On the heels of the Roman Empire came the Byzantine Empire to the east, based in Constantinople. The arts and sciences continued to flourished there long after vandals had ransacked ancient Rome.
The fall of Constantinople, in 1453, led many of its artists and scientists to venture westward. They contributed greatly to the new Renaissance era that ended the Middle Ages. Here’s more from TED-Ed.
The term “gardyloo” had its origins in the Middle Ages. Before discarding waste from upper-story windows, the Scots would shout “gardyloo.” Meaning: Be on your guard for the loo is about to hit the fan! The term persisted into the early 20th century, until internal toilets became widely prevalent.
Here, Jamie Dlux reintroduces “gardyloo” while discussing sanitary conditions in the times of the bubonic plague. Learn how medical philosophy has not changed so much over the centuries, and still remains harmful for your health.
Middle-class citizens around the world have enjoyed a robust system of plenty for many decade. But the ruling elite are now trying to batten down the hatches and dispatch a large number of us. They foresee a world with a much smaller population, a world they control while we work for them as serfs, same as in the Middle Ages.
Will we stand by and allow this transformation? How can we fight it? Here are pertinent thoughts from Computing Forever in Ireland.
TRUreprting and McAllister TV explore the hideous legacy of the Rothschild family and their Black Forest hunting parties in this edition of Beyond the Headlines. The Rothschilds and their rich hunting buddies didn’t go after trophy deer but young children turned loose in the forests. Tales of Hansel and Gretel, The Pied Piper and other Middle Age legends and nursery rhymes echo these sordid affairs. Also discussed here: Jimmy Savile, The Queen, errant popes and the Nazi Bell, plus talk of UFOs.
How cats and a real plague created the modern world. More from Black Pigeon Speaks.
Despite what pop culture might have you believe, living in a medieval castle wasn’t all that glamorous. If you were one of the lucky ruling class, you got some wine or the occasional hot bath. But with the lack of plumbing, castles smelled pretty ripe. Not to mention rats. So many rats. Today we’re getting real about what living in a medieval castle was like, and it’s not that pretty. More from Weird History.
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There is no period in history more misunderstood than the Middle Ages. Providence College Professor of English, Anthony Esolen, vividly demonstrates why the “Dark Ages” would be better described as the “Brilliant Ages.”
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