Gone Medieval Your Medieval Questions Answered
Feb 17, 2026
They tackle counterfactual history like what if Richard III had won Bosworth. They explore time travel tweaks that might have reshaped empires. They describe medieval evenings, bawdy songs, inns and entertainers. They dig into hygiene, toilets and privacy. They debate period dates, how news and years were tracked, and which figures were unfairly maligned.
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Peasants Care About Disruption, Not Dynasties
- Ordinary people mostly ignore changes of monarch unless it disrupts daily life.
- What peasants notice are taxation, armies, and local enforcement — not dynastic drama.
Church Kept Time; Crops Kept People Grounded
- The church and local priests kept calendrical knowledge and regnal dating for most people.
- Dates mattered less to peasants than seasons and harvest cycles that governed survival.
Law Travels By Voice, Not Print
- Major proclamations travelled as oral public readings, not printed bulletins.
- Charlemagne's legal readings show rulers relied on messengers to announce law aloud to reach illiterate publics.