A Young Person's Introduction to Life in Medieval Europe

    Sadly, there do not seem to be many public-facing videos on pre-decimal coinage in Britain, nor the sou/solidus system in continental Europe.  Let me know if you know of any videos or articles that cover the topic!

General information
    Birchwood, Vasi. "I Slept on a Medieval Mattress for a Week." YouTube. March 7, 2025.
    Draper, Jenny. "Sometimes They're John, Sometimes They're Eleanor: A Genderqueer Sex Worker In Medieval London." YouTube. February 23, 2022.
    Rowe, Kaz. "Debunking 6 Lies You've Been Told About the Middle Ages." YouTube. November 1, 2020.

Arts and architecture
    Birchwood, Vasi. "I Tried Medieval Pottery." YouTube. December 19, 2025.
    Donner, Morgan. "Dissecting the Medieval Bed (and making one *mostly* from scratch!)." YouTube. February 24, 2023.
    Draper, Jenny. "700-Year-Old Palace Ruins In London: The London History Show." YouTube. July 6, 2020.
    Draper, Jenny. "How To Tell The Difference Between Kinds of Medieval Churches (So You Sound Smart) [Long Shorts]." YouTube. September 1, 2024.
    Shadiversity. "12 CASTLE misconceptions debunked by visiting REAL CASTLES!" YouTube. April 15, 2024.
    Shadiversity. "Why are medieval buildings made of squares and rectangles?" YouTube. March 27, 2018.

Clothing and fashion
    Birchwood, Vasi. "What Medieval Women Wore in Winter (14th Century)." YouTube. February 13, 2026.
    Johnson, James. "Did Medieval People Wear Black?" YouTube. October 4, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "Did Medieval People Wear Underwear?" YouTube. May 20, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "How to Look Manly in Medieval Europe." YouTube. August 2, 2020.
    Lorenz, Rachel. "Fun with Medieval Headgear // Why medieval people covered their heads!" YouTube. July 2, 2022.
    SnappyDragon. "I'm a hairstylist. I tried Medieval hair care and went a month without washing my hair." YouTube. April 29, 2022.
    Ylva the Red. "10 Misconceptions About Medieval Clothing - Ft. The Turnip Of Terror." YouTube. September 19, 2020.

Economy and trade
    Johnson, James. "Forgotten Medieval Welsh Territory: Cantref and Cwmwd." YouTube. October 13, 2023.

Food and drink
    Miller, Max. "An English Manor for a Bowl of Stew?" YouTube. May 11, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "Feeding a Medieval Outlaw." YouTube. March 7, 2023.
    Miller, Max. "History's Most Expensive Spice: Saffron." YouTube. July 20, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "How to Make a MEDIEVAL TRENCHER - Torte Bread." YouTube. April 7, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "Loseyns - Medieval English Lasagna." YouTube. August 25, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "Medieval Mardi Gras." YouTube. February 22, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "Skinny Monk vs Fat Monk: Medieval Rule Breakers." YouTube. January 5, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "The Devilish History of Deviled Eggs." YouTube. April 4, 2023.
    Miller, Max. "What Did Medieval Peasants Eat?" YouTube. November 24, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "What it was like to visit a Medieval Tavern." YouTube. March 26, 2024.

Games and entertainment
    Keep it Classical. "The Birth of Polyphony - Different Types of Organum Explained." YouTube. September 9, 2019.

Health and medicine
    Draper, Jenny. "London's Dreadful Visitation: The Black Death and The Great Plague." YouTube. September 27, 2021.
    Hicks, Kevin. "Medieval Surgery | Arrow Removal Techniques." YouTube. January 13, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Did Medieval People Bathe?" YouTube. April 16, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "Did Medieval People Drink Water?" YouTube. July 8, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "Medieval People Got Stressed Too!" YouTube. April 24, 2023.
    SnappyDragon. "How did medieval people wash their clothes? For once, the historical myths are medieval facts." YouTube. January 15, 2022.

Literature and education
    CrashCourse. "Galahad, Perceval, and the Holy Grail: Crash Course World Mythology #28." YouTube. September 29, 2017.
    Draper, Jenny. "The Canterbury Tales, or, How Technology Changes The Way We Speak: The London History Show." YouTube. July 31, 2023.
    Rowe, Kaz. "Medieval Knights Were a LOT Gayer Than You Think." YouTube. July 25, 2025.
    Sigurdson, Erika. "7 AMAZING FACTS about Medieval University Life | Making History." YouTube. September 30, 2023.

Religion and folklore
    Draper, Jenny. "The London History Show: Thomas Becket." YouTube. October 24, 2017.
    Johnson, James. "4: The Knights Templar and 1118." YouTube. April 9, 2025.
    Johnson, James. "Valentine's Day and Lupercalia: the Roman Spanking Festival!" YouTube. February 14, 2022.
    Rowe, Kaz. "How Death Influenced Everyday Life in the Middle Ages." YouTube. October 19, 2020.
    Studium Historiae. "The Dog-Headed Men Of Medieval Legend." YouTube. December 22, 2024.
    Studium Historiae. "What Was The Medieval Inquisition?" YouTube. March 16, 2023.

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