Kevin is the scary story telling master.
It is a little bit like children under a blanket with a flash light trying to scare each other ..... a little bit like that
only we learn something and maybe hear true history for the first time.

How this channel doesn't have over a million subscribers is beyond my understanding...
Thank you and keep it up!

This is an absolute gem of a youtube channel. Absolutely legend!

I had heard part of the story of Charles the Mad, namely the one where he charges his own men in his first episode of madness. Its got me on a train of thought of how Medieval doctos and people treated and dealt with mental illness. Ive read few things from peroid medical texts, one for sever melancholia, what we would call non-functioning deppression, is to do everything possible to get a response from the patient; put their feet into very cold water, pinch them, pull their hair, and above all else keep them from sleeping. Others are like what was recommended for King Charles in keep pleasent thing, good smells, food, art ect. Ive also read that its one of the reasons Damascus roses from the Ottoman Empire became prized, a beautiful flower with beautiful scent just might be the pick me up you need to get you over a bout of melancholy. Just this morning I took a nice long wiff of the late rose I had bloom in the garden this month and it put me in a very chipper mood to start the day though the coffee certainly played a part as well 😂

One of my favorite Medieval stories.  A great story to illustration of how life was back then.

A young French woman saves her king from burning alive. Irony.

That doctor had a suprisingly modern treatment for the king. I thought it was going to be something insane.

Love the models, background and costume. Perfect setting for this very disturbing tale! Thanks, Kevin.

Don't know how I missed this until now, but I'm glad you highlighted it today!  What a story!  🔥

Absolutely fascinating stuff as always Kevin 😊

Good story Kevin! I had almost forgotten about the burning men. I had encountered a brief account of it while doing some research on the Hundred Year war when I was working on my degree in western history a long time ago. Good show!

The crazy thing is, the masque's premise is almost identical to the plot of "Hop Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe. Except in that story it was deliberate arson planned ahead of time and there were no survivors.

Amazing historical storytelling.

If it was not for this terrible accident, Charles VI would not had descended completely into madness.

It seemed that he still remained lucid for a long time after his first psychotic attack, it was just that his mind was a bit unstable.

The traumatic view of seeing four people being burned alive, hearing them screaming in great agony, and himself almost suffered their fate definitely caused Charles’ mental health to deteriorate badly.

It's the first time I hear this tragic story, still very famous in France, wonderfully (as usual) told by a foreigner (and an Englishman, I can't believe it !). Though you did'nt taught me anything, I guess it won't be the same for many of your followers, so I thank you for that, Kevin. The only thing I will reproach you is being too kind with queen Isabeau, still widely despised now in France and often considered as a traitor as she litterally gave the throne of France to Henry V of England by the infamous Treaty of Troyes, instead of the Dauphin of France. If Henry didn't became king of France, that's only because he (fortunately ?) unexepectedly died before king Charles... but that's another story that you may tell us someday !

Entrancing tale. Love it!

Brother Kevin, another good 'un!  Thanks much.

Thank you good sir

Nice to see a continuation of the 100 year war series 😊

Thanks for another great one Kev!