⚔️ Welcome to The Black Banner ⚔️
This channel explores the layers of history etched into the land — from medieval England to the violence of the Civil War and beyond.
Through ruined churches, shattered tombs, forgotten figures, and silent landscapes, The Black Banner uncovers what time has damaged and what still remains.
These are not just stories of kings and battles, but of belief, destruction, memory, and the lives of those who came before us
All films are created by Andy Lunn in a cinematic, atmospheric style — grounded in real locations and real history.
🔎 Expect:
• Medieval England, knights, and tombs
• The English Civil War and its lasting scars
• Historic churches, abbeys, and cathedrals
• Forgotten people, lost stories, and damaged monuments
• The darker side of England’s past — destruction, loss, and memory
If you’ve ever stood in an ancient place and felt something you couldn’t explain — you’re in the right place.
🕰️ History. Memory. England Memoria Angliae Servatur
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Happy Monday 🫅
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Anyone else go to a coffee shop at lunchtime just to think and ponder the world and where you're going lack of direction. Another cappuccino please. 👺🫅
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Get off. Loyaltie me lie. #trueking
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Fantastic Book gifted to me If you love the Knights Templar, if you love English History this book is recommended.
In-depth enough to get your teeth into and not overly complex. There are some great pictures and authentic artwork in this book, so it is not too text heavy.
I will making a video on William Marshall if the channel pics up, as filming locations are a long way away and will cost me for travel and accommodation. But being labelled the greatest English knight, how could I not cover Sir William Marshall.
hashtag#knightstemplar hashtag#englishhistory hashtag#medeival hashtag#oldenglish hashtag#willimamarshall hashtag#knightserrand hashtag#cartmel hashtag#crusades hashtag#bringback hashtag#english hashtag#england hashtag#templar
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When I am not creating free videos for the Black Banner, I used to have another channel called BootsontheGrounduk where I had out door adventures. I walked away from that channel as views dried up. I have been approached to review another product for Flextail it's always great to be creative, but I need to find a way to make some financial gains, hoping one day a door will open and somebody will want to work with me. Feel like I am going nowhere. The great outdoors heals all.
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The Doom Stone. A warning of the Last Judgement, carved over 800 years ago and hidden beneath York Minster.
Releasing tonight.
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On this week in 1616, William Shakespeare died. In a video I am working on called 'The Dew and the Dead' I explore English monuments and how Shakespeare was influenced by the medieval people.
His words gave England ghosts, kings, murder, ambition, grief and the uneasy knowledge that death waits for all men, whether peasant, prince or poet.
The words in this image are not Shakespeare’s, but they carry the same ancient warning:
“As you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, so shall you be.
Prepare therefore to follow me.”
A message from the grave to the living.
And perhaps that is why these old words, old stones, and old stories still matter. They remind us that we are only passing through.
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Beneath York Minster… something waits. A message carved over 800 years ago…Coming soon. Be great if I could break the 100 views mark.
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They may try and eradicate us, destroy our monuments and religion. Dilute our people and try wipe our identity, history and culture away.
But they will never take our English/British hearts, our pride, our patriotism. The history we have shared, the blood we have spilled, England is in our hearts, let the rest suffer..
Happy St Georges Day.
#St.Georgesday
#SaintGeorgesDay
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no wealth, no beauty escapes time.
“As I am, so shall ye be.”
Medieval artists didn’t shy away from the truth: life is brief, and humility is timeless.
#MedievalArt #MementoMori
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