Here’s an interesting example of how misunderstanding & not properly fact checking a text results in spreading misinformation that, again, makes it seem some people of the past were scared of bathing and filthy icky boys. I had researched this before but today someone who seems to be obsessed with European hygiene and who just … More John Gabriël Stedman and his misunderstood distaste for bathing
This article was originally (partially) a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Game review! Time to talk about Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (and DLCs). I got early access and a free copy, just so you know, … More Game review: Kingdom Come Deliverance II (2025)
In stead of sending a link to old threads on social media every time someone posts nonsense about medieval hygiene, I’ve decided to just collect a whole bunch of links here on this page. Yes, a lot of people still believe that Medieval Europeans rarely or never bathed, didn’t have soap, were scared of water, … More Articles, links & videos about Medieval hygiene
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “Dark Ages” to describe the Early Middle Ages (roughly AD500- AD1500), we still use it for other eras, like the 1970s … More Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Another art review, let’s check out some old art together and see what we can find out about it.This time a wonderful winter themed painting … More Art review: ‘Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters’ by Hendrick Avercamp (c. 1608)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Film review!I’ve watched ‘The King’ (2019). Here are my comments as I watched it. Yes I will ruin this for you by getting annoyed by … More Film review: ‘The King’ (2019)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Today I’ll review ‘Life in Medieval Europe, fact and fiction’ by Danièle Cybulskie. When I read this in the introduction, I knew I was going … More Book review: ‘Life in Medieval Europe, fact and fiction’ by Danièle Cybulskie (2021)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Some of Eggers his historical films are amazing (The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015) & Nosferatu (2024) that I both reviewed) but he sure does … More Film review: The Northman (2022)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Book review! Well technically, it’s more an exhibit guide than a book, but close enough. It is about the medieval section of the Römerthermen Zülpich-Museum … More Book review: ‘Von der Badstube zum Badekabinett’ by Daniela Rösing (2014)
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. ‘Manor Lords’ is a medieval city builder that I’ve made a modest contribution to as a historical consultant and beta tester. I’ve been very excited … More Game review: ‘Manor Lords’ (2024)
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