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During the Middle Ages, kings were often seen as ruling with Godās blessing. After all God had granted authority and power to the Church and the Pope so obviously, kings had ādivine rightsā too. But the concept was also flawed. Thanks to the principle of an inherited throne you never knew what you were going to get. They werenāt chosen, they were born into it, and who knew what their character and capabilities were going to be. You could just as easily get a beloved, brave and benevolent ruler on the throne, as a sadistic stark raving lunatic.
Letās travel back to the Middle Ages and take a look at five of these mad monarchs. Welcome to Medieval Madness.
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Fragility
3:00 Family Line
5:31 Intolerance of Uncertainty
7:52 Psychological Warfare
11:03 Paranoid
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
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During the Middle Ages, kings were often seen as ruling with Godās blessing. After all God had granted authority and power to the Church and the Pope so obviously, kings had ādivine rightsā too. But the concept was also flawed. Thanks to the principle of an inherited throne you never knew what you were going to get. They werenāt chosen, they were born into it, and who knew what their character and capabilities were going to be. You could just as easily get a beloved, brave and benevolent ruler on the throne, as a sadistic stark raving lunatic.
Letās travel back to the Middle Ages and take a look at five of these mad monarchs. Welcome to Medieval Madness.
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Fragility
3:00 Family Line
5:31 Intolerance of Uncertainty
7:52 Psychological Warfare
11:03 Paranoid
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
Thank you for watching.
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us at info@top5s.co.uk
Copyright Ā© 500 AD to 1500 Top5s All rights reserved.
