brain 😅
This is why I have bought his books and will buy all of them for the rest of my life. I'd love one on Welsh and Scottish Armour vs English.
His rant beginning aorund the 3m point about the use of real metal vs not really hits home when you look at some of the stuff in Rings of Power and House of the Dragon. I wish more people like him were involved in Hollywood projects AND listened to.
As Buffy Historical Leatherwork, I was commissioned to make the scabbard and belts for this armour by Mark at Griffin Historical and I’m proud that it fits so well with the armour and it’s in the Wallace 😊
And mighty fine it looks!
Great job…👍🏻
Great work! I went down that rabbit-hole when I made the scabbard and belts for a Game Of Thrones costume. I'd never done anything like it before, what a learning curve. I looked at hundreds of buckles online (I recognise the small ones you used) but I never could find an exact match for my character's narrow (25mm) belt.
@RichardDCook But it if you searched for 1 inch buckles (25.4 mm) there'd have been many more in medieval times.😊
@@shaunvduke I always search both English and Metric. As you point out the common English sizes like 1 inch, 1.5 inch, 1.75 inch, 2 inch, etc don't neatly translate into Metric, and I've seen 1 inch buckles listed as 24mm, 25mm, and 26mm depending on the maker or seller. Same goes for all the other English sizes, I have to do a lot of searching!
"...and that's why you don't make your armour out of rubber!" 😂🤣 Priceless!
... always end with an arrow to the knee ;)
It is always a pleasure seeing Dr. Capwell on this channel. Such a genuine and hardworking man. He really has dedicated his life to preserve history and I believe generations to come will be ever grateful for it.
Seriously, I am drooling over this armour, I absolutely love it. I would follow that man into battle 100%.
Not me! From all that I can gather about combat in those days, I would be running as fast as I could the other way!
@@chuckschillingvideos Nor me, Richard III was not a particularly nice man despite what Phillippa Langley and the hair-brained Richard III Society would have people believe
@@matthewwalker5430 puff
@@jackstod Begging pardon. "Puff"? No aggression here..just curiosity.
@@matthewwalker5430 that's why they gave him the role as protector...
Some have theory's that they were all set up and killed so the next candidates could get rid of the competition and many say Henry lied constantly... strange...
I love it how the people making the movie went to Toby Capwell. And I love it how they rolled with it when Toby said: "Its going to be expensive, and we're goin real steel baby."
But they still didn't give him the budget or the time that he actually needed. We know what royal armor looks like, since there are many examples around (gilding, bluing, edging, engraving etc.) and this is not it. It honestly looks like something straight out of Excalibur,...and when I saw the crown, I immediately thought "burger king". Dr. Capwell obviously did the best he can with the little what he got, but the expensive details sadly do matter allot.
I can't understate how much his enthusiasm for the project paid off, watching the trailer for the film as soon as I saw the scene with the real armour I knew the film had been made with some serious care and attention to history.
I think any historical production or any production for that matter would benefit greatly by having people so clearly passionate about their work as Dr Capwell.
These collaborations between yourself, Tod and Toby are a joy to watch. The historical arms and armour expert, weaponsmith and warrior all working together makes for some amazing content.
What a beautiful armour!
Lovely to see the mediavals in colour, not just brown and mud
Such a wealth of knowledge on British RUclips. I wish there was an episode of the You, Toby, Tod, Jason Kingsley, LindyBeige sit around a cozy fire at an real, old pub at worlds end. Bad weather roaring outside so you are all tucked in for the full night, -No problem as the ale, smiles and food is plenty. And each of you tell a full favorite story from the medieval period. In a way that we never heard it, because of your knowledge, insights and perspective. I think it could break the internet.
Captain Context and Captain Beige, the captain Scarlet episode we didn't know we needed lol
I saw the trailer to that movie with a glimpse of the armour scene and thought to myself that it looked like possibly the most accurate depiction of historical armour on film I've seen so far. Guess I shouldn't be surprised to learn that Dr. Capwell was directly involved in creating that image. I have yet to buy and read his second book on English armour, but it's certainly on the list, along with the upcoming third one.
I got the trailer as an ad the other day, thought it looked interesting and immediately took notice of the high quality of the armor. Now I know who to thank for that!
Dr. Capwell on scholagladiatoria? Instant click. Love these two guys together. So much passion, so much information.
Toby is rapidly becoming a towering figure in arms and armour too.
Ummm becoming?
@@paulinemegson8519 I agree. Dr. Capwell has ALREADY ARRIVED.
He's been popularizing it for at least two decades.
What a superb video, I can listen to these types of discussion from real experts for hours on end - thank you so much!
That harness is absolutely gorgeous. I hope the actor playing Richard III truly appreciated the work, from research to manufacture, that went into that wonderful armor!
Always fascinating when you and Dr Capwell get together, great stuff!
Wow, that armour is stunning and so are the weapons. Absolutely fantastic.
Holy crap, 40 minutes never past so quick, amazing video, love the combo of you two. :D 👌🏻
I was watching Toby's 2014 lecture for the San Diego Shakespeare Society on Richard III when the notification for this came up.
And I was watching that because my 79 yr old mother was telling me about this amazing talk she had been to from a curator of the Wallace Collection at the Sandwich Arts Society on Monday... I can't believe Toby has got my mother enthusiastic about arms and armour. She said he was brilliant.
I have just placed a pre-order.
Im a big Richard lll fan. Im studying the Wars of the roses and the Hundred years War at the moment. Ive been to see Richards tomb in Leicester which was amazing. I visit his great grandfather Edmund of Langley in Langley. I live close to St Albans, where the first battle of the War of the roses began in 1455. I vist St Albans Cathedral to sit at Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, Henry V's younger brother who along with Henry fought at the Battle of Agincourt. Ive been to th Wallace Collection several times just to look at the armour. Ill need to vist again shortly to see this fantastic exhibition.
You actually believe it's him...? Wow...
Wow I figured the answer to "why a sallet" would have been so the actor could speak, or for budget, did not expect "but also we analyzed the dude's skeleton to figure out how he died and it looks like he was probably wearing a sallet"
Can listen to Dr Toby all day. His enthusiasm and knowledge is captivating. Like watching a Sir David Attenborough documentary. Cheers Matt
So interesting, thank you! Love Dr Capwell for escorting King Richard’s coffin, along with Dominic Sewell at the reburial and ignoring instructions to stay on the road by riding straight up to the cathedral doors to escort him into the cathedral!
Love the details about how meticulous you were for the armour in the film, Harry looked magnificent! Did you take as much trouble with his knights too? I thought the scene was very impressive and bought a lump to my throat. What a truly astounding sight that would be to see hundreds of fully caparisoned men and horses thundering down the field!
I was lucky enough to walk Fenn Lane with the much missed Mike Ingram and stood on the spot where the lines might have clashed. Very atmospheric by the marsh. A sad day.
The heaviest thickened steel plate armor suit any man has ever worn in all of history. Not just anyone can wear that much armor and still run even while getting hit by matchlocks.
That man was an absolute beast!
For a man of Richard's build, his capacity to fight and kill with that armor is almost superhuman. A German famous knight was surprised at this when he visited his court IIRC. His build was generally slender in his civilian clothing.
@@Retro-Future-Land Thank you for the reply, I only just noticed a typo. There was a "w" where should have been a "t."
@@Retro-Future-Land who is the German knight?
@ Niclas von Popplau. Silesian / Holy Roman Empire
Super interesting video! I like Dr. Capwell a lot, it's really cool what he's doing, caring a lot about just sharing knowledge with people and understanding more.
@23:06
the decision to fight on horseback could be beacause of the fysics of Richard III himself.
drawing this from the reconstruction video's with Dominic Smee, Richard with his strong scoliosis performed quite well on horseback, but tired very quick on foot.
In this video they adapted the armour to the scoliosis of Dominic Smee, so I wonder if the armourmaker did it for Richard III too.
Armour is tailored to the wearer anyway so almost certainly for King Richard extra care would be taken.
There's an additional demand on Richards armour. Yes it was fitted to him with care, and yes it likely.... in fact almost certainly, made accommodations for his spine. It also had to look good. He was the king..... as far as possible, it had to look rich, imposing and powerful, and NOT display any of those accommodations to the casual eye. The armour made for Dominic Smee did this and proved it was possible to make normal looking armour that fit around an unusual physicality.
@@catzkeet4860 I guess you liked the docu as much as I did.
Matt this is a beautiful in depth video and explanation specially about king Richard III the lost king. Thanks for such an informative video.
That is some incredibly beautiful kit.
Absolutely fascinating! I love history and I love people who research and do it right!
I visited the Wallace Collection last September on a trip to London specifically to visit the collection. So unfortunately I can't see this exhibition. But the Wallace collection was by far (with maybe the exception of the Vatican itself in regard to ancient art) the most impressive collection of arms and armour and art I have ever visited . I couldn't believe my eyes, and definitely can't wrap my head around the fact it is free to visit. If anyone has the chance to visit London, I highly encourage you to visit the Wallace Collection. I came for the Arms and Armour, I stayed very long for all the arms and armour, and I stayed even longer for all the other artifacts. Thank you, Matt and Dr. Capwell, for telling us about this amazing collection.
What a stunning suit of armour!!😱😍
Love seeing Dr. Toby back on the channel! Love that guy!
The talk of how heavy cavalry works and is coordinated was really interesting, I’d like to see that kind of preparation & environmental choices depicted in a movie. Like a heist, it has a story structure built in
Also the 1944 Henry V is still absolutely incredible, and one of the most entertaining Shakespeare film adaptations
This was a fantastic interview. You asked the right insightful questions and Dr. Capwell was just absolutely engaging, entertaining, and informative. Great job!
The fabulous Olivier! They’ll never be another. A true titan of British and world theatre and cinema!
This was fascinatingly educating and interesting. Thanks for doing this, having you and Mr Capwell talk is always a great learning opportunity!
Matt- I’ve been a subscriber for a while. This is the best thing I’ve seen on your channel, and I really like most of what you do. But this- Absolutely brilliant.
really enjoy these wallace collection capwell collab videos. would love to see you just go over so many artifacts at the museum and talk about them together
Thanks Matt for another video. Cheers from Georgia USA
I wish Dr. Capwell would put his books on Kindle. I am willing to pay full price for the book as printed. I am loosing my ability to read small text because of illness and being able to chand the font size really helps.
I second that request, for the same reasons.
I’d even be willing to pay more for digital versions.
Although I prefer printed I second this request as well. Scientific literature should be accessible for everybody regardless of disabilities!
You can use your phone camera to magnify the print. You don't need to capture anything, just read along, look at pictures etc as you go.
Congratulations to Dr Capwell for finishing such an important project. The first two works are investigative masterpieces. Roll on number 3! Pre-order complete. Thanks for the interview Mr Easton.
"my jouster friends..." is genuinely one of the coolest phrases imaginable. Imagine being able to just drop into conversation that you go jousting with friends on the weekends sometimes.
Wish there was some one like Capwell writing about armour and its culture in Scandinavia.
Wish there was someone like Toby writing about armour and its culture in everywhere in Europe.
@@alinalexandru2466 May a million Tobies bloom
@@GreatistheWorld Every country in the world needs its Toby.
I clicked for the armor, I remained for Capwell!
No but seriously, the part of the video where Capwell explains his thoughtprocess and reasoning behind the design and how to make it work with filmmaking is a delicious gem that I would encourage every filmmaker who is doing anything related to history where armors involved! We could have been saved crimes against armor like the half plated helmets in "The Last Duel"(2021)..
Also, does Dr. Capwell have his own RUclips channel or such? I have seen him collab with for ex Todds Workshop before. I dont know when or if he has the time but I would love to see videos of him go into the "nerdy and pedantic details" of armors, styles and compositions! Im really faling in love with the burgundian style, do we have any surviving examples?
Lovely to see you too Matt
There is a Wallace collection channel I believe and he’s on that sometimes
You must be new here : ) Toby is a resident of this channel, he does a lot of collaborations with various content creators but he has many vids of his own, he's incredibly knowledgeable on theoretical and practical archeology and medieval weaponry, being an accomplished jouster himself. Every video is well worth watching.
Some of his lectures.
Not just a matter of taste. P1 ruclips.net/video/lvNhje84Iwg/видео.html
P2 ruclips.net/video/Nc-iZmqdzsU/видео.html
Building Medieval Plate Armor An Operator's Guide ruclips.net/video/COAIQPsgZWY/видео.html
Armour and the Knight in Life and Afterlife ruclips.net/video/xpGh3zFlS38/видео.html
From Cradle to Grave - Armor in the Life of the Renaissance Nobleman ruclips.net/video/JfGy1p4l1pw/видео.html
Fantastic interview! Really enjoyed this video and look forward to seeing the armour in the film.
Huge thanks to Matt for this video and giving me the chance to pre-order Toby's book, which I might have missed out on otherwise. A pleasure to watch now and a pleasure to come 😀
This is great Matt.
Thanks for doing this interview.
Politics and all other things aside, I admire greatly that Richard stayed till the end.
The jupon is an extremely underappreciated part of the history of armor. People don't like depicting what are basically shirts you wear over a harness.
It's more than a shirt over a harness, a shirt over a harness is basically a surcoat, a Jupon is padded like a gambeson. But I agree incredibly underappreciated.
It might even be a more preferable option from an economic viewpoint, you dont need fancy breastplates if you can have fabric ontop, hiding it.
@@erikkarlsson861 You also don't need to worry about how it looks if it the armor has taken hits and is scratched up, or dented... or maybe even rusty.
@@Adam_okaay not entirely true, it seems that jupon also were not always padded, the distinction is rather modern
It reminds me a lot of sport jerseys, especially in American football
History made interesting 🤔 I wish I had a teacher like these 2 who made it exciting
Beautiful set! But of course maybe we should consider calling him the Lost and Found King.
Reigning hide and seek champion
@@That_Guy_Nee 😆😆
@@That_Guy_Nee lmao
the King who people thought had been lost but now has been found and more importantly now has a resting place
Dr Capwell with his fabulous hair again!
Nobody talks about my hair.
@@scholagladiatoria You are our medieval Jason Statham Matt!
"I understand the use of those materials in certain contexts..." -Matt smiles at the camera.
I hoped that somebody would notice!
I have been waiting now for quite some time for this book. So, I pre-ordered it. Also, I think Dr. Capwell should be supported wherever possible. By the way, again a fantastic video. I really hope that I will be able to pay the Wallace Collection a visit when I will be in London next year.
That's a gorgeous harness. I love the gold/steel contrast
Fantastic show! It’s so interesting to hear the rationale for each choice given by someone so passionate about armor
I own just one Albion sword, and it happens to be their Burgundian model arming sword. Like the Burgundian armor, it has a lot in common with Italian examples, specifically, the sword of Ludovico "Il Moro", the Duke of Milan. Anyway, I think our "Richard III" here would look great with this sword!😁
"Horse-powered cruise missile" :D love that description
Being a historian and antiquarian of the West Highlands and Islands I have been incredibly put of of any supposed reimagining of Scottish life and costume found in supposed “documentaries” or movies dealing with the subject. I’ve never seen one that is correct. The artistic license taken is childlike in its inaccuracy. Bravo to you!
Kudos to all involved with this armor! 🗡⚔️
I've listened to every lecture I can find of Dr. Capwell's he's great.
If I ever go to London, I'll visit Wallace collection. Probably won't happen, but in case it does - I will go there!
I was a bit on the fence, but I would love to have that book, a pre-order it is! Love the armor and fantastic to hear everything about it!
I enjoy this discussion so much, I’ve listened to it several times and I’m for sure die hard on king Richard’s side - still though: all these Flemish and Italianate armours being purchased to gear up his closest men… where were they all, at Bosworth?!! When their king was literally on the ground, fighting? It’s baffling to me; a life guard of between 150-300 fully armoured men - what actually happened??
Thank you, this was quite illuminating! The only cinematic armour I've worked on was also Richard III, but made for Christopher Plummer by South Tower Armouring Guild for the movie "Barrymore", where we literally designed and fabricated an armour based on thirty seconds of youtube video of John Barrymore in the role, so we had far fewer design decisions to make and were able to use or at least start wtih a lot of our standard patterns. Since Mr. Plummer was in his 80s, we decided to construct the armour out of aluminum and put a foam yoke underneath it for his comfort, the whole armour weighed 21 lbs. I wasn't present for the fitting but he did ship us a pair of his running shoes which I used as the base for his sabatons! And in the shop, we still have the tool my mentor designed to do the roping around all the rolled edges!
My own fight armour... well, I made a lot of choices in its design based on comfort, safety and mobility because I'm not a big strong burly person (my knee cops are our standard elbow cops and we had to downsize the elbows and shoulders so I wouldn't look like a World of Warcraft character) and my fight group puts safety above historical accuracy, so I'd have to do a lot of research and come up with a heck of a story to explain why this flared spangen helmet with perforated steel over the eyes and Malta shoulders are worn with fully articulated arms and legs, a leather skirt instead of tassets, and a three piece breastplate with the topmost plate on the outside. And we just don't talk about the lacrosse gloves I wear under my half-gauntlets that have enough leather lames added (after too many finger-pinchings during full-speed demonstrations where nobody was supposed to get hurt) that they're starting to resemble mitten gauntlets.
I have spent many happy hours getting lost in the Wallace Collection and can heartily recommend it.
Delighted to know that Richard's charge of the knights was thought out before the battle, and not a case of, 'Oh, there's Henry, let's have a go at him!' On a minor point, can anyone throw light on the story that Richard wore the Black Prince's 'ruby' (the great spinel now set in the Imperial State Crown) on his helmet crown at Bosworth?
I own all 3 books on armor of the English knight. Would love for dr. Capwell to do a 4th one on continental armor in general - Iberian, Italian, German, etc. armours and their specifics.
Dr Capwell was fascinating in this video and Matt did a great job as an interviewer. Matt, you should consider doing more interviews with other experts.
Absolutely fascinating - thank you very much.
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It seems like they used one of Todd’s swords, based on a German reference if I’m not mistaken ? To this day one of my favorite sword hilt designs. 👌🏻
…actually, no, it’s not one of Todds. I made the scabbard (Buffy Historical Leatherwork)
@@davidsmith4688 well damn, nice work, but still, who made the sword then ? 😆
@@Philipp.of.Swabia Hi, its in my personal collection but due to the time constraints and what was to hand in my armoury we went to a commercial source on this occasion. So considering who the sword is for it's nicely fitting that I bought it from The Royal Armouries online gift shop :-)
@@GriffinHistorical I see, thanks for the Info ! :D
Incredible video ! Thank you so much for your work and sharing it with us
I 1st watched this video in 2022, pre-ordered the Capwell's 3rd volume, completing for me the 3 vol. set. Couldn't be more pleased; the set is an up to date, tour de force on the subject.
I recently watched an doco from about 9yrs ago about a body double for Richard III where they ran tests on his abilities. His scoliosis cause fatigue quickly. This made me think that it may have been the reason he chose a cavalry charge over fighting on foot to begin with.
Dr. Capwell is a part of that documentary.
I own both prior books, both are incredible. I'll absolutely preorder it when I can.
I was wondering about this today and eventough this is 5 months old video. Great!.. just what I was looking for.
This is a marvellous video, so glad that I accidentally came across it, I have to add that Phillips Langley is a an absolute heroine!
I’m still slightly confused, given how distorted Richard’s spine actually was, to see exactly how his armour was shaped.
There is a "NOVA" episode about Richard III that shows a lot of this process.
Dr Capwell very candid about the challenges of publishing his magnum opus. Appreciate that. Would pre-order if I could, but I feel I need all three volumes to make it work. Strictly for real enthusiasts and specialists I think. Still, hope the publication is a success, you couldn’t find anyone more articulate and balanced in his knowledge of the subject.
That was very interesting , your combined knowledge on this subject is amazing. Thank you for sharing this. 51:24 Minuets well spent .
Fascinating discussion. It's always worthwhile to peel away the myths and fantasy elements of armor and get right down to what was actually used in the Middle Ages vs. what the movies of the past century have been trying to sell us.
I wish that Dr Capwell could have done a lecture for schools because the guy is so interesting and easy to listen to that students would just sit and absorb what he would tell them , I’m nearly 72 years of age now and I wish that I would have had a teacher like him a brilliant man and Thankyou for teaching me what and when certain pieces of armour were used during the Middle Ages I used to do reenacting in the early 2000s and I was an archer made my own hand sown tabard (house of York )with the sun of splender on it which I used at Tewksbury around about 2009 magic time 👍.
Finally got a chance to watch this, very enjoyable both. All those shots of Richard mounted reminds me he's using my chamfron too! A lovely bit of work by Will West, with some on location remedial artwork by Fred Ryall
Someday I would love to visit the Wallace collection. But I would never be able to sit down with the expert to have a lovely chat. Thanks.
Toby Capwell has been working in this field in the UK for decades, and used to be on the telly years ago. He was the only North American expert in this field, and that made him memorable.
Love seeing Dr Capwell on your channel!
Would love a 4th volume covering the Greenwich armours after it seems production of English armours shifted back towards domestic workshops.
Seconded
Sometimes the king/leader standing out at the battlefield could be used to the tactical advantage, before the battle of Sibiu, John Hunyadi who used to wore silverlike armor and ride a white horse traded it all with Simon Kemeny, one of his knights, because the spies brought the information that the whole Ottoman army was ordered to attack the silver rider. So Kemeny led the Hungarian army until he was killed, and then Hunyadi within the ranks let himself be known widely, halted the rout and the Hungarians with the renewed fighting spirit defeated the Ottoman army.
I watched Richard III last night by Olivier and the clothing, the architecture, it's amazing. The swords and armor are ehhhhh but it's such a phenomenal performance
This is brilliant. Thank you very much. (Extremely informative and well done).
Wonderfull program. Well Done. Bravo.
15:00 The king's presence on the battlefield is a tremendous morale boost.
In Shakespeare's Richard III, King Richard and his army are on Bosworth field. The opposing army is led by Henry, Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII. Richmond's follower, Blunt, says about Richard: "He hath no friends, but what are friends for fear, which in his dearest need will fly from him." Richard is told that his enemies number only six or seven thousand. He then reassures his men and himself in his next speech: "Why our battalion trebles that account, Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength, Which they upon the adverse faction want."
Richard III starring Ian Mckelllen - ruclips.net/video/k5yWtw0LHMY/видео.html
At last someone getting the TV /film companys to make a decent stab at arms and armour. I've done so many bits of filming that peasants are covered in mud and the nobility are dressed in velvet curtains and the dreadful wardrobe supplied tin ware ! Great to hear Toby being consulted for once .
I love listening to real history... Thank You.
Always enjoy these collaboration videos Matt! 👍👍
As a marshall at an SCA battle (Pennisc, about 30 years ago) I saw a bevor knocked off a sallet as described in this discussion. The skull deformed from impact of the sword and the pin-and-hook catches popped loose. I only saw it at a distance but it looked well-made.
This was really interesting. Thanks to you both for taking the time.
Btw - is anyone else getting Tom Hanks as the Da Vinci Code vibes from Dr Capwell today?
If Robert Langdon had Tobias Capwells skill set the movies would have been shorter… due to antagonist’s attacking him in a museum of medieval artefacts. Ended Rightly.
Thanks for the video and information. I will catch the exhibition at the Wallace Collection at the weekend.
Dr. Capwell's an instant watch and like