NOBB Medieval History

About NOBB Medieval History

There are many aspects of Medieval history which are not always covered or covered correctly. This podcast aims to introduce listeners to various topics and help inform and dispell misconceptions along the way. This podcast is the educational attachment to the Noble Order of the Blue Button's Medieval comedy sketches on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@nobleorderofthebluebutton

Publisher

Noble Order of the Blue Button

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2023

Latest episode

3 Mar 2023

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Mar 2023

   Episode 7 - Dark Ages

   Were the Dark Ages really so dark? Not at all! Time to debunk this myth.

2. 

   24 Feb 2023

   Episode 6 - Flat Earth

   The idea that Christopher Columbus was the first to prove the Earth was round, was patently false.

3. 

   17 Feb 2023

   Episode 5 - Spices

   Contrary to what some have heard, spices were not used in the Middle Ages to cover the bad flavor of rotten meat.

4. 

   10 Feb 2023

   Episode 4 - Beowulf

   This week we introduce you to a standard in Old English literature, Beowulf. We briefly dive into the tale and some of the concepts covered.

5. 

   27 Jan 2023

   Episode 3 - Medieval Misconception: Cotton

   Many (not all) reenactors claim cotton is not historically authentic in clothing for Medieval recreation, as it was not available in Europe during the Middle Ages. This week's episode refutes that claim.

6. 

   20 Jan 2023

   Episode 2 - Charlemagne

   We present a short introduction to the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne.

7. 

   13 Jan 2023

   Episode 1 - Dating Robin Hood

   For our inaugural episode, we look at the question of how old the original Robin Hood tales are and the difficulties of dating them.

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