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6 myths about the Middle Ages that everyone believes - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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This video is absolutely amazing Comment from : Alex roz

🏃🏽 Comment from : opeyemi adediran

it's such an absurd that we call a one thousand years period "middle ages" Comment from : Valter Vinícius Costa

It is flat :) Comment from : Denise Lucas Blanchek

The video busts the myths by spreading some other Comment from : flks

I was wondering when they were gonna throw in some shade towards the fact that medieval Europe was predominantly white even though it was Europe, you know when white people come from and somehow link it to nationalism Just had to wait till the end of the video 😂 Comment from : Jordan K

It is obvious The enlightenment needed justification of its existence by opposing it to a dark and horrid period If enlightenment and the modern era were so good, why did they need to lie to impose a new way of thinking which was an "improvement" for humanity? Comment from : Diego Hidalgo

Europeans in the Middle Ages knew about spices grown in modern-day Indonesia, Sri Lanka and southern India--that's why they bought them They knew about bathing customs from the Middle East--that's why they had bathhouses all over where they bathed with fragrant soaps And they built incredibly sophisticated structures that inspire awe even today--Gothic cathedrals with giant stained windows In no way were Europeans in the Middle Ages "barbaric" They knew what they were doing Comment from : Pablo Ruiz

Well, the phrase "getting medieval on their behinds" will sound less menacing from now on Comment from : Nerdy Chad

The tickle torture!😂😂 Comment from : darkreigncometh

I have nether heard or belived any of these Comment from : NOAHPCPRO

Most of the lies and misconceptions in regards to the Middle Ages can be directly point to the later writings of Catholic writers because the Catholic religion was not the most popular among the European people during the time Comment from : T N

i was great until you started to dismiss the well documented torture devices used by the church during the 14-1500's - when did ted-ed become a mouthpiece for this biased bs? Comment from : nick carnevalino

the saddest part is when sommes uses these myth as justification for their thinking/action Comment from : Ascrassin

Turn to the relationship with Christ waaaaay over the religion of this Earth Turn to Christ and God bless you all!🙏✝️❤️ Comment from : Brennan Cahill

I think Romanticism, Nationalism and the Fantasy genre has corrupted this era of European history Comment from : A B

A lot of things generally associated with the middle ages were actually from the early modern period Large scale witch hunts and absolutism for example brAlso lots of punishments were essentially just a form of public shaming Comment from : Freya Katze

So many of the words in this video are band names Comment from : Sandy Siva

how could insane inventions be invented like the printing press in an age of no development? Comment from : gomshom67

Is this story about the Middle Ages more accurate than the others? I mean it is on you tube Comment from : fred barnes

“isolated white christian societies”… yeah because that’s the culture the european medieval period belonged to Comment from : Pea23

Yes, peasants and commoners were known for their adequate level of hygiene, they certainly had the time and resources to groom on a regular basis Comment from : A A

Yeah, but fantisy is cooler, sooooooooo Comment from : Dylan McKinniss

When future historians find out about TikTok they will call our time the Dark Ages Comment from : togofar

genocide euphemizers! Treason was just questioning the government! Comment from : Kelly Erwin

this video is a cartoon myth, no tangible evidence at all They could test the ancient torture devices for having any human blood on them if they have their doubts Comment from : Kelly Erwin

Geralt of Rivia likes this 👍 Comment from : Abhishek

btw it did not take much to be considered guilty of treason, your little cartoon does not make the dark ages any less dark Comment from : Kelly Erwin

I think your wrong with the pair of anquish it was definitely used in torture It didn't look like scissors It had a corkscrew when turned which opened the petals slowly It was to be put inside a women and opened which later was put in people's mouth and screwed open shattering their jaw and teeth and possibly killing them "A shoe stretcher"? Possible but how often were people getting new shoes in need of stretching and who had the money for such a novelty Comment from : Majin vegeta

The term "Dark Ages” refers to the early half of the Middle Ages Comment from : Beavis 2310

Hearing the word Byzantine in a video with this title is comical Comment from : OmarRP

who believes any of this? i knew when i clicked it would be things long debunked and/or never generally believed clickbait title is clickbait Comment from : Shawn Strife

Course it was a British book I think that’s just what the British ate lol Comment from : some rad guy

Rotten meat is delicious, really! Comment from : Charles Pinell

Excellent video Comment from : CIS101

I can’t express how frustrating it is that I had a test 4 hours ago and one of the questions asked what was not true This video pointed out al the truths in the first minute being: People didn’t think the earth was flat, growing literacy (they mentioned monasteries, meaning they probably wrote scientific texts alongside religious texts), and that Greek and Roman texts were not lostbrbrThe false one was that Arabic nations continued the work of a Greeks after the fall of the aromas empire, or something along those lines Comment from : Firenzar Frenzy

Another myth, the retoric of the Dark Ages is quite Eurocentric, 'cause in the rest of the world there was a lot going on A lot of knowledge Comment from : Arturo Macías

Red Bull drawings 🤔 Comment from : Vash The Stampede

In response to the debauchery of Roman baths, the early Christian church frequently discouraged cleanliness “To those that are well, and especially to the young,” Saint Benedict in the sixth century commanded, “bathing shall seldom be permitted” It was considered a sin Comment from : Tuffsmoygles

I passed through my middle ages many years ago and I am annoyed by people who want to tell me what I know, or don't know Too much misuse of the term "everybody" I thought Ted Talks were more responsible Comment from : Ted Smith

A simple but significant fact: The Renaissance, The Modern Times and whatnot appeared not despite the Middle Ages, but thanks to them Comment from : dyak0

The narrators subtle hints at “diversity” were noted Comment from : JipJac

Seth McFarlane did not like that😂😂 Comment from : Justin Thyme

Can you guys have Stephanie Honchell Smith do more segments? Her voice is perfection Comment from : TheJokerscene

Great video! Comment from : alpacaofthemountain

The way the narrator speaks as if these are absolute facts is obnoxious Comment from : E B

There is an armory museum in Worcester, Massachusetts called the Higgins Armory If I recall correctly it is the largest collection of medieval armor in the western hemisphere There was a small display of metal chastity beltsmayby a dozen? So they did existbrAnyway, if you're into medieval armor I highly recommendvisiting it Its worth the trip Comment from : J D

The claim that earth is the center of the universe is true though, from the perspective of the observer Einstein demonstrated that But even if not, it could be the ACTUAL physical center as well We simply don't know as we haven't mapped out the entire universe It also depends on how you define, "center" Comment from : totothebunny333

100 certain they would have used Herbs and not erbs Comment from : Glen Male

Lesson learned: If there’s a misconception about a certain time, blame the Victorians Comment from : TheAngryPotato

And how about the book Malleus maleficarum?brI do believe, the is evidence, that to this particular timeperiod many female lives were taken by just the superstition of something makebelief Comment from : ludwig mayer

BC-AD even Neil Degrasse Tyson said he wouldn’t take the religion out of this You’re dismissing my religion but god forbid I dismiss your pronouns Comment from : Kevin Holland

well she got her fifteen minutes of fame huh Comment from : jann hebrank

So interestingand funny 😂❤ Comment from : Двести Грамм

Pretty good video up until one of the closing points insinuated Europe wasn't White It was Almost entirely, certainly far more than today, and a few anecdotal examples of merchants and travellers doesn't change that, obviously Remember recent immigration into Europe from without is a very recent phenomenon Comment from : Hman

I can confirm they aren’t true, I was a peasant in Schleswig Comment from : Jacob Cassidy

Wonderful animations! Comment from : Delta phase Plutonium

Redbull gives you wiiiiings Comment from : ImperatorSomnium

So people in the Middle Ages knew more about the shape of the earth than a significant portion of the Republicans Comment from : Anthony Frederick

I thought they had relics of chastity belts from the Middle Ages (?) Comment from : Margo

The iron maiden may not have been a commonplace torture device, but certainly the idea did pop up a few times in history According to one account which saw some retelling, Ibn al-Zayyat was a particularly cruel and ambitious schemer of a vizier to the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century, and publicly humiliated and abused an Abbasid prince by the name of Ja’farbrbrThis turned out to be a terrible career move Ja’far held a grudge against the vizier, and on assuming the caliphate over the head of several other candidates with the new sobriquet ‘al-Mutawakkil’, put Ibn al-Zayyat to death by locking him inside a horrific device the vizier had himself devised and used to torture prisoners: the ‘tannur’ (‘oven’ in Arabic), which was apparently some kind of wooden chest with iron spikes on the inside Ibn al-Zayyat lasted a couple of days inside the incredibly uncomfortable box before expiringbrbrNot a nice way to die, but there was certainly a degree of poetic justice Comment from : Dom Tromans

Oh… I read it wrong I thought it said, “6 myths about Middle Aged that people believed” Comment from : Dex

Why do you have to say white Comment from : A REAL HUMAN BEING

There's a misconception that Hollywood love to spread, that people whenever and wherever in the past necessarily speak RP 😂 Comment from : Deusdete Neris

Nope video is wrong Everything previously known about the middle ages are very accurate This video is only to gloss over the savagery and mistreatment of the peasant population of Europe Comment from : No Name

BS They were called the dark ages because Europe, unlike other places in the world Practiced witch-hunts and other such ideas & policies Not because "someone didn't like the period" Comment from : Shachar Petrushka

fact: earth is flat Comment from : Danny Munoz

So your telling me that people didn't get prosecuted for saying Earth is round? Wasn't Galileo Galilie, born February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642, was punished for trying to prove the Earth was round and not the center of the universe??? And that's AFTER Medieval times This makes no sense Comment from : Midnite Cro

Humans don't see how crazy they are Comment from : Amoroso Gombe

I mean, the earth is the center of the universe from our perspective Especially if it's infinite Comment from : DoctorLazertron Music

This looks like a Red Bull commercial Comment from : Flecktarn

how about the Spanish Inquisition !!! Comment from : Mohamed Hasni

Saying that something "couldn't" be a torture device is a bold statement Comment from : Screaming Idiot

* literally this is out of topic but just come here so i can have ideas for the medieval story im going to write * Comment from : PŪRPLE

Well, we might have misconceptions about the middle ages But I'm sure it was not as cool as what this cartoon makes it look like Comment from : Michel

I like that the cartoonist drew Petrarch holding the book labeled "the Dark Ages" while the narrator just sort of expects the viewer to recognize him Comment from : William Innes

so, they didn't walk off quite contented? Comment from : Dianne Forit

Sounds like the post-15th century is where these stereotypes came from Comment from : darexinfinity

You left out the both of a darklord trying to take power by crafting a ring Comment from : KYB77

I like this video, because it's based in real and historical facts Comment from : Pedro Neto

Uhm The Inquisition alone is a solid proof of torture? Comment from : Lina Oxyna

you can't change my mind Comment from : guessNOT

Spanish inquisition Comment from : ziechfred

Sigh I find the bit at 4:10 more annoying, as it's just plain revisionism to suggest Medieval Europe was diverse by modern standards Did people from other continents iever/i make their way to Europe? Sure! Byzantine traders, north African monks and of course some parts of southern Europe were part of the Islamic world BUT, the vast majority of the population were farmers, in remote little hamlets, which would have hardly attracted any migrants, let alone from vast distances away and even the busier ports were hardly 21st century New York If we must apply modern racial categories to the period, Northern European societies would still have been 99+ 'white' We don't even have to speculate on this, genomics in recent years allows us to sample large numbers of remains from the period, if a non-trivial proportion of the population was of non-European descent, iwe would know/i brbrWhat revisionist historians never do is try to put a claim on next to the label of 'diverse', instead they'll just point to anecdotes Anecdotes aren't data, and they certainly aren't demography It's like citing individual Westerners who have been to Japan to suggest Japan is a 'diverse' society Comment from : Merry Machiavelli

I'm sorry, in the UK in the 16th Century, witness testimony was only admissible by law if it had been extracted under torture False evidence was considered all too easy unless pain was involved, as a sign of earnest intent Comment from : Rahere

2:50 when the ax-weilding executioner is legally obligated to just tickle a prisoner, but otherwise leave him a alone Comment from : Jeff Benton

Game of Thrones fans left the chat Comment from : Arjun P S

Would rather watch Metatron talk about this topic, though this video was way more accurate than I had expected it to be Comment from : J W

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