Jason Kingsley & Ghost

“Reading old books and looking at manuscript illustrations is great but what is it like to actually wear armour, use a lance from the back of a charging warhorse or stand in a shield wall? We aim to find out by trying.”

Jason Kingsley OBE

Episode 4 The Knight Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 1, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 1 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 1, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 1, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 1, Part 4
  • The Knight - Festive Special, Part 1
    The Knight
    Festive Special 1 Part
  • The Knight - Episode 2, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 2 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 2, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 2, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 2, Part 4
  • The Knight - Episode 3, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 3 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 3, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 3, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 3, Part 4
  • The Knight - Episode 4, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 4 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 4, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 4, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 4, Part 4
  • The Knight - Episode 5, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 5 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 5, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 5, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 5, Part 4
  • The Knight - Episode 6, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 6 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 6, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 6, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 6, Part 4
  • The Knight - Episode 7, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 7 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 7, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 7, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 7, Part 4
  • The Knight - Episode 8, Part 1
    The Knight
    Episode 8 4 Parts
  • The Knight - Episode 8, Part 2
  • The Knight - Episode 8, Part 3
  • The Knight - Episode 8, Part 4

The Knight
Episode 4
Part 3

It can be hard to stick to a diet in modern times when eating out. It was much the same for a medieval knight, so when he was dining in his own household his personal physician would work with his cook to keep their master in peak condition. In this episode, Jason and food historian Chris Carr discuss the medieval understanding of nutrition and how it affected the knight’s diet, as well as the influence of spices and how they defined one’s social standing.

Modern History is a series that aims to investigate the reality of the past. We’re familiar with re-enactments of history in film and television but often those recreations are dramatized and designed for entertainment and spectacle. Jason aims to investigate how accurate those portrayals may be, by trying them out for himself and looking at them from a modern perspective. Perhaps by drawing parallels between the past and our modern lives, we can better understand what life might have been like for our ancestors.

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