Watching another special on the History Channel, this time on the Dark Ages... can't find the show on the site but it's called The Dark Ages.
History International is pretty comprehensive without getting too much into details that us normal folk just wouldn't get. I thought I knew quite a bit and just needed a review but you know what? You learn something new everyday!
Today's tidbit: by no means did I think all knights were honorable heroes in shining armor but I thought for sure that their lords could keep them under some form control... Apparently after 1066 and the Vikings melted into England, there were thousands of unemployed knights armed to the teeth and looking for trouble. So even after the Viking threat was gone, Europe was plagued by roving bandits on the level of Medieval tanks. And this was enough trouble to contribute cause of a few of the Crusades.
Reminds me of the fallen samurai, or ronin, of Japan... Crazy!
I think this was the special I watched, but rather than buy the DVDs, why not wait for it to show up again on the TV Guide?
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