Priest: Let me check my super detailed and very specific sex manual "cough" I mean questionnaire to make sure that everyone is being properly prudish and repressed.
Shad character development “Drawing a sword from the back is impossible!” “You know drawing a sword from the back might be possible” “Here’s how you draw a sword from the back” “I always draw the sword from the back”
18:51 In the U.S. during Prohibition there were products that carried instructions like “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine.”
Never understood people who think medieval people were prudes. The fact that preachers spent so much time railing against adultery and fornication should tell you otherwise.
when people talk about "how it was back in X period" they are talking about the behavior of the middle and upper classes... not about tje vast majority. Because sadly , the common folk wasn't represented enough for is to know how they behaved or what they did
@@Dan_Kanerva Yup. It wasn't until the rise of republicanism in the mid to late 1400's that people realized their nations would be better off if they had less poor. Even then it took a long time to get to where we are now, where 90% of the population is middle class. In fact this is why there is so much resistance to certain modern policies, those policies would see the return of serfdom basically putting us back over 600 years to a time when the majority was poor. Some people are too stupid to realize this though and draw all the wrong conclusions as to why their policies aren't as popular as they were in their mind.
Maybe not as baffling when you don't think of it as the specific organ you are thinking of, and instead just think of it as a mysterious thing that produces a period cycle.
Just bought her book on Kindle. She sounds not only as a really nice person, but a very knowledgeable one. Would listen to her explaining the past lives of our ancestors for hours. Amazing interview Shad 😆
One of Shad's best videos ever. And the lady is a gem, being so knowledgeable and able to discuss such topics without sounding neither boring nor vulgar, but instead with such a classy sass. I just became a fan of hers and I'll be buying her books in the very near future.
18:48 I've heard (though cannot verify) that during prohibition, grape juice was often sold in cointainers that had very specific instructions on what not do so that the grape juice wouldn't turn into wine.
where I live some brand has the rights on growing certain plans like a bred of potatos so some sellers tell you that with the instructions that would lead to cultivating said plant ^^
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour I think a more interesting question would be: what did women do in feudal times? What are facts and misconceptions about them? I have many questions about the other half of my species in history.
Rosalie is absolutely delightful in this interview. Lots of humor, innuendo, etc. Just enough to give you understanding, but hopefully not enough to make the algorithm insane. Shad, you did a very good interview, asked the questions, engaged in the humor and asked the questions that could have been asked, all without devolving into schoolboy giggles.
To be honest, this would give a lot of information for fantasy setting related to sex. Like The Witcher as example which has a lot of sex scenes, or those "off-brand" isekai animes that could use this information so that they don't just mainstreamly using slaves.
So because I'm writing my master's thesis on ancient medicine (specifically comparing Chinese and Western bloodletting practices, but you have to go through a lot of stuff to get the relevant bits), I might be able to add a bit to the, errrr... anatomical bit there at the start. The origin of the "wandering uterus" theory is ancient, pretty much Hippocratic, and like Mme Gilbert said, it was believed it would wander about collecting bad humors (bits of nutrients that hadn't gotten absorbed before it went bad inside your bloodvessels, Ancient Greek anatomy and physiology was pretty wild) in the body before passing them out during "that time" (one of the main inspirations for bloodletting btw! The reasoning being that if the body (specifically male body) was unable to drain itself of putrified humors, you just had to help the body along. Nosebleeds, vomiting blood and haemorrhoids were other examples noted by Galen as inspirations for the practie observed "in nature" but I digress). However, if it was allowed to move about too much, collect too much bad humors due to unhealthy habits or just got "stuck" somewhere, it could lead to that nebulous condition called "hysteria" which was a label slapped on any womanly condition not readily explained by other means. Furthermore, it wasn't just a good romp that would "settle" the uterus, specifically it was the state of being pregnant that did the trick. Basically, doctors from Hippocrates till the early modern period had "give her the D and knock her up proper" as the go-to remedy for your wife being indisposed. This idea died out only fairly recently as victorian doctors would often come up with inventive, erm... "treatment regimens" for female patients diagnosed with hysteria, all of which were basically some form of "regional manual therapy". As for China, sex was SERIOUS business, and before the Ming dynasty when Neo Confucian prudishness had them banned, newly wed couples would often be given sex manuals, though these were not for "fun" as such but more what we'd call "sexual health" books, which often included ideal positions, calendar dates, weather etc for concieving (the goal was of course, to produce many healthy, preffarably male, offspring), as well as exercise regimens, dietary tips, herbal formulas for STIs, impotency etc. One noteworthy detail that is always stressed in these manuals was the female orgasm and instructions how to make the woman feel good during the act. This was seen as a crucial component, because it was believed that without the woman orgasming along with the man, fertilization could not take place. So a lot of these manuals actually take the time to make sure that the woman was (at last in theory) having a good time as well. Sorry for the text wall, if anyone read this far thanks for reading! ^^
I'm a sex psychologist so every now and then I try to dive into historical and anthropological info on sex across the world and times so this was super interesting to read!
@@vania7302 Why thank you! ^^ If you're interested, Robert van Gulik (Dutch Sinologist, mystery crime writer and collector of antique Chinese erotica) wrote at least two books on sexuality in ancient China, both available in English. Sadly I don't have any equal recomendations for medieval/classical sexuality, since what I know I mostly poeced together from various books on medical history, but I'm sure there are at least a few books on the subject!
I'm happy you're able to branch out and diversify your content Shad. You kind of keep yourself confined to a narrow hallway when you only focus on historical weaponry. I understand it is your bread and butter, but covering other historical topics gives you a LOT more room for creativity I think. Don't lose your niche, but dabble in branching out from time to time.
Hey Shad, could you do a video on low-class marriages? It's generally well known how arranged and transactional it was for the wealthy, but I'm interested in how the peasantry and other non-nobility engaged with it.
How low class? Farmer class? Transactional marriage would still happen. In some of less developed part of Mexico it still occasionally happens. We still sometimes joke about how farmer in 1900 would sell their daughters for a few cows
In the early 1900s in the European rural farming communities, it was mostly about men impregnating women and having to have a shotgun wedding because the born children could be used as a proof of a felony i.e. premarital sex. Premarital sex was legalized with the law changes of the 1920s and the late 1940s when it was completely removed from the penal code in most Western countries after the World War II. Families were not planned, sex kind of was. Once you had sex, there usually would be children and the community would pressure the man into taking responsibility and marriage was a part of it. That probably still happens in Africa, see the pop growth of Nigeria.
@@ihavenoson3384 In Nigeria, marriages are often planned. Depends on the region. But even when the couple hook up in the stereotypical "romantic" way, both families are fully involved in the wedding plans. It's almost unheard of not to get the parents' approval first. As for premarital sex, it doesn't guarantee marriage. Often (especially in the south-south region) you'll find married people who have had kids from someone else before they got married. Though that isn't as common in other parts of the country.
Seeing Shad's reactions to some of these absolutely made the occasionally uncomfortable subject matter totally worth it. Thanks for being a trooper and doing this video. Hopefully UA-cam won't be mean to you as this really is an important topic.
This is a Crossover I never expected! I have read through Lady Rosalie's website extensively previously as it helps with my own research of a 14th century woman that I am personifying in the SCA so seeing her live and talking with Shad was a real treat for me! Thank you, both of you!
I really love these discussions on the smaller aspects of medieval times. It really tells you how far we’ve come or how much we’ve lost over the years.
One point about the lengburg bra. A couple of people have made various versions of this and others from descriptions given in manuscripts but they all have one thing in common. Made on their own without the skirt part and, while they do provide plenty of support for the whole day - one person who did this is a primary school teacher and she wore it to work - they did tend to ride up by the end the day at the back and thus you lost a bit of support at the front. By adding the skirt to it the weight was just enough to ensure that it stayed where it should for the day and you kept your bust at the right height, best description I can think of, instead of having a slight sag by the end of the day. Please note this was with western dress, if you added a fitted kirtle and then another fitted overdress you might not have this problem but it is thought that this was why the skirt was added. To some designs in some eras at any rate. Plus it would be warm and it's one less petticoat you have to have tied about your waist
This is one of the most fascinating videos you have done Shad. I definitely would like to see more experts experts on odd and other not so common topics. This young lady has a wonderful personality on camera which makes the video that much better.
This is why I love your channel shad, just with a 20 to 30 minute video I learned more about the medieval period then I ever did in school. So thank you 😁 plus I love your genuine enthusiastic about learning more yourself, that kind of energy is really infectious. So please keep up the fantastic work, keep fighting the system, we need more creative people like you on here!!
"Bedroom trial", I love Shad's laugh. 😄 I'm not a medieval scholar or pseudo-scholar of any sort, but I knew THAT because of the documentary series "Medieval Lives", and they mention a case of a woman who divorced her husband because he couldn't please her in bed. The court provided three *ahem* experienced matrons to check, and yes, his "virile member" was indeed, QUOTE "useless".
and as one person pointed out, it might be kind of hard for some men to perform with a bunch of old ladies around observing; so, it's maybe not so much a real test as a formality for justifying divorce.
@@NickRoman Not just observing, but commenting and "encouraging", i.e. reinforcing the pressure and the fact that you are not doing well and NEED encouraging. Yep, not a lot would pass that test. Even in porn, with paid and experienced professionals, they sometimes had to bring in a stunt man when a porn actor was up to it.
Shad face becoming the same shade as the rose behind him and slowly returning to normal only for another naughty thing to be said and his face get even reder was hilarious
That's his problem, I have pretty much no shame. Like in High School "Health Class" seeing birthing videos and other subject matter like this, most of my classmates where embarrassed or grossed out (borderline vomit) while I was completely fine with that no embarrassment or grossed out. In fact I'm pro-nudity NOT PERVY REASONS! I simply feel that as long as you act appropriately & hygienically you should be legally allowed to walk out wearing nothing without problem.
@@katarjin Like I said my reason is not pervyness but rather general freedom and letting plenty of healthy breeze around your body. I am not in that good of shape myself and acknowledge that many people are out of shape/unattractive bit still feel the option to be naked in public should be allowed as long as meet certain standards of respect/classiness and hygiene.
Attach the word SEX to anything and it's gonna get you views haha! But in all seriousness, Rosalie was so knowledgeable and great at communication. Very cool content. Cheers!!
01:25 My family also lives in a historic castle in Compton California as well! I mean it’s a Motel 6 extended stay that was built in the 70s, but hey… It has sheltered many generations of The McCage Clan!
Re: confessor's manuals - Private (as opposed to public, in front of the church congregation) confession and the seal of the confessional started out in early early medieval Ireland, among monks. If you are hearing monks' confessions, anything about sex is going to be a no-no, because they can't have any. The point of Irish monks writing a "penitentiary" guide for priests hearing Confession was so that they wouldn't be surprised about whatever weird thing they heard, and so that they would know the MAXIMUM penance that they could assign (and not assign more, which would be cruel and discouraging). People hearing confessions don't ask lists of questions; they just ask what people need to confess. The rest is up to the person receiving the Sacrament. Occasionally there are suggestions as to what priests should ask, in order to find out just how bad things are in a certain direction, but they weren't supposed to ask every possible question, like an SAT exam. Sheesh. Some of the weirder questions might have been connected to popular ballads or jokes, or just weird sex fads. The Christian rules for sex did get preached and taught, but things weren't "policed" unless somebody confessed or flaunted it. Obviously everybody could tell that the married couples had had sex during Lent or Advent if they were having kids at certain times of the year, but even that was usually considered a venial sin. Medieval books are just like books today -- there are hidden assumptions about "of course you'll use it this way, not that crazy way!" Given that their assumptions were stuff like "of course you'll put the contents of this book into your memory palace, and all the illustrations are puns that will help you memorize it," it's obvious that we miss quite a lot of context. But yeah, I"m sure that Gilbert's book tells more about sources and reasons, because you couldn't possibly tell everything in a presentation that you could in print!
Addendum/Fun fact: Because of the nature of Marriage for Catholics, neither the man or woman can technically deny access to each other's bodies upon request, unless its unreasonable. The limits for reasonability are something like more than 2-3 times a month.
@@npswm1314 On the topic of the Catholic church, they also oppose contraceptive practices. I can only speculate on how prevalent this was in the medieval period. In the modern day it is common practice for married couples to understand when in the woman's cycle she is the least fertile, so that they know when they can have sex with a lower chance of conception.
@@sk8rdman It's worth remembering that before late 1800s, children were considered completely differently by people compared to today, as were women. This is for the reason of human biology. Before both modern sanitation and reliable contraception, typical women had close to 10 children in their lifetime, which means she was either pregnant of breastfeeding most of her childbearing age. And you would usually lose about half of those children to disease, accidents and so on before they reached maturity. Also as most people back then were farmers, children were considered free labor and highly desirable in large amounts. This is also why selling excess children, or "taking them to the woods" in bad harvest years was not an unusual concept, nor was sending young children away to apprentice with someone who needed more labor. When you already have many children, losing a couple is far less meaningful than losing the only child you have. You can still see this attitude in countries with high birth rates with people who live on small farms.
On the subject of “wink wink” during prohibition in the US there was at least one company that sold concentrate grape juice with detailed instructions on how to make wine so nobody accidentally made it.
Shad neighbors : " honey now he's outside talking about relations first it was swords and daggers and Shields and building a castle in the back of his yard now he's talking about procreation. "
12:50 I have a history degree - in one of the courses I took in college, the professor mentioned that a pope in 1400s had a mural of a bunch of nude Hellenic goddesses painted on the ceiling of the bedroom in the Vatican. Can't image what that was for. Either way, though, from both my progressive professors in college and conservative history scholars like Rudyard Lynch (WhatIfAltHist), I've learned that the Medieval Period in most places was not nearly as prudish, close-minded, or repressive towards women as a lot of people believe. It was still usually a very religious society that held virtue in high regard
Now say that under some discussion about patriarchy and watch fireworks. People forget men wore rings, skirts and dresses about as much of time as women did and comparatively it's not even 1% of time yet as a species that we didn't. Yet progressives try to be very progressive by doing the same...
@@jakubrogacz6829 Thats because it was and sort of still is seen as a girly thing to do. Almost like people can regress in some ways and thus progressivism can change from era to era.
the struggle between shads inner scholar and inner gentleman is fantastic xD man's truly dedicated. thanks for all the content!! as far as the bedroom trials go, I just can't see any way that could end well for a relationship 🤣🤣
This is great! I've been doing a LOT of research into Medieval hygiene and get asked all the time at events about how women dealt with "lady problems". I'm going to pick up a copy of her book and add it to my reading list to recommend to folks!
I also find it fascinating that we today look at the medieval period hygiene as if they don’t clean. Mostly we are comparing modern hygiene practices to the Middle Ages.
@@TravisDoomGuide That's one of my favorite teaching points! They didn't have the same facilities as we do, but they didn't like smelly people either. I have reproduction hair powder from a medieval women's medical manual and I love people's reactions when they smell it and realize people actually wanted to smell nice.
@@jackielou68 yup, I bought some soap made from lye and beef tallow something pretty similar to what they would have had in the Renaissance era. I liked it so much I use it instead of body wash. I’ve been using it for years now and do not regret it.
Idk how common it was but I do know that some wore a cloth under their dresses during that time of the month. How they went about keeping it on differed from place to place.
I love watching this. I love learning about everyday medieval lives. What I find annoying though are these gosh dang medevial drama shows that turn the medevial into some lust affair between people, and that it was just okay to cheat or choose who you want. Which was and is absurd that that was common or normal.
@@gaysy1st there was a shit ton to do. Because not everything was automated. Household work, farm work, etc were tiring. There were a lot more festivals and parties and saint days. And a lot more shit.
Fascinating. Funny to think of some unfortunate, innocent young clergyman being sent out to inquire about these sorts of things all the while having No clue what it all means. Possible comedy, romance novel topic
I can just imagine a Bishop with a weird sense of humour sending the new kid off on an adventure - sort of like the apprentice being sent to find the striped paint or get a long weight . . . ;)
Re: literacy -- Generally a lot of tradespeople could cipher (ie, do simple math - there was a finger abacus system from classical/medieval times, as well as real abacuses) and read a bit in their own language, even if they weren't "lettered" in the sense of knowing Latin well. So yup, very good point. (Same thing in the Bible, where "agrammatos" meant not knowing Greek literature well.)
mentioning biblical times when greek was like english is now, the reverse situation also happened where some jews _only_ spoke Greek and didn't know their hebrew/aramaic, so they couldn't read the standard torah scrolls. fascinating stuff, all kinds of issues came up. ended up having the whole thing written down in greek, so we have that to compare.
@@KairuHakubi I'm an atheist, but I love the bible from a historical perspective. Things like them dealing with translation issues was super fascinating, especially since I was naturally reading from a translated copy myself.
I just ordered the book. Not because it was a subject I would have normally been interested in. But genuinely because of this video and a general interest in medieval history. Thank you shad. I will read it.
If anyone didn’t know, heels on boots helped with keeping your foot in the stirrups while riding on a horse. If you ever go to a western clothing store you’ll notice that the boots labelled as riding boots have more exaggerated heels on them even for men’s boots.
@@siljatanner1318 That is also a misconception of history. Dumping trash and feces into the street would have been seen as disgusting throughout most if not all of history. We know it happened in very specific locations and times because the government cracked down on areas that were breaking the hygiene laws. There were, however, wooden platform shoes that appear all over throughout history. But those were for dealing with mud and actually strapped onto the regular shoes to keep them clean.
@@adambielen8996 What is your source for it being rare? There are plenty of examples of laws being passed to restrict the practice of emptying chamber pots in the street to the evening hours only, which suggests it was a common occurrence. Where did people dump it if not the street?
@@Springheel01 Nightsoil collectors was an entire profession that collected human feces from houses to dispose of them elsewhere, and the poor would usually sell their piss to the local tannery. Also use common sense, would you want to walk through a street filled with piss and shit? No? Well they wouldn't want to do so either. And it wouldn't have to be a common occurrence. All it takes is one a-hole to do it once and everyone would be complaining about it.
Women in medieval times were actually quite free. Their rights got cut later during the "not so dark" ages before enlightenment (aka absolutism). A lot of misconceptions of medieval times stem from romanticism and the period of enlightenment, they made the medieval period out to be the "dark ages"
@@blauespony1013 People being people, they tend to prefer to treat others well. So if there's no strong law or religion trying to dictate what people should do, they tend to be more practical and empathetic. Which means to letting people, men and women, do what they feel they can contribute with. Well, that's my belief, anyway. Same with Viking age Scandinavia. Got less free once Christianity became popular.
The men in charge weren't always monsters. They had wives, mothers, daughters that they cared for and wanted the best for. They often recognized that the social structure they lived in put women at specific disadvantages and even if they accepted this as normal and the "natural order" of how things should be, they would often make rules and policies designed to compensate for and protect women from some of these inequalities.
Rosalie Gilbert: *talking about the use of leeches and broken glass for certain sexual results* "of course I think i'd find that very ouchie" Shad: *whose innocence has been thoroughly destroyed* "just a bit"
When it comes to headwear, one reason to wear it was the loss of heat, but another was that it's a method to keep your hair clean. Bathing happened, but not very often and people didn't wash their hair as often as we do. Keeping their hair covered with fabric allowed for the oils to be absorbed into the fabric, and no dirt would and up in the hair. This resulted in the hairs staying clean longer.
While shad would be the first to say he is no expert. He is perfect for this role knowing enough to ask the right questions of people who are and having a really interesting conversation on a topic. Would love more videos like this one and the one about falconry.
@tobak952 But it's culturally less taboo (touching the matter, not doing it) than sex. Movies, series, videogames, news. You can expose anyone to killing but it it's sex it's +18.
Clicked on the video out of curiosity. Stayed because of the look on Shad's face. I don't know if it's the lighting, but the red face from the word go is the icing on the cake.
Re: bedroom trials -- The ultimate foundation of this was not medical, but religious. As in Judaism, the idea was that married couples would usually have sex when they should, and refrain from sex during days or seasons of fasting and prayer. Either partner could ask not to have sex and have it be granted, but abstaining from sex had to be by reaching mutual agreement. Anything else was unfair and against God's will. (And of course some couples mutually abstained from sex all their lives, especially if they both had wanted to become monks/nuns, and had not been allowed by their families or political status.) And if a husband was having sex with some floozy, but refusing to have sex with his wife, that was both an insult and made her insecure in her rights. Also, of course most poor families and a lot of well-to-do ones could only afford one or two beds, so having sex surrounded by the family was not an unheard-of situation. Although there were ways to find privacy even in a crowded house.
As I was taught in informal (and adult) religious education, there were also recommendations for frequency of "marital relations" based on the husband's profession. [Wives all had the same profession, household management.] The more sedentary the man's work, the more often he was expected to satisfy his wife, from once a week on up. Wives were allowed to divorce their husbands based on non-performance of his duties. I never heard that anything was enforced or policed, though.
Hence the curtains around most beds. They did not only provide warmth, they also shielded the couple. And even in richer households, maids and servants usually slept in the same room as their Lord and Lady.
@@lizcademy4809 "Wives all had the same profession, household management" Maybe in theory, often not in reality. Wives would help with businesses, or keep running them when the husband died. 'Alewives' made and sold ale and ran ale-houses -- for most of history brewing was a female-dominated trade. There were medieval women doctors.
I rolled my eyes at the obvious clickbait, but I was honestly fascinated by this. The ways Medieval people went about doing the nasty is something I've never wondered about.
Wow, what a high quality interview. She did so well on camera. These topics are so interesting and diverse, for the next time you do this (hopefully), could you invite some of these people to after-fair interviews as well? Mainly if the video quality will suffer from what is happening around you. These videos are so cool. I'm glad you're doing them
This is really interesting. Learning these kinds of things makes the people of that time feel more related to us, more "human". I might be getting that book. I love the medieval period and I love to learn anything and everything about it.
He is a Mormon, so he must be the most uncomfortable we have ever seen him here xD he is a real trooper for venturing outside his comfort zone and I am always glad he does.
It's not a hard subject to discuss if you look at it from a scholars perspective. You're not discussing kinks but rather the rituals involved since marriage back then was heavily dictated by religion though I'm sure medieval people aren't really stickers to religious laws given that sex happens in the privacy of their homes. I mean common sense or piety goes out the window when you're horny lol.
I get such a huge kick out of watching Chad trying to stay professional but visibly uncomfortable in stretches and her just having the time of her life! Great person!
Me: *Sees notification talking about medieval sex* Also me: I'm listening... UPDATE: Holy-moly on top of being very informative, that was funny to watch and listen too.
This is an excellent video but the real gift is Shady’s expression in the first few seconds which is now going to be my favorite reaction image until I die
Tbh I would be all for more interviews and discussions with other experts on other subjects. That was a really good and fun discussion.
I completely agree
He has been doing many interviews with experts lately.
You should check out the falconry video he did, it was really cool
He better talk about alligator dung being used as birth control or I'm going to be disappointed.
Full agree
People: "Medieval people were super prude, because of religion"
Reality: "horny priest" is literally a literature trope.
We can lay the 'medieval people were super prude' trope at the feet of the Victorians and how they projected their values onto the medieval folk.
Priest: Let me check my super detailed and very specific sex manual "cough" I mean questionnaire to make sure that everyone is being properly prudish and repressed.
Eastern preist: has wife and lots of kids
One does not disprove the other though.
Horny priest? That sounds like a hilarious inversion of the horny bard. Imma make a horny cleric.
Shad character development
“Drawing a sword from the back is impossible!”
“You know drawing a sword from the back might be possible”
“Here’s how you draw a sword from the back”
“I always draw the sword from the back”
Shad will heart this soon.
Helluva username name bro.
@@justtime6736 I was like 16 and wanted to make it as incomprehensible as possible
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I noticed this!!
18:51 In the U.S. during Prohibition there were products that carried instructions like “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine.”
Oversimplified’s depiction of that was on point. 😆
I gave the 69th up vote!
I couldn't help but think of that, too
lol!
I always thought sex was invented in the 1960s as a result of teen-agers listening to rock music.
It was, but the term mutated to cover pious acts of procreation also.
@@mandowarrior123 you both made my day thank you.
Every generation likes to say they discovered sex as a form of pleasure.
@@meschlapp you honestly think I'm being serious?
No, just the idea that sex isn't linked to the consequences of sex.
Okay, this lady was an absolute hoot. Well done on tackling such a...er...touchy subject with humor and grace.
Never understood people who think medieval people were prudes. The fact that preachers spent so much time railing against adultery and fornication should tell you otherwise.
Just read the Decamerone and the Canterbury Tales.... Oh, la la. :-). Love the vibrant background floral pattern btw.
when people talk about "how it was back in X period" they are talking about the behavior of the middle and upper classes... not about tje vast majority.
Because sadly , the common folk wasn't represented enough for is to know how they behaved or what they did
Reformation era propaganda, that's how people got the misconception.
@@Dan_Kanerva Yup. It wasn't until the rise of republicanism in the mid to late 1400's that people realized their nations would be better off if they had less poor. Even then it took a long time to get to where we are now, where 90% of the population is middle class. In fact this is why there is so much resistance to certain modern policies, those policies would see the return of serfdom basically putting us back over 600 years to a time when the majority was poor. Some people are too stupid to realize this though and draw all the wrong conclusions as to why their policies aren't as popular as they were in their mind.
Especially during a time with much less on-demand entertainment. It's known today that during power blackouts, conceptions rise dramatically.
I’m in the medical field and the idea of the womb wandering around the body doing the kidneys job is baffling.
You say that as if the womb isn't a nomadic ghost Roomba organ...
@@greatclubsandwich5612 Now those are words that definitely belong together.
Maybe not as baffling when you don't think of it as the specific organ you are thinking of, and instead just think of it as a mysterious thing that produces a period cycle.
@@greatclubsandwich5612 Woomba
These people butchered animals on the daily.
Hard to believe they didn't know that the uterus was attached..
Just bought her book on Kindle. She sounds not only as a really nice person, but a very knowledgeable one. Would listen to her explaining the past lives of our ancestors for hours.
Amazing interview Shad 😆
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I was thinking myself "I might have to go and see if I can get a copy of the book" based on this interview.
She looks like a big nerd in her weird hat thing, I bet she writes a decent book.
Huh, I've sold her book before. I have been meaning to read it.
One of Shad's best videos ever. And the lady is a gem, being so knowledgeable and able to discuss such topics without sounding neither boring nor vulgar, but instead with such a classy sass. I just became a fan of hers and I'll be buying her books in the very near future.
Yeah, solid balance! Most people miss it!
This is genuinely interesting (and quite frankly funny) content, solid work, both of you!
And it ties into the Society of the Sword, just not that one...
18:48 I've heard (though cannot verify) that during prohibition, grape juice was often sold in cointainers that had very specific instructions on what not do so that the grape juice wouldn't turn into wine.
where I live some brand has the rights on growing certain plans like a bred of potatos so some sellers tell you that with the instructions that would lead to cultivating said plant ^^
Like those sketchy supplements that say for research use only
This was an INCREDIBLY fascinating subject to talk about. I always love learning about the real lives of medieval people.
What was the popular positions back then? Reverse Crucifix Girl?
The Real House Wives: Medieval Edition!
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour Nah bro I only do Bible style
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour And she has to have her arms spread out the whole time.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour I think a more interesting question would be: what did women do in feudal times? What are facts and misconceptions about them? I have many questions about the other half of my species in history.
Rosalie is absolutely delightful in this interview. Lots of humor, innuendo, etc. Just enough to give you understanding, but hopefully not enough to make the algorithm insane.
Shad, you did a very good interview, asked the questions, engaged in the humor and asked the questions that could have been asked, all without devolving into schoolboy giggles.
The algorithm is a bigger prude than my grandparents born circa 1900.
@@f1jones544 hehehehe 😀
This… was surprisingly interesting. Who knew the subject of medieval sex could be so fascinating?
Sex is always fascinating.
@@kleinjahr I bet it is.
Seeing ankles already makes me horny
To be honest, this would give a lot of information for fantasy setting related to sex. Like The Witcher as example which has a lot of sex scenes, or those "off-brand" isekai animes that could use this information so that they don't just mainstreamly using slaves.
Except, it no less ridiculous now than it was then; perhaps even more so now. Bondage? Strangulation?
1) this is hillarious
2) shamefully informative
3) don't think I've ever seen Shad blush this hard lmao
well unless you are grrm talking about swords usualy does not give you reasons to blush
You can tell she's a writer, she lays out her information so smoothly. Very nice 👏
Shad's face getting redder and redder each minute makes this video even funnier
When your parents found your "How to pick up fair maidens" book and now they give you the talk.
It's one thing to be funny, it's another to be polite funny. This woman is on another level.
Getting ready to call it a night and then Shad pops up in my notifications with sex talk. Im listening😂.
So because I'm writing my master's thesis on ancient medicine (specifically comparing Chinese and Western bloodletting practices, but you have to go through a lot of stuff to get the relevant bits), I might be able to add a bit to the, errrr... anatomical bit there at the start. The origin of the "wandering uterus" theory is ancient, pretty much Hippocratic, and like Mme Gilbert said, it was believed it would wander about collecting bad humors (bits of nutrients that hadn't gotten absorbed before it went bad inside your bloodvessels, Ancient Greek anatomy and physiology was pretty wild) in the body before passing them out during "that time" (one of the main inspirations for bloodletting btw! The reasoning being that if the body (specifically male body) was unable to drain itself of putrified humors, you just had to help the body along. Nosebleeds, vomiting blood and haemorrhoids were other examples noted by Galen as inspirations for the practie observed "in nature" but I digress).
However, if it was allowed to move about too much, collect too much bad humors due to unhealthy habits or just got "stuck" somewhere, it could lead to that nebulous condition called "hysteria" which was a label slapped on any womanly condition not readily explained by other means. Furthermore, it wasn't just a good romp that would "settle" the uterus, specifically it was the state of being pregnant that did the trick. Basically, doctors from Hippocrates till the early modern period had "give her the D and knock her up proper" as the go-to remedy for your wife being indisposed. This idea died out only fairly recently as victorian doctors would often come up with inventive, erm... "treatment regimens" for female patients diagnosed with hysteria, all of which were basically some form of "regional manual therapy".
As for China, sex was SERIOUS business, and before the Ming dynasty when Neo Confucian prudishness had them banned, newly wed couples would often be given sex manuals, though these were not for "fun" as such but more what we'd call "sexual health" books, which often included ideal positions, calendar dates, weather etc for concieving (the goal was of course, to produce many healthy, preffarably male, offspring), as well as exercise regimens, dietary tips, herbal formulas for STIs, impotency etc. One noteworthy detail that is always stressed in these manuals was the female orgasm and instructions how to make the woman feel good during the act. This was seen as a crucial component, because it was believed that without the woman orgasming along with the man, fertilization could not take place. So a lot of these manuals actually take the time to make sure that the woman was (at last in theory) having a good time as well.
Sorry for the text wall, if anyone read this far thanks for reading! ^^
People who complain about "text walls" are dumb. They don't have to read if they're unable to or not interested. So to apologize for that is wrong.
@@epajarjestys9981 Lol, thank you! I suppose it's a holdover from always worrying about taking up people's time with my niche interests ^^
@@SwedishSinologyNerd
Text walls are only bad if there is no separate paragraphs and is a hard to read text block.
This is not one of those.
I'm a sex psychologist so every now and then I try to dive into historical and anthropological info on sex across the world and times so this was super interesting to read!
@@vania7302 Why thank you! ^^ If you're interested, Robert van Gulik (Dutch Sinologist, mystery crime writer and collector of antique Chinese erotica) wrote at least two books on sexuality in ancient China, both available in English. Sadly I don't have any equal recomendations for medieval/classical sexuality, since what I know I mostly poeced together from various books on medical history, but I'm sure there are at least a few books on the subject!
Shad: “I’m not getting enough views on my videos.”
Slightly later Shad: “Medieval SEX!!!!”
😂😂😂
[BANNED BY SUSAN WOJOWISCIZOWKSI]
aw maaan
You gotta do what you gotta do
It makes me sad, honestly. I hope it gets his channel through what is hopefully just a rough patch with the algorithm.
they still are repressing his Chanel to me even with the notification bell on I haven't seen his content come up for 3 weeks.
...but still you watched and commented so it works.
The horror in Shad's face when broken glass was mentioned is just amazing
I'm happy you're able to branch out and diversify your content Shad. You kind of keep yourself confined to a narrow hallway when you only focus on historical weaponry. I understand it is your bread and butter, but covering other historical topics gives you a LOT more room for creativity I think. Don't lose your niche, but dabble in branching out from time to time.
Weaponry?
MACHIOCOLATIONS!
Sha-diversify
Hey Shad, could you do a video on low-class marriages? It's generally well known how arranged and transactional it was for the wealthy, but I'm interested in how the peasantry and other non-nobility engaged with it.
How low class?
Farmer class? Transactional marriage would still happen. In some of less developed part of Mexico it still occasionally happens. We still sometimes joke about how farmer in 1900 would sell their daughters for a few cows
In the early 1900s in the European rural farming communities, it was mostly about men impregnating women and having to have a shotgun wedding because the born children could be used as a proof of a felony i.e. premarital sex. Premarital sex was legalized with the law changes of the 1920s and the late 1940s when it was completely removed from the penal code in most Western countries after the World War II. Families were not planned, sex kind of was. Once you had sex, there usually would be children and the community would pressure the man into taking responsibility and marriage was a part of it. That probably still happens in Africa, see the pop growth of Nigeria.
@@daubeny6796 I know a Chinese couple where the husband bought the wife for two cows.
i second the request!
@@ihavenoson3384 In Nigeria, marriages are often planned. Depends on the region. But even when the couple hook up in the stereotypical "romantic" way, both families are fully involved in the wedding plans. It's almost unheard of not to get the parents' approval first. As for premarital sex, it doesn't guarantee marriage. Often (especially in the south-south region) you'll find married people who have had kids from someone else before they got married. Though that isn't as common in other parts of the country.
Seeing Shad's reactions to some of these absolutely made the occasionally uncomfortable subject matter totally worth it. Thanks for being a trooper and doing this video. Hopefully UA-cam won't be mean to you as this really is an important topic.
You are riggt concern8nf youtube, and we should be allowed ti choose what to watch ratber than guided to what to watch
This is a Crossover I never expected! I have read through Lady Rosalie's website extensively previously as it helps with my own research of a 14th century woman that I am personifying in the SCA so seeing her live and talking with Shad was a real treat for me! Thank you, both of you!
Link to website?
This woman is actually hilarious
I really love these discussions on the smaller aspects of medieval times. It really tells you how far we’ve come or how much we’ve lost over the years.
These medieval recreations are so incredible
I wouldn't expect this kind of quality from Hollywood.
The problem with the movies is that they show what we are already expecting to see, not what really was suppose to be
"Don't do this thing"
pretty much when I told someone not to mix 75% Saltpeter, 15% charcoal, and 10% sulfur, grinding them together finely.
Honestly, I salute you, Shad!! Doing an amazing work at covering ALL the topics in the medieval period. Keep up the great work!! 😁👍
Truly a bloody period 😝 except of France they had their blue one 🤣
@@SimonTheExile I spit my water damn it!! 🤣
I have never seen Shad looking so embarrassed and uncomfortable before! It's kind of adorable to be honest
he was embarrassed, but also having the time of his life
This lady is amazing. A natural enterteiner. You need to have more content with her on your channel!!!
YES!😃
I agree!
Yep.
She’s wonderful!
One point about the lengburg bra. A couple of people have made various versions of this and others from descriptions given in manuscripts but they all have one thing in common. Made on their own without the skirt part and, while they do provide plenty of support for the whole day - one person who did this is a primary school teacher and she wore it to work - they did tend to ride up by the end the day at the back and thus you lost a bit of support at the front. By adding the skirt to it the weight was just enough to ensure that it stayed where it should for the day and you kept your bust at the right height, best description I can think of, instead of having a slight sag by the end of the day. Please note this was with western dress, if you added a fitted kirtle and then another fitted overdress you might not have this problem but it is thought that this was why the skirt was added. To some designs in some eras at any rate. Plus it would be warm and it's one less petticoat you have to have tied about your waist
We're not watching this vid to learn about medieval nookie, we're watching this vid to see Shad turn three shades of red.
This is one of the most fascinating videos you have done Shad. I definitely would like to see more experts experts on odd and other not so common topics. This young lady has a wonderful personality on camera which makes the video that much better.
This was fascinating. Thanks for bringing Rosalie on your channel!
She's cool
This is why I love your channel shad, just with a 20 to 30 minute video I learned more about the medieval period then I ever did in school. So thank you 😁 plus I love your genuine enthusiastic about learning more yourself, that kind of energy is really infectious. So please keep up the fantastic work, keep fighting the system, we need more creative people like you on here!!
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”
― L.P. Hartley
"Bedroom trial", I love Shad's laugh. 😄 I'm not a medieval scholar or pseudo-scholar of any sort, but I knew THAT because of the documentary series "Medieval Lives", and they mention a case of a woman who divorced her husband because he couldn't please her in bed. The court provided three *ahem* experienced matrons to check, and yes, his "virile member" was indeed, QUOTE "useless".
and as one person pointed out, it might be kind of hard for some men to perform with a bunch of old ladies around observing; so, it's maybe not so much a real test as a formality for justifying divorce.
@@NickRoman Not just observing, but commenting and "encouraging", i.e. reinforcing the pressure and the fact that you are not doing well and NEED encouraging. Yep, not a lot would pass that test. Even in porn, with paid and experienced professionals, they sometimes had to bring in a stunt man when a porn actor was up to it.
@@rhymeswithorange6092 I imagine even for someone with a praise kink, that might be quite an awkward situation to be in lol
Shad face becoming the same shade as the rose behind him and slowly returning to normal only for another naughty thing to be said and his face get even reder was hilarious
That's his problem, I have pretty much no shame.
Like in High School "Health Class" seeing birthing videos and other subject matter like this, most of my classmates where embarrassed or grossed out (borderline vomit) while I was completely fine with that no embarrassment or grossed out. In fact I'm pro-nudity NOT PERVY REASONS! I simply feel that as long as you act appropriately & hygienically you should be legally allowed to walk out wearing nothing without problem.
@@morrigankasa570 That's so very...progressive of you.
@@morrigankasa570 Not if you saw my out of shape self. (working on it)
@@katarjin Like I said my reason is not pervyness but rather general freedom and letting plenty of healthy breeze around your body. I am not in that good of shape myself and acknowledge that many people are out of shape/unattractive bit still feel the option to be naked in public should be allowed as long as meet certain standards of respect/classiness and hygiene.
@@morrigankasa570 It's a very interesting idea for sure, but I don't see it working well
Rosalie Gilbert is such a lovely lady! Totally gonna get her book.
Attach the word SEX to anything and it's gonna get you views haha! But in all seriousness, Rosalie was so knowledgeable and great at communication. Very cool content. Cheers!!
Ms. Gilbert was witty, knowledgeable, and a riot! I could listen to a lot more of her talks.
I actually got a notification for this one! I hope that’s good news
Same because I have all notifications on
01:25 My family also lives in a historic castle in Compton California as well! I mean it’s a Motel 6 extended stay that was built in the 70s, but hey… It has sheltered many generations of The McCage Clan!
Re: confessor's manuals - Private (as opposed to public, in front of the church congregation) confession and the seal of the confessional started out in early early medieval Ireland, among monks. If you are hearing monks' confessions, anything about sex is going to be a no-no, because they can't have any. The point of Irish monks writing a "penitentiary" guide for priests hearing Confession was so that they wouldn't be surprised about whatever weird thing they heard, and so that they would know the MAXIMUM penance that they could assign (and not assign more, which would be cruel and discouraging).
People hearing confessions don't ask lists of questions; they just ask what people need to confess. The rest is up to the person receiving the Sacrament. Occasionally there are suggestions as to what priests should ask, in order to find out just how bad things are in a certain direction, but they weren't supposed to ask every possible question, like an SAT exam. Sheesh. Some of the weirder questions might have been connected to popular ballads or jokes, or just weird sex fads.
The Christian rules for sex did get preached and taught, but things weren't "policed" unless somebody confessed or flaunted it. Obviously everybody could tell that the married couples had had sex during Lent or Advent if they were having kids at certain times of the year, but even that was usually considered a venial sin.
Medieval books are just like books today -- there are hidden assumptions about "of course you'll use it this way, not that crazy way!" Given that their assumptions were stuff like "of course you'll put the contents of this book into your memory palace, and all the illustrations are puns that will help you memorize it," it's obvious that we miss quite a lot of context.
But yeah, I"m sure that Gilbert's book tells more about sources and reasons, because you couldn't possibly tell everything in a presentation that you could in print!
Addendum/Fun fact: Because of the nature of Marriage for Catholics, neither the man or woman can technically deny access to each other's bodies upon request, unless its unreasonable. The limits for reasonability are something like more than 2-3 times a month.
@@npswm1314 On the topic of the Catholic church, they also oppose contraceptive practices. I can only speculate on how prevalent this was in the medieval period. In the modern day it is common practice for married couples to understand when in the woman's cycle she is the least fertile, so that they know when they can have sex with a lower chance of conception.
@@sk8rdman Yes ik...im Catholic.
@@sk8rdman It's worth remembering that before late 1800s, children were considered completely differently by people compared to today, as were women. This is for the reason of human biology. Before both modern sanitation and reliable contraception, typical women had close to 10 children in their lifetime, which means she was either pregnant of breastfeeding most of her childbearing age.
And you would usually lose about half of those children to disease, accidents and so on before they reached maturity. Also as most people back then were farmers, children were considered free labor and highly desirable in large amounts. This is also why selling excess children, or "taking them to the woods" in bad harvest years was not an unusual concept, nor was sending young children away to apprentice with someone who needed more labor. When you already have many children, losing a couple is far less meaningful than losing the only child you have. You can still see this attitude in countries with high birth rates with people who live on small farms.
I really, really want to hear some of those not-UA-cam-friendly stories now. Remember, that only counts for UA-cam VIDEOS. 😁
On the subject of “wink wink” during prohibition in the US there was at least one company that sold concentrate grape juice with detailed instructions on how to make wine so nobody accidentally made it.
It could also be how to make modern drugs using things you can order online. The dont do this or it may do this is still in use today
Similarly, the main protagonist of the Old Testament provided detailed instructions to terminate pregnancies too.
Shad neighbors : " honey now he's outside talking about relations first it was swords and daggers and Shields and building a castle in the back of his yard now he's talking about procreation. "
disregard neighbors like a chad
@Snepping
A Shad*
@@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308 gigashad
I bet the men in his neighborhood sometimes show up outside and do the thing where they pound their chests and grunt loudly.
He's a Mormon. of course he's Pro Creation.
She (Rosalie) is so delightful and fun you should have her with you more. She has a wonderful sense of humor and a great education to compliment it.
12:50 I have a history degree - in one of the courses I took in college, the professor mentioned that a pope in 1400s had a mural of a bunch of nude Hellenic goddesses painted on the ceiling of the bedroom in the Vatican. Can't image what that was for. Either way, though, from both my progressive professors in college and conservative history scholars like Rudyard Lynch (WhatIfAltHist), I've learned that the Medieval Period in most places was not nearly as prudish, close-minded, or repressive towards women as a lot of people believe. It was still usually a very religious society that held virtue in high regard
Now say that under some discussion about patriarchy and watch fireworks. People forget men wore rings, skirts and dresses about as much of time as women did and comparatively it's not even 1% of time yet as a species that we didn't. Yet progressives try to be very progressive by doing the same...
@@jakubrogacz6829 Thats because it was and sort of still is seen as a girly thing to do.
Almost like people can regress in some ways and thus progressivism can change from era to era.
@@Pyxis10 What is seen as girly exactly ?
@@jakubrogacz6829 theirs a difference between a kilt and a skirt. where that difference is I have no clue.
Well, to be quite honest the "prudish" attitude started with Lutheranism.
Oh God, Shad is so red and flustered I love it
it's funny how hard Shad is blushing throughout the whole video :)
the struggle between shads inner scholar and inner gentleman is fantastic xD
man's truly dedicated. thanks for all the content!!
as far as the bedroom trials go, I just can't see any way that could end well for a relationship 🤣🤣
Sex is an almost universal human concern and a fair topic of discussion here.
It's not only a human concern. There are many animals (and if you want to get technical, plants) that are concerned with it.
@@Lavastaramus pretty irrelevant, innit
@@Lavastaramus Yes, but those don't watch Shad
@@jeffreybogard2713 what about all the nunchaku fans then?
@@mklzer0 they’re too busy flaunting over the nunchakus to be bothered with it
Very facinating. And also suprisingly hilarious. That part with the glass though... ouch.
This is great! I've been doing a LOT of research into Medieval hygiene and get asked all the time at events about how women dealt with "lady problems". I'm going to pick up a copy of her book and add it to my reading list to recommend to folks!
I also find it fascinating that we today look at the medieval period hygiene as if they don’t clean. Mostly we are comparing modern hygiene practices to the Middle Ages.
@@TravisDoomGuide That's one of my favorite teaching points! They didn't have the same facilities as we do, but they didn't like smelly people either. I have reproduction hair powder from a medieval women's medical manual and I love people's reactions when they smell it and realize people actually wanted to smell nice.
@@jackielou68 yup, I bought some soap made from lye and beef tallow something pretty similar to what they would have had in the Renaissance era. I liked it so much I use it instead of body wash. I’ve been using it for years now and do not regret it.
Idk how common it was but I do know that some wore a cloth under their dresses during that time of the month. How they went about keeping it on differed from place to place.
That knowledge will be useful in the coming decade when you won't be able to buy tampons
I love watching this. I love learning about everyday medieval lives.
What I find annoying though are these gosh dang medevial drama shows that turn the medevial into some lust affair between people, and that it was just okay to cheat or choose who you want. Which was and is absurd that that was common or normal.
Of course they had a lot of sex. There was bugger all else to do, except needlecraft!
@@gaysy1st there was a shit ton to do. Because not everything was automated. Household work, farm work, etc were tiring. There were a lot more festivals and parties and saint days. And a lot more shit.
And again, it's great to see someone passionate about a topic explaining it.
I'm impressed by how PG Lady Gilbert is keeping all this info on a VERY explicit topic
Fascinating.
Funny to think of some unfortunate, innocent young clergyman being sent out to inquire about these sorts of things all the while having No clue what it all means.
Possible comedy, romance novel topic
That would be funny.
I can just imagine a Bishop with a weird sense of humour sending the new kid off on an adventure - sort of like the apprentice being sent to find the striped paint or get a long weight . . . ;)
The name Parson actually means "Son of a Priest", and that's early medieval.
I was legit sad when the video ended, it was so interesting and fun!
Re: literacy -- Generally a lot of tradespeople could cipher (ie, do simple math - there was a finger abacus system from classical/medieval times, as well as real abacuses) and read a bit in their own language, even if they weren't "lettered" in the sense of knowing Latin well. So yup, very good point. (Same thing in the Bible, where "agrammatos" meant not knowing Greek literature well.)
mentioning biblical times when greek was like english is now, the reverse situation also happened where some jews _only_ spoke Greek and didn't know their hebrew/aramaic, so they couldn't read the standard torah scrolls. fascinating stuff, all kinds of issues came up. ended up having the whole thing written down in greek, so we have that to compare.
@@KairuHakubi I'm an atheist, but I love the bible from a historical perspective. Things like them dealing with translation issues was super fascinating, especially since I was naturally reading from a translated copy myself.
@@reklin I appreciate your interest in the Bible, even as it is. I pray that you might come to God yourself one day.
I just ordered the book. Not because it was a subject I would have normally been interested in. But genuinely because of this video and a general interest in medieval history. Thank you shad. I will read it.
If anyone didn’t know, heels on boots helped with keeping your foot in the stirrups while riding on a horse. If you ever go to a western clothing store you’ll notice that the boots labelled as riding boots have more exaggerated heels on them even for men’s boots.
I always thought the heels were for walking above the trash-and-poop-filled streets. I like your reason a lot more.
@@siljatanner1318 I’ve never heard of that. Now I’m imagining mediaeval disco platform shoes. 🤣
@@siljatanner1318 That is also a misconception of history. Dumping trash and feces into the street would have been seen as disgusting throughout most if not all of history. We know it happened in very specific locations and times because the government cracked down on areas that were breaking the hygiene laws.
There were, however, wooden platform shoes that appear all over throughout history. But those were for dealing with mud and actually strapped onto the regular shoes to keep them clean.
@@adambielen8996 What is your source for it being rare? There are plenty of examples of laws being passed to restrict the practice of emptying chamber pots in the street to the evening hours only, which suggests it was a common occurrence. Where did people dump it if not the street?
@@Springheel01 Nightsoil collectors was an entire profession that collected human feces from houses to dispose of them elsewhere, and the poor would usually sell their piss to the local tannery. Also use common sense, would you want to walk through a street filled with piss and shit? No? Well they wouldn't want to do so either.
And it wouldn't have to be a common occurrence. All it takes is one a-hole to do it once and everyone would be complaining about it.
This might be my favorite Shad video yet! OMG bring her back on.
I love historical stuff like this.
Shad, watching your embarrassed/titillated (?)/curious laughter is hilarious! Love the episode and the channel.
Don't get him in trouble with his wife😉
"Women were historically oppressed"
Historical women: *sues hosband for not woohooing her before her period*
Lol exactly
Women in medieval times were actually quite free. Their rights got cut later during the "not so dark" ages before enlightenment (aka absolutism). A lot of misconceptions of medieval times stem from romanticism and the period of enlightenment, they made the medieval period out to be the "dark ages"
@@blauespony1013 People being people, they tend to prefer to treat others well. So if there's no strong law or religion trying to dictate what people should do, they tend to be more practical and empathetic. Which means to letting people, men and women, do what they feel they can contribute with. Well, that's my belief, anyway.
Same with Viking age Scandinavia. Got less free once Christianity became popular.
The men in charge weren't always monsters. They had wives, mothers, daughters that they cared for and wanted the best for. They often recognized that the social structure they lived in put women at specific disadvantages and even if they accepted this as normal and the "natural order" of how things should be, they would often make rules and policies designed to compensate for and protect women from some of these inequalities.
@@AnotherDuck "People being people, they tend to prefer to treat others well"
Fuck, we definitely did NOT grow up in the same city.
Rosalie Gilbert: *talking about the use of leeches and broken glass for certain sexual results* "of course I think i'd find that very ouchie"
Shad: *whose innocence has been thoroughly destroyed* "just a bit"
Pretty extreme measures they could have prevented if they just kept their legs closed lol
@@SkintSNIPER262 Yeah, well, they thought it was worth it!
Oh Shad’s face! And Rosalie is such a character! She’s awesome! Such irreverent humor is wonderful when dealing with history.
When it comes to headwear, one reason to wear it was the loss of heat, but another was that it's a method to keep your hair clean. Bathing happened, but not very often and people didn't wash their hair as often as we do. Keeping their hair covered with fabric allowed for the oils to be absorbed into the fabric, and no dirt would and up in the hair. This resulted in the hairs staying clean longer.
While shad would be the first to say he is no expert. He is perfect for this role knowing enough to ask the right questions of people who are and having a really interesting conversation on a topic.
Would love more videos like this one and the one about falconry.
Fantastic. I might have to aquire this book, for reference purposes of course.
Seeing someone as wholesome and down to Earth as Shad cover this topic feels like I've been told Santa isn't real.
Dude, sex is like number one priority for Mormons.
Sounds like you think that sex is dirty.
you do realize he usually covers killing people yeah? this seems more wholesome
@@tobak952 Disagree
@tobak952 But it's culturally less taboo (touching the matter, not doing it) than sex. Movies, series, videogames, news. You can expose anyone to killing but it it's sex it's +18.
The amount of documentation the Church kept is amazing in the volume and specific topics that they chose to write about.
You're a very good interviewer shad, I like this concept of video
This woman is the foremost authority on periods of the medieval period. Period.
At first you had my curiosity.
Now you have my machicolation
Awesome Lady! ^^
Thank you for the wonderful, indulging conversation :D
Clicked on the video out of curiosity. Stayed because of the look on Shad's face. I don't know if it's the lighting, but the red face from the word go is the icing on the cake.
Shad's face getting progressively redder and redder as the conversation went on is the best thing ever.
Re: bedroom trials -- The ultimate foundation of this was not medical, but religious. As in Judaism, the idea was that married couples would usually have sex when they should, and refrain from sex during days or seasons of fasting and prayer. Either partner could ask not to have sex and have it be granted, but abstaining from sex had to be by reaching mutual agreement. Anything else was unfair and against God's will. (And of course some couples mutually abstained from sex all their lives, especially if they both had wanted to become monks/nuns, and had not been allowed by their families or political status.) And if a husband was having sex with some floozy, but refusing to have sex with his wife, that was both an insult and made her insecure in her rights.
Also, of course most poor families and a lot of well-to-do ones could only afford one or two beds, so having sex surrounded by the family was not an unheard-of situation. Although there were ways to find privacy even in a crowded house.
As I was taught in informal (and adult) religious education, there were also recommendations for frequency of "marital relations" based on the husband's profession. [Wives all had the same profession, household management.] The more sedentary the man's work, the more often he was expected to satisfy his wife, from once a week on up.
Wives were allowed to divorce their husbands based on non-performance of his duties.
I never heard that anything was enforced or policed, though.
@@lizcademy4809 This is a subject I never bothered to read about it. The more you know I guess.
Hence the curtains around most beds. They did not only provide warmth, they also shielded the couple. And even in richer households, maids and servants usually slept in the same room as their Lord and Lady.
“I demand trial by snu-snu.”
@@lizcademy4809 "Wives all had the same profession, household management"
Maybe in theory, often not in reality. Wives would help with businesses, or keep running them when the husband died. 'Alewives' made and sold ale and ran ale-houses -- for most of history brewing was a female-dominated trade. There were medieval women doctors.
Omg I love this so much. She explains all of it so well it feels like time traveling.
Shad i gotta give it to you: you said you are religious but still have the courage to talk about these kind of topics on your channel. i respect that
Being religious doesn't mean you treat the topic of sex as if you are 12.
@@grilledleeks6514 if anything it means treating it with appropriate severity of consequences.
I rolled my eyes at the obvious clickbait, but I was honestly fascinated by this. The ways Medieval people went about doing the nasty is something I've never wondered about.
These types of discussions are great, I enjoyed the conversation you had.
I live in the middle east and found this intriguing. Cultures are so different yet so similiar.
Wow, what a high quality interview. She did so well on camera. These topics are so interesting and diverse, for the next time you do this (hopefully), could you invite some of these people to after-fair interviews as well? Mainly if the video quality will suffer from what is happening around you.
These videos are so cool. I'm glad you're doing them
This is really interesting. Learning these kinds of things makes the people of that time feel more related to us, more "human".
I might be getting that book. I love the medieval period and I love to learn anything and everything about it.
Seeing Shad’s reactions was priceless. Thank you!
What a delightfully charming lady! Thanks for finding her and sharing her with us!
Shad has either been outside all day long in the sun, or the content had him blushing for the entire video. 😅🤣
He is a Mormon, so he must be the most uncomfortable we have ever seen him here xD he is a real trooper for venturing outside his comfort zone and I am always glad he does.
@@princesseville6889 Shad is always so much fun 🤣 I was wondering if bring Mormon made it worse for him.
As I always say: "Taking history manuscripts as one and only truth is like recreating 21st century based on TV ads and fashion magazines."
Poor Shad having the uncomfortable chats to further our knowledge. Thoroughly enjoyed this
It's not a hard subject to discuss if you look at it from a scholars perspective. You're not discussing kinks but rather the rituals involved since marriage back then was heavily dictated by religion though I'm sure medieval people aren't really stickers to religious laws given that sex happens in the privacy of their homes. I mean common sense or piety goes out the window when you're horny lol.
I find her sense of humor quite refreshing
I really like this!
Bring in more historical nerds like yourself to discuss various aspects of history together!
I get such a huge kick out of watching Chad trying to stay professional but visibly uncomfortable in stretches and her just having the time of her life!
Great person!
Me: *Sees notification talking about medieval sex*
Also me: I'm listening...
UPDATE: Holy-moly on top of being very informative, that was funny to watch and listen too.
This is an excellent video but the real gift is Shady’s expression in the first few seconds which is now going to be my favorite reaction image until I die