r/MedievalHistory:

u/JoeNoble1973

Hell, the Ukrainians and Russians are doing colored arm tape today. And they have equipment for IDing enemies! A lil bit of identification coloring on the battlefield seems smart, irrespective of time period.
u/JC_Everyman

I had the same question last night. I wondered after watching season 2 ep 4, is the proper analogy, “Wolf Hall is to Henry VIII as The Crown is to QE 2.”
u/JC_Everyman

Mitch Hedberg vibes. “They used to be massive dicks, too.”
u/JC_Everyman

I love all their series: Secrets of the Castle, Victorian Farm, etc., but Tudor Monastery Farm was my favorite by far. Edit: I could imagine living in the time, but Ruth tends to downplay the Black Death.