From Lindybeige. Go to https://expressvpn.com/lindybeige and find out how you can get 4 months of ExpressVPN free! When was Britain’s last war with France? This video takes you through the long lead up to it, and then has a detailed account of the very start of it. Picture credits: Drefus’s hut image originally uploaded to…

From Lindybeige. The caltrop – a small spiky thing that is obscure enough for Google’s spell-checker not to know it. Do not tread on one. Though ancient, they have reappeared in Ukraine, as reported by BigMac whose channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCE8292XZJGkF4_izAQFl4Tg The game ‘Game of Drones’ was created by BigMac and by Historic Wings (which…

From Lindybeige. A fifth of the world lives in chronic pain. You may think that you feel pain according to how injured you are. If so, you are wrong. You may feel that emotional and physical pain are two totally different things. If so, you are wrong. You may feel that modern medicine can control…

From Lindybeige. Yet more from the Q217 series. Morality, self-delusion, consciousness, and one’s true self are here all tackled in a question about scratching a German car. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More…

From Lindybeige. Yet more from The Book of Questions. What traits do we want in others? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient…

From Lindybeige. The future is uncertain, but not much more than the past. If I were granted use of a dangerous time machine, would I use it to take a quick look at the future? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now…

From Lindybeige. Q46 from the book of Questions. Singing can be for fun or profit, and do we have good enough reasons for not singing? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More videos here:…

From Lindybeige. Question 45 from The Book of Questions is a tough one. The topic is knotty, and I dare say that the YouTube algorithm will have a minor fit about it. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march…

From Lindybeige. There are no apples on my apple tree. Why is this? The people should be told. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of…

From Lindybeige. The Atlantic is very wide and has a huge tidal range, meaning that a great mass of water rises there twice a day. The Mediterranean is by comparison very small, with very little tidal range. The two are connected by the narrow Strait of Gibraltar. One might imagine that the deluge of water…

From Lindybeige. Many thanks to the kind folk of Conquest – the re-enactment society – who invited me down to join them at the annual Battle of Evesham bash. Alas, my main camera and all the footage on it were stolen on the way home, but here is something salvaged from the wreck: an interview…

From Lindybeige. We catch up with BigMac at the front in Ukraine. He is now a sapper and drone pilot. If you want to support his efforts in the resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, you can donate to a charity for the families of the fallen here: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/9QG31V5o9k or to BigMac’s own drone…

From Lindybeige. There’s a whole playlist of these questions – the Q217 series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmt2yl_PNJOPuKc4uEVnoDB Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval…

From Lindybeige. There’s a whole playlist of these questions – the Q217 series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmt2yl_PNJOPuKc4uEVnoDB Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval…

From Lindybeige. There’s a whole playlist of these questions – the Q217 series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmt2yl_PNJOPuKc4uEVnoDB Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval…