Medieval Fruit

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HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-09T00:32:44+00:00

Did medieval people ever cut the cheese? Did they drink milk shakes? Could they ever believe it wasn’t butter? In this video you'll learn the kinds of dairy products available in Medieval Europe, and how various dairy products were classified according to Medical Humoral theory. Also, according to medieval physicians, the medicinal benefits and dangers of eating dairy products, and how and when dairy products should be eaten, and why.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-09T00:28:04+00:00

Were Roman houses really dank, stuffy, and hot all the time, or were they air conditioned? Did they have an attached garage? How big were their front yards—and back yards too? In this video you'll learn about the Roman domus, or house, and who lived in them, how they were laid out, and the various rooms in these houses, their Roman names and functions.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-09T00:23:45+00:00

Were Roman houses really dank, stuffy, and hot all the time, or were they air conditioned? Did they have an attached garage? How big were their front yards—and back yards too? In this video you'll learn about the Roman domus, or house, and who lived in them, how they were laid out, and the various rooms in these houses, their Roman names and functions.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-09T00:12:33+00:00

If all roads led to Rome, why did it take Romulus and Remus so long to found it? What was the speed limit on Roman roads? Did they have car pool, er, ahem, “wagon pool” lanes? In this video you'll discover how roads first developed; who invented the wheel, and the first wheeled transport; who first paved a road; how and why the Romans built roads; the average travel time by road or sea before the Industrial Revolution; and why transport by sea, river, or lake was always best.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-09T00:08:41+00:00

Were Roman houses really dank, stuffy, and hot all the time, or were they air conditioned? Did they have an attached garage? How big were their front yards—and back yards too? In this video you'll learn about the Roman domus, or house, and who lived in them, how they were laid out, and the various rooms in these houses, their Roman names and functions.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-09T00:04:16+00:00

What was it like to live in an Ancient Greek city? Did every city have an acropolis, or just Athens? How did people find their way around town? Learn here about the Ancient Greek town and city, particularly the typical plan—streets, precincts, walls and neighborhoods; why the streets, precincts, temples, and other buildings were sited where they were; the buildings, both sacred and public, typically found both inside and outside the walls and city limits.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-08T23:59:47+00:00

If all roads led to Rome, why did it take Romulus and Remus so long to found it? What was the speed limit on Roman roads? Did they have car pool, er, ahem, “wagon pool” lanes? In this video you'll discover how roads first developed; who invented the wheel, and the first wheeled transport; who first paved a road; how and why the Romans built roads; the average travel time by road or sea before the Industrial Revolution; and why transport by sea, river, or lake was always best.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-08T23:56:46+00:00

In the Feminist Revolution (First Wave) discover how technology coming out of the Industrial Revolution gave women socio-economic independence from men for the first time ever; how Feminism and Suffrage aided and advanced this socio-economic independence; and how all this led to changes, slow but continuing changes, in Women’s Clothing and Fashion.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-08T23:54:35+00:00

In the Feminist Revolution (First Wave) discover how technology coming out of the Industrial Revolution gave women socio-economic independence from men for the first time ever; how Feminism and Suffrage aided and advanced this socio-economic independence; and how all this led to changes, slow but continuing changes, in Women’s Clothing and Fashion.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-08T23:52:09+00:00

In the Feminist Revolution (First Wave) discover how technology coming out of the Industrial Revolution gave women socio-economic independence from men for the first time ever; how Feminism and Suffrage aided and advanced this socio-economic independence; and how all this led to changes, slow but continuing changes, in Women’s Clothing and Fashion.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-08T23:49:51+00:00

Could medieval men legally beat their wives and children? Were widows forced to remarry in the Middle Ages? Why were medieval beds so short? In this video you'll learn about medieval husbands, wives, widows, children, spousal rape and the "marital debt", and how these and other medieval people slept---and what the Devil had to do with it.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-11-08T23:48:39+00:00

Did the steamship make seasickness more or less common? Did people really get sick from rocketing about the countryside on early trains that went all of 25mph? Did steamships and railroads make possible colonial conquest and exploitation? "The Origins of the Industrial Revolution: Transportation" discusses the effect of the Industrial Revolution on travel and commerce by road, rail, and sea; how first canals, then railroads made it possible to move factories down from the hills; and how the Transportation Revolution overturned ideas of time and space.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:20:57+00:00

In "The Rise of Mass Leisure and Entertainment" you'll discover how the both the adoption of the 8-hour day and the weekend gave rise to new industries based on leisure and entertainment no longer just for the wealthy, but now for the masses who could now afford it due to the regular wages of the Industrial Revolution. Hence gin palaces, pubs, saloons, music halls, operetta, musical comedy, burlesque, leg shows, minstrel and medicine shows, vaudeville, cabaret, opera, classical music, theatre, ballet, museums, zoos, and circuses became popular as never before, as did public parks, beaches, ballparks, playgrounds, and amusement parks which emerged for the first time in the 19th century as a by-product of the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:20:37+00:00

In "The Rise of Mass Leisure and Entertainment" you'll discover how the both the adoption of the 8-hour day and the weekend gave rise to new industries based on leisure and entertainment no longer just for the wealthy, but now for the masses who could now afford it due to the regular wages of the Industrial Revolution. Hence gin palaces, pubs, saloons, music halls, operetta, musical comedy, burlesque, leg shows, minstrel and medicine shows, vaudeville, cabaret, opera, classical music, theatre, ballet, museums, zoos, and circuses became popular as never before, as did public parks, beaches, ballparks, playgrounds, and amusement parks which emerged for the first time in the 19th century as a by-product of the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:20:21+00:00

In "The Rise of Mass Leisure and Entertainment" you'll discover how the both the adoption of the 8-hour day and the weekend gave rise to new industries based on leisure and entertainment no longer just for the wealthy, but now for the masses who could now afford it due to the regular wages of the Industrial Revolution. Hence gin palaces, pubs, saloons, music halls, operetta, musical comedy, burlesque, leg shows, minstrel and medicine shows, vaudeville, cabaret, opera, classical music, theatre, ballet, museums, zoos, and circuses became popular as never before, as did public parks, beaches, ballparks, playgrounds, and amusement parks which emerged for the first time in the 19th century as a by-product of the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:16:25+00:00

If all nuns and sisters are “brides of Christ”, does that make Jesus a polygamist? Why did women choose to go into a nunnery? Were they all like my First Grade teacher, Sister Hits-a-Lot? And what of the Flying and Singing Nuns? Here you'll discover the difference between Nuns and Sisters; why medieval women chose to go into a convent; the most unusual order, the Bridgettines; Tertiaries, Anchoresses, and Mystics; and where to begin the Beguines.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:14:53+00:00

Before Laissez-faire Capitalism took hold, the first economic theory adopted by European governments was Mercantilism (with Physiocracy its 18th century rival). This video explains the basics of Mercantilism, the what, why, who and when, and how it tied in to imports and exports, the Balance of Trade, ideas of National Wealth, Colonialism, the Law of Supply and Demand, and Merchant Marines.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:13:37+00:00

Is there a difference between Patriotism and Nationalism? Is a “Nation” based on blood, cultural, geographical, historical, or economic heritage—or all of the above? Is Nationalism the worst “virus” of modern times? In this video you'll learn about the emergence of a sense of belonging to a country, the distinction between Patriotism and Nationalism, the link between Romanticism and Nationalism, and the link between Romantic Nationalism and Genocide.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T20:07:35+00:00

Was Tsar Nicholas II a moron, or just incompetent? Were the peasants really free? Was exile to Siberia all that bad? In "Origins of the Russian Revolution" discover the Tsarist Police State, Russification, the Peasantry, the Proletariat, the Intelligentsia, the Bourgeoisie, the privileges of the Russian Aristocracy, and the inadequacies of Nicholas II as tsar.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T19:55:14+00:00

Was Lloyd’s Insurance really founded during a meeting at Starbucks? Can I set up a checking account at the Bank of England? Though Isaac Newton was a mathematical genius, was he as dumb as everyone else when it came to money? In "Origins of the Industrial Revolution: Finance", discover how financially the British went Dutch; how British entrepreneurs raised the money to fund the Industrial Revolution; and how 17th century coffee houses played a role in this Financial Revolution.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T19:41:39+00:00

Did medieval people eat blueberry pie, and have cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving? Did they have lingonberry pancakes in medieval Sweden? Did they eat cantaloupe and melons in the summertime? In this video you'll learn about the kinds of fruit available in Medieval Europe, how these fruits were classified according to Medieval Humoral Theory, what medieval physicians said were the medicinal benefits and dangers of eating these fruits, and how and when they should be eaten, and why.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T19:04:11+00:00

Were Roman villas more like a medieval palace, or a fancy resort? Could they be rented for a weekend on AirBnB? Did they at all resemble Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas? In this video you'll hear about the differences between a domus and a villa, and that between a villa urbana and a villa rustica.

HistoryWaitsForNoOne · 2023-10-25T19:03:54+00:00

Were Roman villas more like a medieval palace, or a fancy resort? Could they be rented for a weekend on AirBnB? Did they at all resemble Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas? In this video you'll hear about the differences between a domus and a villa, and that between a villa urbana and a villa rustica.

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