Jason Kingsley, OBE, the Modern Knight, discusses dangerous people you might meet whilst travelling on a medieval road. Robbers, criminals, outlaws, desperate men, even a medieval army on the march. The medieval road could be a dangerous place. Travellers could encounter far more than mud, bad weather and broken bridges. Outlaws, highway robbers, bandits, deserters, mercenaries, marauding soldiers and even entire armies on the march. In this episode, we look at some of the bad people you might meet on a medieval road, and what made medieval travel so dangerous. From ordinary criminals and professional robbers to outlaw gangs, displaced soldiers and armies devastating the countryside, the dangers of the medieval road could come from almost anywhere. What happened if you were attacked by highwaymen? Who became an outlaw? Were medieval bandits really the romantic figures later stories make them out to be? And what was it like when an army passed through your neighbourhood? Using historical evidence and a bit of experimental archaeology, we explore the darker side of medieval travel, medieval crime, highway robbery, outlaws, bandits and warfare in medieval England. This is the medieval world as it might actually have felt to the people living in it.
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