Crécy: When Arrows Humbled Aristocrats | Two Voices, One Brain
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Crécy: When Arrows Humbled Aristocrats | Two Voices, One Brain
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You ever buy something so expensive that it makes you dumber? That was the 14th-century French knight's entire business model.On 26 August 1346, King Edward III's English army, anchored by a system of logistics and "generational shoulder strength," met the largest army in Christendom at Crécy. The result was a four-hour lesson in leverage, where the humble longbow proved deadlier than the most expensive armor.We're not just telling you what happened; we're exploring the "sunk-cost fallacy in steel" , the fatal inertia of entitlement , and how this one battle killed the idea that noble blood meant military superiority.This is Two Voices, One Brain—where we overthink history so you don’t have to.New episodes every week. Drop a comment with your favorite "longbow moment" in history—or your worst "we charged anyway" story!Savage History's video: How English Archers Made Knights Obsolete in One Afternoonhttps://youtu.be/RjFnX-44uVI?si=o7hVX5ni6Pey3zY1