Medieval Madness
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Medieval Mysteries You Didn't Learn in History Class...
Medieval Mysteries You Didn't Learn in History Class...
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An armored knight on a lumbering steed, toiling serfs, tied to the lands of their lord, cloistered monks and nuns, lost in prayer, and don’t forget the scenery: high-walled castles, great gothic churches, farms, farms, and more farms. We all know the kind of things we’d find during the Medieval Age. But what actually was the Medieval Age? Join us here at MedievalMadness to find out...
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- Medieval Mysteries You Didn't Learn in History Class... · 15 mntThere are many famous mysteries from the Middle Ages that have kept us guessing. Such as the fate of King Edward II and the princes in the Tower, or the meaning of the Voynich…
- The Most Powerful Mistresses of The Middle Ages... · 15 mntGertrude of Merania, Queen of Hungary, and Agnès Sorel, the first officially recognised mistress to a French king. One a ‘princess’, the other a minor aristocrat. What could…
- The Middle Ages Most Mysterious Tunnel System... · 16 mntThought to have been built sometime between 800 and 1100 AD, around 2,000 Erdstall tunnels can be found across central Europe, particularly in Bavaria, where there are over 700…
- The Middle Ages Most Ambitious Mega Projects... · 15 mntWhen many people think of the Medievals, they imagine castles and knights on white horses saving damsels in distress, or perhaps superstitious, backward-looking peasants, who’s…
- The Great Fire of London: A Timeline of Tragedy · 34 mntToday we thought we would travel outside of the Middle Ages and into the early modern period. But why? We hear you shout when you have 1,000 years of medieval history to go at…
- Surviving Life as Baby in the Middle Ages... · 15 mntThe Medievals are often criticised for their bad child-rearing skills, such as sending their youngsters off to be fostered and trained by other families. Many of the decisions…
- Surviving Dwarfism in the Middle Ages... · 16 mntDuring the Middle Ages, disabled people were found in all parts of society. Those born into ordinary peasant families just got on with their lives and coped as best they could…
- Surviving a Winter Storm in the Middle Ages... · 17 mntThe 14th century wasn’t a great time for sunbathing in Europe. Right from the start it seemed as though a distinct chill had settled over the land. The Baltic Sea froze over…
- Halloween in the Middle Ages... · 16 mntFor most of us, Halloween is the commercial holiday celebrated every year on the 31st of October, when people carve jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins and dress up in scary costumes…
- Staying Pretty in The Middle Ages... · 16 mntLike us, the Medievals wanted to step out looking and smelling their best. For women especially, grooming was not just about creating the illusion of beauty, it was also a way to…
- This Medieval Knight Was a Total D*&k... · 15 mntEnglish soldier and knight, condottiero, Captain-General of Florence, Duke of the Duchy of Spoleto. Who was this man? A man nicknamed John Sharp by the Italians in reference to…
- Dying in The Middle Ages... · 15 mntWhere do we go when we die? It’s a question that humans have been pondering for thousands of years. For the Christian Medievals, there were only three options – heaven, hell, or…
- The Medieval Murder Mystery You Didn't Read in History Class... · 15 mntWe’ll begin, as all good murder stories do, with the finding of a body. It was the end of May 1375, in the Lincolnshire countryside when the decomposing remains of a man were…
- Getting Wasted in the Middle Ages... · 15 mntThe Medievals consumed alcohol all the time. At every event, whether that was a wedding, a funeral, a business negotiation, or the completion of an apprenticeship ... they didn’t…
- Surviving Summer in the Middle Ages... · 16 mntFor the Medievals, summer was a time of celebration for all classes. Perhaps the best time of the year for social gatherings. But work still had to be carried out in the fields…
- What Did Medieval People Think of UFOs & Alien Life? · 16 mntIn the West, the Middle Ages was a superstitious time, a time when what was real and unreal became blurred. Dragons, witches, basilisks, and zombies were just some of the beasts…
- Cats During The Medieval Times... · 16 mntThe Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small, carnivorous mammals have played a major part in…
- The Medieval Robbery Your School Didn't Teach You About... · 15 mntIn 1303, Westminster was an important place. West from the City of London, it was protected by its own walls and gates. Westminster Palace was there, which was once the main…
- The Medieval Blood Ritual You Didn't Learn About in School... · 15 mntThe 22nd of March 1144 was Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. Outside the city walls, the forester Henry de Sprowston was riding through Thorpe Wood on the outskirts of…
- Surviving Life as a Woman of the Medieval Crusades... · 15 mntGoing on a Medieval Crusade was a male mission, a military enterprise in which only men could fight. Obviously, the women stayed home and did womanly things while their dashing…
