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3: 45 Chores without light Also that experts whole model of human sleep is wrong, as per
Yetish, Kaplan et al. : Natural sleep and its seasonal variations in three pre-industrial societies (2015)
in which 3 out of 3 sampled pre-industrial societies displayed monophasic sleep patterns.
4: 50 What's interesting about torture is that at least here in Germany they became common due to the spread of Roman law during the late middle ages. That brough us great things such as an end to trials by ordeal and the increased importance of evidence, but also the crual ways by which said evidence was created.
7: 50 Modern literature puts the death toll of the 14th century plague epidemic in Europe at between 25% and 33%.
9: 00 Infant mortality skews life expectancy statiscits for all of human existance except the last 100 years or so (on average.
12: 13 That illustration looks post-medieval to me. Also worth pointing out that the Joust was very much a side activity during Medieval tournaments (though it's importance increased over time, the main event was the melee.
17: 05 Matilda of Canossa > Eleanor of Aquitaine, don't me
17: 20 The Duke of Aquitaine was a vassal to the King of France, at least nominally
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3: 45 Chores without light Also that experts whole model of human sleep is wrong, as per
Yetish, Kaplan et al. : Natural sleep and its seasonal variations in three pre-industrial societies (2015)
in which 3 out of 3 sampled pre-industrial societies displayed monophasic sleep patterns.
4: 50 What's interesting about torture is that at least here in Germany they became common due to the spread of Roman law during the late middle ages. That brough us great things such as an end to trials by ordeal and the increased importance of evidence, but also the crual ways by which said evidence was created.
7: 50 Modern literature puts the death toll of the 14th century plague epidemic in Europe at between 25% and 33%.
9: 00 Infant mortality skews life expectancy statiscits for all of human existance except the last 100 years or so (on average.
12: 13 That illustration looks post-medieval to me. Also worth pointing out that the Joust was very much a side activity during Medieval tournaments (though it's importance increased over time, the main event was the melee.
17: 05 Matilda of Canossa > Eleanor of Aquitaine, don't me
17: 20 The Duke of Aquitaine was a vassal to the King of France, at least nominally
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williamwolf2844
You said pronounce every letter, and then in the first examples, you don't even do that. You don't pronounce the final e. This is incredibly sloppy.
You've got other major problems here.
You wildly exaggerate the percentage of people who died during the Black death.
You falsely state the population did not recover until this ended in 1721. Even a simple search for European demographics will show this is not true.
You said that infant mortality was 80%. This is about double the actual rate.
You don't handle the idea first in second sleep very well. Yes, there is some evidence that for some people and some parts of the Middle ages, there was first and second sleep, but it was not universal. Your claim that this happens when people live in a pre-electric age is false. There are many parts of the world in which people do not have electricity, and they do not do first and second sleep.
You get some things right. You dismiss the false story that people didn't bathe. You point out that the term Middle Ages was not something that people used at that time.
This is good. But there are too many sweeping, false, and careless statements in this video.
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You said pronounce every letter, and then in the first examples, you don't even do that. You don't pronounce the final e. This is incredibly sloppy.
You've got other major problems here.
You wildly exaggerate the percentage of people who died during the Black death.
You falsely state the population did not recover until this ended in 1721. Even a simple search for European demographics will show this is not true.
You said that infant mortality was 80%. This is about double the actual rate.
You don't handle the idea first in second sleep very well. Yes, there is some evidence that for some people and some parts of the Middle ages, there was first and second sleep, but it was not universal. Your claim that this happens when people live in a pre-electric age is false. There are many parts of the world in which people do not have electricity, and they do not do first and second sleep.
You get some things right. You dismiss the false story that people didn't bathe. You point out that the term Middle Ages was not something that people used at that time.
This is good. But there are too many sweeping, false, and careless statements in this video.
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kaptenkukang
if the Scotland has red wedding, in Java, Indonesia we have red pre-wedding. between King Hayam Wuruk, the 4th ruler of Majapahit Empire and Princess Diyah Pitaloka, daughter of King Lingga Buana of Sunda Kingdom. the arranged marriage was intended to end Majapahit-Sunda rivalry and ties both reign to be closer, but the Prime Minister of Majapahit that time, Gajah Mada, sees the marriage was the sign of submission of Sunda to Majapahit. filled with his ambition to unite all kingdoms in Malay Archipelago into Majapahit Empire, Gajah Mada led the army in the capital to eliminate all Sunda guards, the king also slain and left Princess Pitaloka alone, then she took her own life rather than submit to the Prime Minister. the King, Hayam Wuruk didn't know about this incident at the first place, but after knowing what's going on, he strip Gajah Mada's status and exiled him.
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if the Scotland has red wedding, in Java, Indonesia we have red pre-wedding. between King Hayam Wuruk, the 4th ruler of Majapahit Empire and Princess Diyah Pitaloka, daughter of King Lingga Buana of Sunda Kingdom. the arranged marriage was intended to end Majapahit-Sunda rivalry and ties both reign to be closer, but the Prime Minister of Majapahit that time, Gajah Mada, sees the marriage was the sign of submission of Sunda to Majapahit. filled with his ambition to unite all kingdoms in Malay Archipelago into Majapahit Empire, Gajah Mada led the army in the capital to eliminate all Sunda guards, the king also slain and left Princess Pitaloka alone, then she took her own life rather than submit to the Prime Minister. the King, Hayam Wuruk didn't know about this incident at the first place, but after knowing what's going on, he strip Gajah Mada's status and exiled him.
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mollosolan
I always thought that the red wedding was inspired by the bloodbath of Stockholm. Every noble in the entire city was invited to a feast under the pretence that they would celebrate peace (it’s a long and complicated story) between Sweden and the danish king Christian, but the danish king locked everyone in the ballroom and in groups started to bring them out to the town square to behead them. They were taken out in order of rank, with the nights ranking citizens first. When all the nobles had been killed servers and commoners loyal to the Swedish were dragged out of their homes to suffer the same fate. These bloodbaths were then carried out throughout Sweden.
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I always thought that the red wedding was inspired by the bloodbath of Stockholm. Every noble in the entire city was invited to a feast under the pretence that they would celebrate peace (it’s a long and complicated story) between Sweden and the danish king Christian, but the danish king locked everyone in the ballroom and in groups started to bring them out to the town square to behead them. They were taken out in order of rank, with the nights ranking citizens first. When all the nobles had been killed servers and commoners loyal to the Swedish were dragged out of their homes to suffer the same fate. These bloodbaths were then carried out throughout Sweden.
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TolmanCotton
We had our version of the red wedding in my tuscan town, too. Two feuding families (Salimbeni and Tolomei) met in neutral ground to have an afternoon meal (which we call merenda, and each member of one sat next to one of the other. After a while, the servants brought a plate of thrushes on a stick, but there were just enough for half the diners. The head of the Salimbeni cried a ciascuno il suo! (One for each) and while the Tolomeis tried to grab the thrushes, each Salimbeni drew his blade and killed his table neighbour. The place in known as Malamerenda (bad merenda.
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We had our version of the red wedding in my tuscan town, too. Two feuding families (Salimbeni and Tolomei) met in neutral ground to have an afternoon meal (which we call merenda, and each member of one sat next to one of the other. After a while, the servants brought a plate of thrushes on a stick, but there were just enough for half the diners. The head of the Salimbeni cried a ciascuno il suo! (One for each) and while the Tolomeis tried to grab the thrushes, each Salimbeni drew his blade and killed his table neighbour. The place in known as Malamerenda (bad merenda.
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AnneAslaug
AND AGAIN you are wrong, now about the plauge. The mask with herbs in them were spcifically Italian (mostly Venetian) and there were enclaves both in Britain and Norway and other areas that was never touched by the plauge for the simple reason there were no contact with infected areas. I Norway in particullar beause of geology and topography, one township could be completely whiped out, while the neighbouring one had no casualties. Also people developed strategies to go nowhere near each other or each others townships if possible.
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AND AGAIN you are wrong, now about the plauge. The mask with herbs in them were spcifically Italian (mostly Venetian) and there were enclaves both in Britain and Norway and other areas that was never touched by the plauge for the simple reason there were no contact with infected areas. I Norway in particullar beause of geology and topography, one township could be completely whiped out, while the neighbouring one had no casualties. Also people developed strategies to go nowhere near each other or each others townships if possible.
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DarthLenaPlant
My favourite medieval woman would be Helene Kottanerin, who had stolen the Hungarian crown in a some sort of ye olden times Mission Impossible style in order to ensure that the newborn son of her lady would get to become king in the future, because other people were trying to kill her lady and the son in question, but they managed to get away.
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My favourite medieval woman would be Helene Kottanerin, who had stolen the Hungarian crown in a some sort of ye olden times Mission Impossible style in order to ensure that the newborn son of her lady would get to become king in the future, because other people were trying to kill her lady and the son in question, but they managed to get away.
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OAN3476
I disagree. People these days don't really care about children or family like you claim. They'd have to care more back then, because of the dire need of children for survival. Nowadays, they let em get gunned down in school, throw em in prison, recondition them against their nature, like, cuz it's easier then doing the right thing.
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I disagree. People these days don't really care about children or family like you claim. They'd have to care more back then, because of the dire need of children for survival. Nowadays, they let em get gunned down in school, throw em in prison, recondition them against their nature, like, cuz it's easier then doing the right thing.
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GhostHack21
Don't know if anyone else has commented but the story of the sainted greyhound is almost identical to a story in medieval Cymru (Wales) about a dog called Gelert. In fact, you can visit where his grave is meant to be in a village in North Cymru called 'Beddgelert' which translates as Gelert's grave.
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Don't know if anyone else has commented but the story of the sainted greyhound is almost identical to a story in medieval Cymru (Wales) about a dog called Gelert. In fact, you can visit where his grave is meant to be in a village in North Cymru called 'Beddgelert' which translates as Gelert's grave.
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jaydoggy9043
I love the talk about games. King Alfanso X of Spain wrote a whole book of his favourite board games. Among them a four-person version of chess where each one represented a different season. Another one a seven-player version of backgammon where each person represented one of the classic planets.
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I love the talk about games. King Alfanso X of Spain wrote a whole book of his favourite board games. Among them a four-person version of chess where each one represented a different season. Another one a seven-player version of backgammon where each person represented one of the classic planets.
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DasWarVorbestimmt
At 1: 35 you made a mistake. That's a picture of the Cologne Cathedral, whose construction started in the High Middle Ages in 1248, but were not completed until 1880, for a building time of 632 years. So it wouldn't have even remotely looked like this picture during the High Middle Ages.
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At 1: 35 you made a mistake. That's a picture of the Cologne Cathedral, whose construction started in the High Middle Ages in 1248, but were not completed until 1880, for a building time of 632 years. So it wouldn't have even remotely looked like this picture during the High Middle Ages.
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melrakan
One of the funniest explanations for vikingry I've heard that has some basis in reality is that, basically, there were too many incels and failsons in Norse societies and the way they solved this problem was by sending them out to raid so they could cause trouble elsewhere
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One of the funniest explanations for vikingry I've heard that has some basis in reality is that, basically, there were too many incels and failsons in Norse societies and the way they solved this problem was by sending them out to raid so they could cause trouble elsewhere
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18ekaf
It kind of blew my mind when she talked about court jesters being one of the only people that could tell the king hard truths in a joking manner. Those jesters evolved into our modern day stand up comedians who use their platform to (sometimes) deliver hard truths to society
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It kind of blew my mind when she talked about court jesters being one of the only people that could tell the king hard truths in a joking manner. Those jesters evolved into our modern day stand up comedians who use their platform to (sometimes) deliver hard truths to society
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skogenhevner5677
I always find it a bit sad that when ever people talk about the Middle Ages they just talk about it inside of Europe. The rest of the world had fascinating things happen in the same time! We should talk more about the global middle ages.
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I always find it a bit sad that when ever people talk about the Middle Ages they just talk about it inside of Europe. The rest of the world had fascinating things happen in the same time! We should talk more about the global middle ages.
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Zetraxes
Saying palaces are post medieval is like saying bread is a relativly modern invention. Both existed over a thousands years before the roman empire came to be this woman needs to read up more about the stuff she actually talks about
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Saying palaces are post medieval is like saying bread is a relativly modern invention. Both existed over a thousands years before the roman empire came to be this woman needs to read up more about the stuff she actually talks about
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klhaldane
I always pegged Cersei as Elizabeth Woodville, with her battle-mighty but ruler-terrible husband Edward IV, and Richard of Gloucester taking the role of Ned Stark, who lived in the North and mostly ignored court politics.
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I always pegged Cersei as Elizabeth Woodville, with her battle-mighty but ruler-terrible husband Edward IV, and Richard of Gloucester taking the role of Ned Stark, who lived in the North and mostly ignored court politics.
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jackmoore3246
Sorry but famous archaeologist Dr Henry Jones actually discovered and held the Holy Grail in 1938, it’s well documented in the 1989 documentary The Last Crusade’. Can we get someone who knows their history please
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Sorry but famous archaeologist Dr Henry Jones actually discovered and held the Holy Grail in 1938, it’s well documented in the 1989 documentary The Last Crusade’. Can we get someone who knows their history please
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eloquentsarcasm
I'll always be thankful to my High School English teacher who made us learn the Canterbury Tales in Middle English, it added so much to the feel and atmosphere of it compared to reading it in Modern English.
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I'll always be thankful to my High School English teacher who made us learn the Canterbury Tales in Middle English, it added so much to the feel and atmosphere of it compared to reading it in Modern English.
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Migzter05
Informative as always! That fact about a jester not just for entertainment but also as an individual who could say things without bias to the king without getting in danger of treason is interesting as heck!
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Informative as always! That fact about a jester not just for entertainment but also as an individual who could say things without bias to the king without getting in danger of treason is interesting as heck!
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ash_speaker
Dr. Armstrong made me fall in love with medieval history twenty years ago with her book on gender and chivalry. She's also done an incredible series on the Black Death. My favorite historian hands down.
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Dr. Armstrong made me fall in love with medieval history twenty years ago with her book on gender and chivalry. She's also done an incredible series on the Black Death. My favorite historian hands down.
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