Middle Ages
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
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2 statements about Middle Ages, every show
James Rogers: Middle Age monks preserved apples through winter using beeswax
“Monks discovered in the Middle Ages that you were able to dip apples in beeswax, and they would last throughout the winter.”
Robinson: Medieval court jesters were institutionalized truth-tellers, not entertainers
“In in the Middle Ages, there was an institution designed by kings to provide feedback, and it was called the court jester, and the function of the court jester was not to amuse the king. The function of the court jester was far more serious than that. The cour…”