Explore the fascinating world of the Middle Ages through a comprehensive series of animated videos covering various aspects of medieval life, culture, and history. Delve into topics ranging from medieval punishments and torture devices to daily life in villages and taverns. Learn about famous historical events like the Viking raid on Lindisfarne and the First Crusade, as well as lesser-known curiosities such as dancing plagues and animal trials. Discover the origins of common phrases and practices, including why barbers have striped poles outside their shops. Investigate the harsh realities of medieval warfare, disease outbreaks, and peculiar laws. Gain insights into the lives of different social classes, from knights and longbowmen to gong farmers and petardiers. Uncover intriguing historical mysteries and explore the sometimes gruesome, often bizarre, but always captivating world of medieval Europe.
The Middle Ages - Medieval Period (5th-15th Century)
Overview
Syllabus
Medieval Punishments.
The Rotten Royals of Old England.
The Trebuchet.
Life in a Medieval Village.
Why Barbers have a Pole outside their Shop.
Medieval Knight.
How clean were Medieval people?.
Medieval Taverns.
English Longbowman (Medieval Archer).
Viking Raid on Lindisfarne (AD793).
The Rack (Gruesome Torture in History).
Weird laws in History.
The History behind Phrases you use Today.
What Food did Soldiers Eat?.
Gong Farmer (Worst Jobs in History).
Weird Plague 'Cures' (The Black Death).
How did people try to ‘cure’ the Plague? (Flagellants).
Pope Urban II orders the First Crusade (1095).
Drunkard's Cloak (Weird Punishments in History).
The Breaking Wheel (Horrible Punishments in History).
The Plague that made People Dance until they Dropped Dead.
Petardier - The Most Dangerous Job in History?.
Thumbscrews (Horrible Punishments in History).
Who Killed William II? (Murder Mystery).
Why was a Pig put on trial in Medieval Europe? (Strange History).
The Weird History of Toilet Deaths.
Taught by
Simple History
