Nikolas Lloyd - Hollywood's medieval balderdash
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Friday 17th July 2026 7:30PM
1867 cafe bar (Tyne Theatre & Opera House)
Mainstream movies make the same annoying mistakes when depicting the medieval world. The general viewing public is being misled in many ways. The cinema is not a great place to learn about history, alas. Lloyd of the ‘Lindybeige’ YouTube channel will take you through a lot of the worst offenders, so that in the years ahead, you too will be able to watch a great movie set in the medieval period, turn to your neighbour and say “That bit’s wrong.”
Nikolas Lloyd is a YouTuber, based in Newcastle, who, when he isn’t swing dancing, model-making, writing, or playing bicycle polo, makes videos. These tend to be on military history or archaeology, but often wander off-topic.
Please note the date and time of this event is different to our usual Saturday afternoon programming.
1867 cafe bar (Tyne Theatre & Opera House)
Mainstream movies make the same annoying mistakes when depicting the medieval world. The general viewing public is being misled in many ways. The cinema is not a great place to learn about history, alas. Lloyd of the ‘Lindybeige’ YouTube channel will take you through a lot of the worst offenders, so that in the years ahead, you too will be able to watch a great movie set in the medieval period, turn to your neighbour and say “That bit’s wrong.”
Nikolas Lloyd is a YouTuber, based in Newcastle, who, when he isn’t swing dancing, model-making, writing, or playing bicycle polo, makes videos. These tend to be on military history or archaeology, but often wander off-topic.
Please note the date and time of this event is different to our usual Saturday afternoon programming.
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Where is it happening?
Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Westgate Road,Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Host or PublisherNewcastle Skeptics
