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. This article was also turned into a youtube video you can watch here; One of the many things we think are weird/gross about the middle … More Did medieval people share their homes with cattle?
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. I’m currently obsessed with the history of clothes pegs. When did humans start using clothes pegs?When did they even start using lines to hand laundry … More When did we start hanging laundry across streets and using clothes pegs?
Before you start, yes, I know, the story of Robin Hood is mostly a myth, a legend, so those who tell that story get a bit more freedom, yes.But the writers, set designer & director all have chosen to set the story in a real time, real place and with real historical characters.They’re portraying Medieval … More TV review: ‘Robin Hood’, episode 1 (2025)
Let’s go check out ‘King & Conqueror’, episode 1, just aired tonight. Yes, I will be annoying, looking at details, caring about historical accuracy, details, etc. You’ve been warned. 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 … More TV review: ‘King & Conqueror’, episode 1 (2025)
Let’s review another youtube video by The Infographics Show, yes that lot again… they have 14 million subscribers. This one is called: How Did Bubonic Plague (Black Death) Actually End? It was seen by almost 5 million people… This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots … More Youtube review: ‘How Did Bubonic Plague (Black Death) Actually End? by The Infographics Show (2021)
A remake of Time Bandits? That film I loved so much when I was a kid? I probably shouldn’t watch this, being a grumpy old fake history hunter. But do I ever listen to myself, no, never. I’ll try and pretend I didn’t see the 1980s classic. Spoilers ahead. The room of a young history … More TV review: Time Bandits (2024)
This is yet another relatively well known image that gets shared quite a lot when people try to convince us that mucky medieval folk were just flinging poo out their windows like it was an Olympic sport, but is that what it really depicts?Let’s have a look. The image comes from ‘Praxis rerum criminalium’ by … More Analysing the ‘Praxis rerum criminalium’ by Joos de Damhouder, 1554
The image below is often shared as an example of bad medieval hygiene, specifically to support the idea that emptying a chamber pot out of the window was a normal, generally accepted, common and/or regular occurrence in Medieval Europe.But the truth is a little different. First some of the technical details, the image comes from … More Analysing the Narrenschiff window scene (1494)
This may sound like a boring book but for me, a historian obsessed with debunking the old myth that medieval people were dirty, rarely bathed, etc. it’s quite a fascinating read and I think it has plenty of interesting details in it that most people will find interesting. So as I read the book I … More Book review: ‘Water technology in the Middle Ages’, by Roberta J. Magnusson (2003)
Medieval Hygiene hasn’t been a serious topic of research for historians till relatively recently, the topic is more related to the daily life of common people, not knights, royals or other famous people, so less interesting for some, but for a long time the old opinions held since Victorian times were just repeated for generations.Luckily … More Book review: ‘Community, Urban Health and Environment in the Late Medieval Low Countries’ by Janna Coomans (2021)
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