Did Medieval people never bathe? Did they think the earth was flat? Did they only eat crappy food? We've all been sold a bunch of Medieval misconceptions usually crafted by Victorian historical revisionists... so, what's the truth? Come learn with me.

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:32 Did they bathe?
11:11 Did they think the earth was flat?
14:56 Did they believe in science?
18:59 Could they read?
21:51 Did they only eat bad food?
24:17 Why is their art "bad"?
28:33 Conclusion and Credits

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Sources:

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History Today, Back To The Dark Ages https://www.historytoday.com/backdar...

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Katherine Ashenburg, “Clean: An Unsanitized History of Washing”

Dr. Eleanor Janega, “I assure you, medieval people bathed” https://goingmedieval.com/2019/08/02...

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