What did medieval people eat? Were medieval knights jacked? Why was medieval torture so cruel? Medieval historian and co-host of the Gone Medieval Podcast Matt Lewis answers Google's most searched questions about the medieval world. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsely, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, and iOs & Android. We're offering a special discount to History Hit for our subscribers, get 50% off your first 3 months with code YOUTUBE: https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=YouTube2024 00:00 Introduction 00:47 When did medieval times start and end? 01:39 What did medieval women look like? 02:40 Were medieval swords heavy? 03:30 Why was medieval period called the 'Dark Ages' 04:23 What did medieval people eat? 06:00 Were medieval knights muscular? 06:46 How did medieval soldiers know who to fight? 07:55 How did medieval guilds work? 08:49 Why was medieval medicine so bad? 10:13 Were medieval peasants happy? 11:19 Were medieval soldiers paid? 12:45 What did medieval english sound like? 14:33 Why was medieval art so bad? 16:09 What did medieval beer taste like? 17:30 Were medieval hospitals clean? 18:33 Why was medieval torture so cruel? 20:20 Were medieval people dirty? 21:20 How did medieval sewers work? 22:28 Were medieval peasants illiterate? 23:31 What did medieval London look like? 24:36 Why did medieval people wear pointy shoes? 25:23 Were medieval peasants slaves? 27:17 Why were medieval times so brutal? 29:06 Conclusion #historyhit #medievalhistory #gonemedieval