What Did Medieval People Think Space Was?
From the beginnings of civilization, humans have always looked up to the heavens in wonder. Sightings of stars and planets, comets and eclipses are awe inspiring and help us to try and understand our ...
27 Maalis 202311min
Who Were The Cathars And What Was Their Daily Life Like?
For our fourth video in our ‘Day in the Life’ series we will travel back in time to the 13th century, where the spectre of heresy loomed large over all the regions of Europe. But especially in the Lan...
20 Maalis 202312min
More Medieval Torture Devices & Techniques that You’ll be Grateful Are in the Past...
The English historian James Anthony Froude once said. “Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself”. And it would ...
13 Maalis 202310min
Joan of Arc: A Teenager That Became the Figurehead of the French Army...
She was an ordinary peasant girl that changed the course of the 100 Years War. A teenager that became the figurehead of the French army. But who was she really? This is the story of the Maid of Orléan...
24 Helmi 202311min
The Infamous Medieval Witch Case of Alice Kyteler...
In 1324 Dame Alice Kyteler was the first Irish woman to be accused of witchcraft. Had she really used the dark arts to acquire her wealth or was she just your every day serial killer? In this video we...
17 Helmi 202311min
A 'Hilarious' Compilation of Inaccurate Medieval Beliefs…
In 2016 the English theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking said, “We spend a great deal of time studying history, which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity”. During the Middle Ages peop...
10 Helmi 202310min
A Day in the Life of a Medieval Barber Surgeon...
In the Middle Ages, the barber-surgeon became the poor-man’s go to doctor. Someone to deal with the more mundane and dirty jobs. Jobs like bloodletting, pulling out teeth, dealing with minor wounds, r...
3 Helmi 202311min
Medieval Ghost Stories & Old Tales of The Paranormal...
It’s that time of year when we all want to hear a good old fashioned ghost story. In the Middle Ages many of these tales were often loaded with hidden meaning for the listener and tried to explain the...
27 Tammi 202313min
