How to Actually Raise a Medieval Army (Not Just Feudalism)

Support our two man project and check out NordVPN: It's risk free with Nord's 30-day-money-back-guarantee! Contrary to popular belief, armies in the Middle Ages were not just made up of knights in shining armor who brought along their small retinue of peasants to the battlefield. The reality was that medieval armies were assembled in a variety of ways depending on their purpose and various other factors. This video explains how to raise a medieval army in Europe for an offensive campaign outside one’s own borders. Patreon (thank you): Prints & T-Shirts: Paypal (thank you: Twitter: Bibliography Reynolds, S., Fiefs and Vassals: The Medieval Evidence Reinterpreted, Oxford 1994. Rogers, C., Soldiers’ Lives through History, The Middle Ages, Westport 2007. Halsall,