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About I Spent 24 Hours as a Medieval Knight in London... This is What Happened

Luke Tomes undertakes a series of challenges around England's capital wearing 14th century full-plate armour. In this video, you'll find out what life was like for medieval knights in battle and on crusade, how they trained for combat, how much their armour cost them and most importantly, how they went to the toilet...

I Spent 24 Hours as a Medieval Knight in London... This is What Happened is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 46 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
I Spent 24 Hours as a Medieval Knight in London... This is What Happened
Category
History
Runtime
46 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
History Hit

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