Knights Templar (Age of Empires IV). Arguably the first international organisation and the inventors of banking, KT have so much lore behind their Commanderie system. Deus vult, let's go.

00:00 Knights Templar, Banking, Commanderies

20:16 Game Vs History - Age of Empires IV

Byzantines (Age of Empires IV). At first Pilgrim Flask seems almost forgettable. But sometimes the smallest abilities hide an incredible amount of real history. Holy water and penises, let's go.

00:00 Pilgrim Flask

06:42 Byzantine Pilgrimage Art

09:48 Medieval Europe

12:48 Genitalia...

18:12 Age of Empires IV

Scots (Age of Empires IV) episode 1. Seb runs through Scotland's history and predicts what we might expect from the new civilisation's design. We discuss Roman Britain, Picts, Kingdom of Alba, Medieval Scotland, Highlands vs Lowlands, British Empire, and more.

00:00 Civ Info & Roman Era

04:04 Kingdom of Alba

13:40 Scotland

18:44 British Empire & Conclusions

Jurchens / Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires II & IV, 1115–1234 CE) episode 2. Seb explores unique units and technology, then places the civilisations on the Life of a Villager Tier List. We discuss medieval China, Iron Pagoda, Song Dynasty, Yue Fei, gunpowder, siege weapons, cavalry, Manchuria, and more.

00:00 Civ Unique Units

22:13 Civ Unique Tech

28:17 Life of a Villager Tier List

Jurchens / Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires II & IV, 1115–1234 CE) episode 1. Seb explores the inspirations behind the civilisation's bonuses, buildings, as well as some units and tech. We discuss medieval China, Mohe Tribesman, Manchuria, Nest of Bees, Mounted Villager, Reindeer Trader, and more.

00:00 Civ Bonuses Explained & More

20:35 Civ Landmarks Explained & More

Norse pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 1. Seb speed runs through the insane creation myth that the Vikings believed. We discuss the nine realms, midgard, middle earth, Ymir, Odin, giants, dwarves, elves, Loki, Hel, sagas, cosmic cow, and more.

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Aztec pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 3. Seb runs through the inspirations behind the design of the human units, buildings, and gods of the Obsidian Mirror DLC, then ranking them on the Life of a Villager Tier List. We discuss Quimichin Spy, Tequihua Archer, Ocelotl Warrior, Otontin Smasher, Tlaloc, Xolotl, and more.

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00:00 Human Units

22:14 Buildings & Wonders

29:04 Mythic Age Gods, Powers, & Units

37:23 'Life of a Villager' Tier List Placement

Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires IV, 1115–1234 CE) prequel episode. Seb runs through the real life legacy of Yue Fei and how he relates to the new Jin Dynasty civilisation. We discuss medieval China, the Song Dynasty, the Jurchens, loyalty, mythology vs history, and more.

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00:00 Origins & Destiny

05:45 War & Restoration

07:04 Politics & Legitimacy

09:00 Tragedy & Legacy

Aztec pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 2. Seb runs through the inspirations behind the design of the gods, powers and myth units of the Obsidian Mirror DLC, giving an overview and connecting them to our real world. We discuss Tezcatlipoca, Cipactli, Huitzilopochtli, Tonalli, Quetzalcoatl, Malinalxochitl, Coyolxauhqui, and more.

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00:00 Major Gods, Powers, & Bonuses

10:11 Classical Age Gods, Powers, & Units

17:18 Heroic Age Gods, Powers, & Units

Vikings (Age of Empires II & IV, 793–1066 CE) episode 3. We talk about 7 things games, films, and TV shows get wrong about the vikings. We discuss clothing, appearance, executions, women, norse religion, runestones, sagas, and more.

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00:00 Tattoos

02:50 Helmets

08:00 Valhalla

12:03 Blood Eagle

14:42 Shield-maidens

16:51 Cleanliness

20:10 Runestones