Show notes
On this episode of Ordinary Observations Jack is once again joined by long term friend of the show Manoj, this time to discuss the history of Jousting. We take a look at how the sport of jousting came to be, the role it played in knightly life during the Late Middle Ages, and discuss the particulars of what makes one a decent jouster. We discuss the rulebook, we make some critiques on the fashion, and most importantly we talk about big strong horses. Following all that we also take a detour into the story of Henry XIII and learn how jousting really ruined his life (and subsequently many of…
