Advice for time traveling to medieval Europe

[@Reilola]

this was the sneakiest history lesson i have ever received

[@sierrasmith8722]

💀

[@heyjoji1954]

Ong through out this lesson I legit thought “Oh okay good to know cause I don’t wanna do that”

[@jamesschuyler8068]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@M1N1Girl007]

Now for your spelling lesson on *received

[@Reilola]

@@M1N1Girl007 mistakes sneak in

[@ZLink0692]

Dude actually made me believe I was going for a sec

[@jamalsafeer7405]

Literally 😹😹, I was listening to this in bed and wanted to go

[@fabio.1]

Let's do it as a group as instructed in his video

[@ToniToniToniToni]

if only 😭​@@fabio.1

[@user-jq1mg2mz7o]

​@@fabio.1 im actually a little excited at the idea of a canterbury tales style pilgrim caravan of modern time travellers bumbling about, talking funny and acting wrong with badly fitted clothes 😂

[@fabio.1]

@@user-jq1mg2mz7o 😂 let's do it

[@Gubru]

I am not going to lie: if this was presented in any other fashion I would be extremely bored; but, presenting it from a Time Traveller's perspective is an ingenious move. I would love to see more!

[@ouareaugirl]

Have you read How to Invent Everything by Ryan North? Takes a v similar approach but with a focus on science & tech :)

[@explosu]

​@@ouareaugirl Damn lol, this is one of the books I wanted to write. Ah well, in the same spirit I'll just bring it back with me if I travel to the mid aughts and "invent" it then.

[@bluupadoop]

Funny that you say that, cause I think the only criticism I have of this video is that it is presented in this strange format. I would actually prefer to get the information without the pretense. Why would the format change your enjoyment of the information, just curious? There's a ton of fascinating information in here that I'm glad I know now, despite the format

[@What-go8ng]

i think its pretty cool, it defies a lot of misconceptions about the time

[@Galaxy-um4dj]

​@@bluupadoopcuz it tricks my brain into think this is necessary information. It's harder to be interested in learning something useless

[@cool2rule2]

This was so good. No bullshit music, animations, etc. Just straight historical BARS from this man. Thanks my dude.

[@polyfloralhoney]

I get how music might be annoying but animations would be interesting to see imo

[@Artificial_Idiot]

agree with poly, animation could be a very good way to communicate a viewer visually, makes us actually watching a video

[@yossarian00]

​@@Artificial_Idiot i personally disagree, this way i dont have to pay attention to the video itself and can just listen while doing anything else. Plus, what would the animations even be? It's just not necessary.

[@Artificial_Idiot]

@@yossarian00 ooo now that I think of it yeah agreed, 1 hour of a guy rambling wouldn’t equate to animations, even on lower level animations is still a high bar

[@DeathToRain]

Straight up raw dogging a lecture

[@tranholmen]

If I was a history teacher I would have my students do travel guides for different destinations during different times. This really makes you focus and pay attention.

[@Tirryna]

Omg.. that'd be a great idea! Even fun!

[@thecourtlyalchemist]

It takes away a lot of the dry side of history and makes it fun, too.

[@jacksabschaum4799]

awesome

[@The_Dim_Vanced]

I, for one, was extremely focused while watching this

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

I do believe there was a cartoon in my youth that had a similar premises to this...

[@Shay33s]

This man found a smart way to make us sit through telling us all about the Medieval period

[@Cris-tu1sn]

lol

[@vinegro4579]

Hey some of us really find these eras very interesting. 😅

[@Shay33s]

@@vinegro4579 deffo. I love Victorian era .. even tho I’d prob hate it if I act lived in it sometimes things like that just seem reli intriguing.

[@Randald]

I've been manipulated like a toddler.

[@yucatron76]

This is actually a really good way to teach. If I was a history teacher I would 100% do this with my students

[@TheFishingNomad]

Just checking in from 2054. I have to say that this is still the most accurate travel guide to medieval Europe. Nothing better has come out in the last 31 years.

[@miyod]

Have you visited 2046? No spoilers but there was a really good one posted then. Only lasted a few weeks online, though... If you are planning on going, look up a time travel guide for that year. And don't make the same mistake I did, don't forget the broom.

[@JawBreaker1.]

Well thats cute, i am from 2098. The world hell, Nuclear war started in 2059 and everything is dry and poisoness. I am using the Time Machine (TM 9-X7) newest model since 2045 to come here. I am never returning back. Which Time Machine model are u using?

[@m0n4rch911]

​@@JawBreaker1.Don't worry, I stopped that one since nuclear winter rendered my solar panels weak. Though I guess someone adjusted it since when I got back the sky was on fire so I yeeted out of that hellscape and decided to stay in 2020 since its a quiet time of year and the memes were spicy. I say neigh on travel guides and just advice to wing it so it's more exciting

[@jjkillian1456]

Can anyone help me get back to 2056? I need to get my family out before the 2059 war, but I used an old school flux capacitor based time machine (The Chinese knockoff version that looked like the classic 80's stories). Now I'm stuck here in 2023. I've got a nice little piece of land secured in 1456 that I want to take the family to and be save and secure

[@alexanderlamothe1896]

Someone was born today that does not yet know about the fact that they will be 31 when that year comes

[@CertifiedZoony]

Me:"hello" * in old french Them:"what?" in older french

[@jmc8076]

That could happen now from diff dialects but yes prob crazy then.

[@theblackcatgirl7013]

Yeap language barriers are going to be a big problem

[@ThaisDaRosa-r8o]

The real problem is that you probably are an English Only Speaker! Since Americans are notoriously monolingual… if you are one of those, then you have nothing to work from!! Even high school Spanish or French would be helpful. So, you should confine yourself to visiting England. This may not be where you’d like to go but, you might get away with it. Mind you, the English spoken in England during the Middle Ages, however, will be quite like a foreign language to you in itself but, you’ll understand some things… !

[@cloudsoflilac9731]

@@ThaisDaRosa-r8o and knowing some German will aid communication with old/middle English speakers too

[@hunchoboss617]

@@jmc8076you got a good grasp of comedy

[@Blindseeker82033]

This is a brilliant premise for a historian to use as a gateway to educate on any historical period. You MUST do more.

[@juujyy2763]

is your pfp manly p. hall?

[@freyaporter99]

The description had this in suggested reading but if you liked this video, read the book "The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England" - I've been making my way through it as slow bedtime reading and it's delightfully written, if you like the tone of this video you'll really enjoy it!

[@kiwaminski]

@@freyaporter99Thanks a bunch for the suggestion! Was wondering if there was literature of similar nature and had neglected to check the description. Will definitely check it out!

[@QuackersMcCrackers]

Indeed, he must... Otherwise the consequences shall be *dire* 😠

[@theforcefor]

I agree

[@finn_underwood]

I have, no joke, always wanted to see a series like this. The idea of using "So you've found yourself stuck in the past. Here's what you need to know" as a framing device to deliver historical education feels like a perfect recipe and I'm elated someone else thought of the idea and then actually had the expertise to *make* it. I hope this continues.

[@izzynobre]

You’ll love The Knowledge. It’s a book framed as if there’s a society-destroying cataclysm coming and what you’d need to know to rebuild society. It covers literally everything!

[@Melancthon7332]

Check out Connie Willis' Doomsday Book. It's a SF story about how time travel exists, and history professors are in charge of it. Really well thought out and researched, and a clever and entertaining read.

[@Justfrank_0]

@@izzynobreI’ll look it up sounds interesting

[@Swarm509]

While not a history book Michael Crichton's "Timeline" is quite good as a time travel book to 1357. It does cover a lot of how a modern person would interact with this world but is a science fiction book first. Much better then the movie of the same name.

[@_SoBored]

Toldinstone channel did a nice series called "A Time Traveler's Guide to Ancient Rome" .

[@Nubsicles]

I started this telling myself “No way I’m sitting through this entire 1 hour video” and 59 minutes in I realized I needed another 2 hours. This was excellent.

[@mrw0lf364]

I felt exactly the same!

[@LeePrzy]

This guy proved money isn’t the goal

[@firelock9080]

Well said sir!

[@netovalcacer359]

I'm watching for the third time, the whole thing! 😅😂

[@jackangel4502]

Yo negro, what exactly do you think they would do to an Abyssinian brother like you in medieval Europe??? Remember, they didn't have any BS ideas like "multiculturalism" or "social justice" back then, homeboy!!!

[@danielzak4405]

I'm a journalist in Cambodia. A British colleague of mine has been here for about 30 years. Way back when, there was predicted to be a full solar eclipse. They got the idea to visit a rural Cambodian village and ask them about their reaction to the eclipse. The problem is, when the first white people visited the village justbefore the sun went out, the villagers concludes they were the ones who had brought it, and refused to talk to them, asking them politely but pointedly to leave and take their dark powers with them. I imagine you would get a similar reaction in Medieval Europe.

[@blazer9547]

Lmao, wild even.

[@juliawirch2454]

It would very likely be much, much worse...🧙‍♀️🔥

[@danielzak4405]

@@juliawirch2454 the whole point of this video is that no, no it probably wouldn't.

[@ShamblerDK]

This is a really, _really_ good way to learn history. Putting yourself into a situation, where you'd need practical application for all this knowledge.

[@Gubru]

Absolutely! I found myself absolutely captivated, and then I realized I just spent an hour learning about medieval history. Absolutely fantastic.

[@ghostof1898]

The other practical application for this type of knowledge is to realize humans have really not changed much at all only our frame of reference.

[@monadamus42]

Lol, indeed, great point.

[@MossyMozart]

@@ghostof1898 - And the fact that the Medieval weren't just printed words on a page, but real people threading their way through life.

[@Pheelyp]

@@MossyMozart Just like us. Hundreds, thousands of years from now, we too would be words on a page, but we are much more than that.

[@billybarnacky8360]

As someone who day dreams about traveling to different periods in history frequently, I am thrilled this video exists.

[@CedrickTudge]

Be honest, it's 1,000,000 BC to find Raquel Welch

[@timothyg1986]

I'm not alone, I do this even with dinosaurs.

[@Blox117]

time to visit the painter with a funny mustache

[@behindthen0thing525]

​@timothyg1986 I don't think you'd survive long in a dinosaur world without lots of military grade equipment

[@jordanhicken7812]

Glad it’s not just me

[@Jess-zm5xt]

This is so iconic, I feel like framing history like this in school would make people interested in learning instead of just memorizing facts

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@CaliTheRaven]

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[@stlouisix3]

The vaccine idea is completely wrong. Germ theory is false. European people knew that during the Middle Ages/Mid-to-late Mediaeval period.

[@hammondOT]

Do you know what the word iconic means?

[@supitschillbro]

why were you just memorizing facts? that’s a bad way to think about school

[@songtraveler]

One thing that strikes me in this presentation is the complexity and sophistication of Medieval society. You dispel the myth that times past were somehow "simpler."

[@chiefmonrovia6691]

This'll probably get lost in the sea of comments here, but my absolute favorite thing about this video, and all of your other ones, is you leave in the moments where you're thinking. You leave in the little vocal pauses, or moments when you say something one way, but then correct it slightly. It's so human, it's so conversational, it's one of the best ways to keep a listener engaged because it doesn't feel like memorizing a history lesson, it's having a one sided conversation about history

[@nijnij3988]

Totally agree. I also think it makes for a much more relaxing listen, because it's not a load of information coming at you super fast, but really just that natural feel of an actual person talking to you

[@francesmelville2918]

I love it because it really reminds me of a university lecture with your super lovely friendly history professor

[@rawbones4117]

I miss when videos like this were commonplace. I've dubbed the modern version of making "content" in which they implore "zoomer editing". Aka: almost every pause and sometimes (worst case) the spaces between words and sentences are shortened or cut. It's to keep up with the children who have 0 attention span or people who click off the second they lack amusement. It's poisoned tons of otherwise well-meaning people broadcasting on the internet.

[@ilikethelakers5423]

WTF are you saying

[@eos_aurora]

@@rawbones4117 it’s not due to attention span, it’s content medium. This video is essentially a podcast, so the pauses are interesting to listen to because it improves a conversational listening. It’s VERY good as a podcast. For a video meant to be watched, you need to be more engaging, and part of that is being fluid. Pauses are for emphasis and intentional reflection when trying to engage people, anything else (excepting the ends of sentences) should be removed. Source: this is literally my job, I have a marketing masters and teach people how to be engaging speakers.

[@Michael.Rita1]

I'm from 2125 and I've got to say that this was an amazing advice. Unfortunately traveling to the medieval europe was prohibited by the government 3 years ago.

[@spinakker14]

Can you travel back 4 years in time, then travel from 2121 to medieval Europe?

[@princela48]

​@@spinakker14Real clever, but unfortunately the time police monitor all possible realities for violators of the law In fact I might be arrested in the present for trying this method in the future

[@SergioGonzalez-ew2po]

STOP SMOKING THAT SHIT.....Still on DRUGS...100 YEARS???...Give me a break....DIDNT THEY INVENTED something different???

[@TheDancerMacabre]

My bad on that! I didn't know my Mega herpes would spread that fast!

[@sam.nothanks]

👀​@@princela48

[@kentslocum]

This video perfectly demonstrates why Medieval records fail to mention time travelers--the travelers were either extremely well prepared and blended right in, or didn't even bother to go because it was too much hassle. 😂

[@martink6092]

Or they blended in by being badly prepared, and promptly dying of dysentery.

[@moussanoir2807]

Following this, we could conjecturate that the Roswell aliens were the unprepared ones.among other aliens, at least regarding the New Mexico thunderstorms.

[@re.agents]

@@moussanoir2807 correct

[@m0llux]

They all watched this video obviously.

[@seltonk5136]

All I know is this guy oozes sexual charisma

[@EloLeChan]

I love how you explained this with very simple, non technical language. It's silly but having people from medieval Europe talked about as normal people (and having it explained that you, in fact, would be the weirdo) really flips your perspective on things

[@stoneylonesome4062]

Day to day life on the individual level is something often looked over, academics tend to focus on the big picture - history is mostly a story of empires on the broader level.

[@kat_astrophe4279]

PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE!!! Personally, I’m not a time traveler, but this is very useful for writing practical historical fiction :)

[@Q9wihsioa]

Sounds like something a time traveler would say

[@kaybee328]

exactly what a time traveler would say.. 😉

[@everrettbreezewood3665]

Is it just me, or is that something a time traveler would say?

[@JMCCDG26000]

Nerddd

[@Circa2000s]

You’re definitely a time traveler 🤣

[@cheeseplate7844]

I would love to see this turn into a series! Different periods, different countries... the possibilities.

[@AverageAlien]

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[@kkTeaz]

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[@astralclub5964]

I want to travel to the pre-9/11 US. No major culture wars, I speak the language, no plagues with good healthcare. I get to buy Amazon stock and make bank!

[@degariuslozak2169]

As a time traveller,this has served me well throughout my medieval travels

[@SpaghettyLuvsU]

He did a second part in 2031, you should check it out

[@trapstoner]

Guys do you recommend his guide about the Mesozoic era he posted in 2037?

[@isaiahdelgado7146]

Bro imma need them powerball numbers

[@genewitch]

@@isaiahdelgado7146 better to know what stocks are going to be huge that are currently low value, new IPOs, and get in early. Yeah, you don't get half billion now, but with enough variety in stocks (or whatever) you'll be rich and invisible. Just tell people you let your cat pick stocks or something. I know the modern thinking of the stock market precludes this from working, but i think the theories don't really account for "perfect foreknowledge".

[@drengr2759]

@@SpaghettyLuvsU It's not him in the video tho. Either he used an android or that android killed him and took over his channel. Look in his "eyes" carefully. There is definitely something off about the eyes. First time I noticed was a video posted in 2029; there's a very slight difference in his voice, and definitely something wrong with his eyes.

[@sipmonschmook9942]

"you will encounter curiosity, not neccessarly fear" damn I wish we would have more of that spirit

[@transposemusic-d3b]

“Are they a witch?”

[@Gimme_bikelanes]

Honestly love how detailed this was for a non-existent scenario.

[@kringle7804]

Wdym nonexistent I just came back from 1350s England

[@arvohyvarinen4975]

whatd you think of it? im kinda curious of going myself@@kringle7804

[@zeytelaloi]

It's good for people writing fiction and so on.

[@madshoisgaard]

Actually regression hypnosis goes to previous lives all the time as maybe you are aware.. that is of course not exactly a time machine, as you go to previous, not present experiences ;D

[@collinbeal]

​@@madshoisgaardtheosophic orientalist appropriation 🤮

[@HuckleberryWagnells]

I watched this for the first time 7 years ago on my second trip to the European Middle Ages and I revisit it every time I'm heading back. Cannot recommend highly enough!

[@microvuette]

What time period did you go to and what areas? Can you share any interesting findings from those trips?

[@zacharymacnamara5363]

Clever traveling from 2016 to the future to watch this video in 2023 before going back to the 1200s hehehe

[@lirich0]

Wow, a true time traveler, watching this video that released 2 weeks ago, 7 years ago.

[@Uncle_Fred]

I like traveling to the Middle Ages, but I rarely do it anymore. You get a lot of attention from the locals and while this is fun at first, it quickly gets tiring and sometimes a bit scary. Once people get talking they'll realise you're not from the area. People in this era had a much more relaxed relationship to work and will simply stop what they are doing and gather around you to gawk, even if you wear period-appropriate clothing. One thing few historians talk about is how many poor kids there are running around begging. Even a modest sized village has a ton of kids that will swarm you. A lot of these kids are nice, but not all of them. Some kids carry small knives. I did a trip to 11 century France a couple years back and got knifed in the back of the thigh by this kid who was intent on stealing anything he could get his hands on. On the last trip I avoided villages and did a 12th century backcountry trip in the Swiss Alps. This was a great experience. At no point did I feel unsafe. My only regular company was an occasional goat.

[@harrisp584]

Same, I first saw this video maybe 22-23 years ago yesterday. It’s helped vastly in the trips I take.

[@AttilatheNun-xv6kc]

Don't know if someone else has covered this, but another KZbinr did a similar series on time travel to ancient Rome. A major question was how to finance your stay, since you wouldn't be able to use modern money. His advice on this would also apply to a medieval European town or city. His suggestion was to visit a supermarket before you time travel. Buy as much pepper as you'll be able to take with you. Make sure that it's securely packaged to prevent leakage and to preserve freshness. When you time travel, walk around markets and get a general sense of the price of stuff. Find a spice merchant and sell *only some* of your pepper. Do not sell a big amount because you risk "flooding the market". Another day find a different spice merchant and sell a bit more pepper. Repeat this process as often as necessary, each time selling to a different spice merchant to keep the selling price up. And sell small amounts of pepper each time so you don't have to walk around town with loads of cash on you.

[@trishriederer1857]

Can you please share the name I want to watch that

[@AttilatheNun-xv6kc]

@trishriederer1857 Sorry, I can't remember the exact name. You could try just typing in things like HOW TO SURVIVE IN ANCIENT ROME or IF YOU WENT BACK IN TIME TO ANCIENT ROME or something like that. Sorry, I saw it a long time ago.

[@trishriederer1857]

@@AttilatheNun-xv6kc thank you!

[@debbiesunlight7047]

That’s great advice. I will definitely do that. Thanks. I got loads of pepper

[@sydneyjordan2452]

It’s fire of learning channel

[@effortLus]

People love it, another one like this but for another time period would be awesome

[@premodernist_history]

Thanks! I'm working on one in my spare time. Hopefully I can release it in 2025.

[@JaquesBobè]

I don't think any other video made me truly internalize that the past was a real place with real people and not just words in a history book. Great job!

[@han-sn8tu]

agreed! he does a great job of humanizing the people of that time. Personally I tend to think of historical people as being completely different from modern people, but in reality we are very similar.

[@yoloyo7019]

@@han-sn8tu Yeah the whole, "Dude they're just going to think you're annoying and not talk to you" is pretty hilarious advice that puts it into perspective.

[@poodtang2104]

Agreed.

[@callumfinlayson-palmer8393]

I think one of the things that helped me click in my head that we are the same as people of the past is looking at roman grafti.

[@jetex1911]

My favorite one was some nordic runes found high up on a wall inside a church that I think read "This is very high"

[@wvhdogg]

As someone from medieval Europe who travelled to the future I can confirm this is accurate

[@millianarakuzen]

How long do you get used to modern technology? 🤔

[@cjheighton]

Ah yes, a vampire or immortal being. How goes it?

[@lpnp9477]

Sorry if I'm doxxing you but are you Nandor the relentless? Or is it de laurentiis?

[@guitarslim56]

Your English is quite good for a Medieval Frenchman.

[@ironymatt]

Well, howdy Pilgrim!

[@llNightRoudll]

Found my lil bro watching this, I literally can't believe he willingly watched a hour long middle ages video instead of playing Fortnite, this way to present history like you're time traveling is crazy, schools should start to teach kids like this

[@GaemingStudios]

Your lil bro is a real one for watching this

[@BuizelCream]

Your lil bro has learned a lot. Hope his curiosity continues to get honed more for his benefit

[@HectoGames]

I wouldnt be surprised if you found him trying to build a time machine next week

[@han-sn8tu]

lol maybe I can get my lil bro to watch this too

[@poodtang2104]

There is hope yet.

[@muctebanesiri]

This video is definitely one of my top 10 videos of KZbin. Such a creative way of lecture.

[@brodiemacleod69]

The way this video was able to teach so much without without me feeling like i was learning anything, but simply listening to a story is truly amazing... Especially for someone who spends too much time attending subpar lectures

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Truly insightful, changing the world for the better

[@sergej100qca4]

I don't like this phraseology at all. It's not your fault, since learning is presented today as a chore one must do, but "the feeling of learning" should be a compliment, and it's sad to me that it's used in a negative connotation (and that so many people agree with it).

[@oneaburns]

Well, it is a story. It’s how he imagines it would be based on things he’s read. None of this is fact. For some reason, he presents it as though he has been there.

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

This is really a presentation style that takes advantage of how I think we naturally learn. We learn through stories and narrative. There is an undeniable advantage to this structure, and when applicable it's so effective. Math communicators often do this, if you notice.

[@tappajaav]

What's wrong with learning consciously? Why feeling you're being taught something would be non-desirable?

[@ianmsutherland]

Only 5 minutes in as I write this, but I love framing this as a time machine hints and tips video. Answers questions that get overlooked about history.

[@fredonline1]

Exactly! Reminds me of Toldinstone's series with a similar premise.

[@tonyhawksunderground2]

yeah, it would have been easy to shout out toldinstone

[@premodernist_history]

@@tonyhawksunderground2 I didn't know he did a series like this. I'll have to check it out.

[@olivere5497]

I can assure you, the people who provide the equipment also provide medical solutions to the disease problem. Hardest thing is keeping your mouth shut.

[@tonyhawksunderground2]

@@premodernist_history ah my bad it seemed like such a direct reference

[@gisellabarker3146]

Glad to see the time travel community is thriving

[@foodank_atr817]

Who's watching in 2436?

[@GMLfghgjhff5633]

@@foodank_atr817I’m from 2561, how is the great robot war going? I know all the aliens have left but haven’t been to your time much

[@hueningkaj]

This was soooo helpful!! I have a time travel trip coming up to medieval Europe and I was really nervous that I wasn’t equipped enough to get on with the locals but now I feel ready. Thanks!

[@robto]

What you explained in the video is very similar to my experience of visiting Chinese villages as a black man back in the years 2017-2020: Yes, people were very friendly and curious; yes, they bombarded me with questions and always wanted to know more about the world outside; yes, people that I didn't know invited me for dinner in their houses; yes, plenty of people tried to scam me and take something from every time I traveled alone 😅 I also find it curious that when I was in Tibetan and Muslim communities in China they were very obsessed in asking what my religion was. It was all about religious identity, not even my skin color.

[@premodernist_history]

Your comment reminds me of a guy on TikTok. His account is called BoBo. He hangs out in a village cooking food and inviting his elderly friend over for dinner. That's so cool you were able to be in China that long. That must have been amazing. I've always wanted to travel around China but I haven't had the chance.

[@zack2804]

The first person to perform an Islamic call to prayer (Adhan) was an Ethiopian who was also a former slave (under Pagans). That's one of the main reasons as to why skin color isn't emphasized in Islam.

[@josephrobinson6171]

​@@zack2804is that why the longest running and largest slave trade ever was the Arab slave trade of sub-saharan africans?

[@Wormopera]

​@@josephrobinson6171they had slaves of all kinds, sub Saharan Africans were just easier to enslave and conquer.

[@zack2804]

@@josephrobinson6171 No, there’s no correlation lol. Pre-Islamic Arabia was pagan and Mecca was a merchant city where slaves were sold. This is a historical fact, if only you could read. Also Atlantic Slave Trade 🤫

[@jeanefpraxiadis1128]

My travel insurance doesn’t want to cover this.

[@HyenaPaint]

You need to add the time clause to your travel insurance. It’s a little pricey, but worth it. This ensures a 60% return on any time related incidents. I would also add the grandfather paradox clause, in case you end up becoming your own ancestor- and the bootstrap clause in case you accidentally create an infinite loop. Trust me, you don’t want to deal with the fall-out from that if you aren’t insured.

[@sexgod57able]

This. Pony up. The more insurance you can afford the better.

[@TamaCinema69]

@@HyenaPaint this is incredible

[@noahchamberlain9797]

@@HyenaPaintjust the info i was looking for thank you so much

[@richardsanjose3692]

Or health insurance.

[@Myumeful]

2:55 Personal safety 11:35 Money 14:25 Where to sleep 17:00 Where to eat 18:00 Language barrier 22:55 Social class 30:22 Shopping 48:22 Arrival and time travel discretion 55:27 Medicine

[@pablotescobar5444]

the video already had timestamps in the description

[@etsequentia6765]

"I'm totally not a time traveler from the future guys, I'm just another peasant just like you. Wanna hang out?"

[@chmchn]

Check the description. Save yourself some time

[@mgtowmonger2729]

brothels... where is the time stamp for the brothels?

[@SalyLuz-hc6he]

@@mgtowmonger2729 I think it’s found around the year 1400.

[@SamuPuuronen]

Haven't watched this yet. Will watch. Title made me smile. This should be good!

[@Scottagram]

That disclaimer at the start was excellent. I never considered that snooping around a medieval castle would be welcomed with the same enthusiasm as snooping around a modern army barracks.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

If you could pretend you were of the right social status you could probably get an invitation from the castle owner, who’d be pleased to host you in order to exchange news with you. And one invitation would lead to a letter of recommendation to a neighbouring castle. Also, it’s well known that when the owners were away, impoverished staff would be happy to host visitors for a small monetary contribution.

[@1v966]

also the president and his whole family happen to live in said barracks

[@Tonyx.yt.]

or trying to sneak into a billionaire mansion with armed security guards...

[@JJONNYREPP]

Advice for time traveling to medieval Europe 0959am 21.11.23 HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING: OYE! OYE! ...........OYE! regards religious practices and belief....they were all at it - converting - forced or no - to fit in with the general populace of the region they dealt...whether on a pilgrimage or when delving into the mercantile aspects of said region. to your Way of thinking, though: i wouldn't be surprised if the average joe had a hydra headed approach to religion - old Baphomet would have been proud. and, as we know, the masonic legacy lives on!! as do the troubles. and, to your way of thinking, the wily would have set off from Europe, tasked with seeing a boat load of worshippers through Europe and into the middle east, knowing which influential people to cosey up to in both religious doctrine and the customs of the places passed through... just like any good holiday rep would do today!!.... anyhow; yer opening up an old stuffy library interaction from many years ago, for me, which delt with this topic - specifically, the crusades..... and most aspects of nowadays society re: prejudice and cliques stem from 900 AD to the present day. i think you are, maybe, looking at this from a crafty modern perspective as though you need to dupe folk to get by or find safe passage through a region and their peoples...crackpots are usually are left be. so that may bode well for a time travellers endeavours. be a bit loopy!! speaking as an i, ludicrous!!! i, personally, would say you all need go watch evil dead 3 - the more comedic variant of the franchise. and, maybe, alfred jarry's alleged obsession with time travel - which, we find, must surely be water based...

[@nerdporkspass1m1st78]

That would be the equivalent of stolen valor in the present day…

[@Chanicle]

would love more of this kind of time traveler prep series, this is a great format to express historical nuances and details that usually get glossed over elsewhere

[@bots_op]

Please turn this into a series this was amazing!

[@ElysiaWhitemoonOmega]

we need a video like this for other time periods :D

[@timothykrewson7773]

I second this motion

[@littlebearandchicken2077]

I listened to this entire thing while working on the yard. It was the most therapeutic experience! But I'm just now, days later, finding out that this man is actually in the video and isn't just a disembodied voice.

[@Emre_Iliyaz]

The way he was talking about everything so smoothly , gave me goosebumps, like he really experienced it. It was so awesome watching it.

[@oneaburns]

It was neat at first. Then he started making some wild claims about racism then and now and I realized this is just another liberal academic living in a bubble.

[@thomasjin1415]

@@oneaburnswhat are you on about

[@toomos9844]

@@oneaburnsman, where do you get your stuff from?

[@silvesta5027]

@@oneaburnsmf did you even WATCH the video? 😭

[@Chopper153]

​@@silvesta5027How's he wrong. It's definitely a wild claim that medieval europe didn't have colour based racism. If his claim is true, why were only black people enslaved by europeans? In America, why were only black people enslaved and not white people? Slavery started because of racism.

[@TheNazzerDawk]

This would make a great series. Imagine a tv show presented this way, a realistic portrayal of time travel to Medieval Europe. ❤

[@TheSimianDeity]

It would get very repetitive, because 95% of this advise would apply to almost any other pre-modern setting you could name. The truth is that human life has changed more in the past 200 years than in the whole of the ~5000 years of recorded history that preceded it.

[@TheNazzerDawk]

@TheSimianDeity sure, if you make it JUST a fish out of water tale. But if you make it about human relationships you can get a ton of millage off it. For reference, Stephen King's novel 11/22/63 could have just been about a time traveller from the 2010s in the 1950s, or could have just been about said time traveller trying to stop the Kennedy assassination, but instead was also about so so much more, to the point that a great deal of the book it stops being a time travel story and starts to just be an excellent romance set in the 1950s and 60s.

[@lucbloom]

“Outlander” has some of these elements. But it focuses too much on the romance part for my taste. I would love a TV series about an entrepreneur time traveling back and trying to establish themselves through wit and knowledge about science, history and modern psychology.

[@Aluunyax3]

If it was netflix atleast 60% of the population would be african

[@moonlaney]

@@lucbloom I know it isn’t a perfect match but I enjoyed the show ‘Timeless’ a lot. It does have an overarching storyline (not a romance one) but every episode a team consisting of a historian, an engineer and a soldier get send to a different time period and have to blend in. I admit it gets a bit corny sometimes but as a history lover i still thought it was a nice watch!

[@Atahri_]

I could literally listen to things like this forever. This was insanely entertaining and educational PLEASE more medieval history and scenarios. I'm in love with this.

[@CoryDinsmore-t2u]

No

[@norwegianblue2764]

"Literally...forever?"

[@vinegro4579]

Me too, absolutely love medieval history! ❤

[@sierrasmith8722]

i am feeling this too right now LOL

[@infiniteVidz]

This is great! I was just about to travel back to medieval europe when this came up on my feed. Now i can go there and feel right at home. See you!

[@altiuscitius39]

Framing this as advice to time travellers is sheer genius. Makes the whole video so compelling, it's like the Middle Ages came to life, I could feel myself playing spy in medieval Paris. Masterful video!

[@StefanCreates]

So great that he manages to do all that with just his words. No fancy visuals, just talk. Incredible.

[@toreadoress]

I wonder if the 2000s will be also referred as the "middle ages" from the perspective of people who will live around the year 4000

[@crossan-uq1cd]

Okay this guy is fun as hell. Very well learned. I think he should be our first time travelling candidate to the Middle Ages.

[@ArniesTech]

In fact he sounds like he is speaking from experience 😅 highly suspicious!

[@mcchickengrip423]

we absolutely want and NEED more of these for all kinds of different time periods and cultures! i was thoroughly hooked and actually pictured all these scenarios in my head. this really reminded me of my childhood when id listen to audiobooks about folklore and greek mythology. those historical ideas and concepts immersed me for hours on end. amazing work please keep them coming :)

[@soup4720]

This like this is the reason I love history I want to learn it like I’m going to this certain time

[@tttz3122]

Yes !!!

[@ppstorm_]

no we dont, this is the cringiest content on youtube

[@ripnephils148]

His hair reminds me of a hedgehog. No offense.

[@davidwagner6116]

Maybe the most practical advice I've ever heard

[@samconcklin]

I’m writing a story where there’s time travel between today and the middle ages, and this video has been the most helpful piece of educational media I have found so far. Thank you for the excellent video!

[@kuzinnik0543]

ayo, once you are done with it and if you are planning to publish it or something like that, could i get a link to it?

[@kelb6073]

Same here 😊

[@ypressgames]

This is for TIME TRAVELERS. Please do not misuse this video for gaining knowledge.

[@jeffwolf27]

​@kuzinnik0543 there is a book similar to their idea. It's called The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson. I don't if it's any good I have not read it.

[@stemwaffle]

I legit started laughing just thinking about some random internet stranger googling "travel between modern day and middle ages", and being met with an hour long, specific guide on the matter lol.

[@CChissel]

Okay, this is brilliant! This definitely needs to be a series where you give advice for traveling to all different time periods and places. Ancient Mesopotamia, the Greek city states, Dynastic Egypt, Rome at the height of its power or during their Byzantine era, Mayan or Aztec, Ottoman Empire, India pre-colonization, I mean I’d love to see a video like this on every civilization of every era honestly lol but that’s a lot to ask for. I’d be happy with just one video of any era and locale a year, but I’d much prefer a more frequent basis of uploads. Either way, I absolutely love this idea and video. Well done!

[@Geo_Babe]

Id love to time travel back to Tudor England or the Regency period!

[@AllTimeAmberx]

I'd be up for that!

[@CChissel]

@@Geo_Babe Honestly, I’d love to time travel in pre-history, to see what we were getting up to before recorded history, but also to pre-dynastic Egypt, back when it had first began the transition to lush forests and into deserts, when people began settling along the Nile. I mean I’d love to time travel to any time in the ancient past, but Tudor England sounds good too! Or maybe to Italy in the 14th and 15th century.

[@Oberonjames]

Unfortunately, this would require a lot of specific knowledge about the time period in question, which can take a lot of time and effort to gain. Because of that, no one person would be able to do it on their own, in the level of detail we see here. However, if you could find people who do have that knowledge, you could have guest stars that are experts in the period in question come in and answer the question for you, so maybe it is doable, but it would take a high level of collaboration to turn it into a series.

[@CChissel]

@@Oberonjames It wouldn’t be as difficult as you think, and collaboration would be cool but also wouldn’t need a high level of collaboration, as they could just cover half or just a portion, such as cultural norms or justice system and laws.

[@BigBadMadDog.]

Ofcourse KZbin only recommends me this video now. I just got back from my trip last week. It was complete hell.

[@voornaam3191]

Ah, you booked the Dante Trip?

[@chuckmcgill69]

I just got back from the inferno yesterday

[@whitney2354]

this comment made me Lol

[@Tara_Pannonica]

@@voornaam3191lol … brilliant

[@kristiehollis4018]

🤣🤣

[@SKRRTCOBAIN00]

This dude single-handedly revived my attention span 🤣💯💯💯

[@Chatgbt221]

I just got back from 1260 South England this fall. It was fantastic, and the weather was fantastic at the time of the century. Only problem we had over and over again was prevalent anti-Nordic prejudices. If you’ve got white blonde hair, you’ll find it hard securing accommodation in most rural areas. Be aware, dye your hair!

[@BuntingClipClop]

Hahaha! Cute!

[@ArnoldVeeman]

😂😂😂 really nice one 😂😂😂

[@pontifex9285]

a) like there weren't blond Englishmen, b) like Vikings were still a problem in 1260 🙄

[@CorePathway]

Pack a couple extra zippo lighters. On my last trip I got 2 milk cows and a goat for mine, not to mention a lot of attention from the local ladies.

[@paullarsen4987]

​@pontifex9285 Racism is passed down through generations.

[@Bri-ro4lf]

Such a creative video, one that you only see once in a blue moon on KZbin. It draws you in and keeps you hooked. I’d imagine people who aren’t necessarily interested in history would still really enjoy this just from the immersion you created. This video is going on my good vibes playlist for relaxing days.

[@snramadhan]

Some kind of seriously meme videos

[@fmdj]

Ahah, yeah definitely a good vibe. I didn't think it would interest me very much, but the hour flew by and I'm subscribing.

[@esmedientes]

captivating framing device for history education, not only did I learn a lot but I felt very immersed in the picture of medieval life you painted

[@oliviajeanette1065]

Please make this a series of different cultures and times if at all possible!!! I love this concept and your delivery❤

[@daryx.langdale]

You could give a detailed one hour long travel guide for a very standard town somewhere in the US - in the current era - and I would probably watch the whole thing. Something calming and amusing about the way you deliver information

[@lamarravery4094]

Traveling to a current day small Southern US town, lol.

[@suomeaboo]

I love it when people talk about time travel situations seriously and realistically. It's really immersive and can really make you think. This video taught me a lot too, given its format.

[@shargo498]

As a time traveler. I want to thank this man for being prepared to get back. I managed to travel back I time to 1354 AD. The only problem I had was communication but other than that. Everything went relatively smoothly. A group of bandits had attacked me in the middle of the night because I was dumb enough to take a walk. But fortunately, I had taken a few modern day boxing lessons before I went, so I was about to knock out the leader and scare them off. Another thing I remember is that the air the MUCH MUCH fresher because the industrial revolution was still 500 years away. Old people were very rare because of the high mortality rate. Thus old people where VERY highly respected. There are so many notable things I wish I could share here

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

I think about this all the time and appreciate that you treated this with the utmost seriousness. Thanks for debunking that pesky witch stereotype. This would be an incredible docu/mocumentary series with each episode exploring a different time and place.

[@swisski]

Fancy seeing you here Hildegard. Your musical accomplishments are legendary. I am your devoted disciple.

[@Lurmusic1]

Oh, Hildegard, hi! I love your music :)

[@thecourtlyalchemist]

I'd watch that show!

[@beenaplumber8379]

I've thought about this stuff a lot, wondering how I could possibly fit in if I somehow traveled back to the European middle ages. How could I convince the powers that be that an exotic oddball like me, with all my weird clothing and weird language, was not a threat. I'm a retired neuroscientist, something that would have been a completely meaningless trade back then. Science, known as natural philosophy back then, was not necessarily feared or condemned by the church. But how could a person make a living as a scientist? What product would I have to sell? Who would buy it? I probably wouldn't be taken seriously as an academic if I didn't speak Latin. In fact, I think at some point all academics, at least at some universities, had to be members of the clergy. I think this modern age really is the place for me.

[@wildwitchwest]

a friend among strangers! huzzah! i love your carols, chanteuse

[@wyskass861]

I love that you did this type of video. I've often thought of such scenarios, but it's a treat to hear a historian play along with the fantasy.

[@Xtrapful]

Now i want advice “How to survive time travel to Rome”

[@scoopitywoop]

There's actually a children's encyclopedia about this "time travellers' guide to ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome"

[@Davidrcobb]

My advice is catch them sometime in the middle.

[@jmc8076]

Be safe enjoy. Depending on date maybe don’t stand near a man named Cesar. ; )

[@jilltremblay4528]

This was such a fantastic way to present historical information please make more of them!

[@quietsouls7461]

Love how you described medieval citizens to be curious and interested. I feel there’s a lot of negative portrayals out there that don’t do it justice.

[@hugbearsx4]

It's mind-boggling how we tend to forget that the mother of civilization is that one particular trait that people had since probably before we thought of calling ourselves "people": curiosity.

[@ryanheise4656]

This would be a perfect series for a podcast “Time Travelers guide to different civilizations”

[@tschauleude3426]

Time travelers guide to visit your very own grand^20 grandparents.

[@OcelotsFilms]

Coming up with a plan / backstory for yourself if you where to hypothetically time travel back to the medieval period sounds like a good thought exercise.

[@lylavati]

It is. And when you get stuck somewhere, you do research and earn knowledge.

[@Bionickpunk]

If you gonna time travel, only a back story wont gonna cut it. Perhaps learn the actual occupations and skills mentioned in your backstory before that.

[@ekesandras1481]

one very good back story would be to tell people you are an Armenian Christian, probably a merchant. It means you are from far away and no wonder you have strange habits, but they would accept you. There are also few Armenians around, so you don't have to stick to YOUR community, but being Armenian was still known enough to not raise to much eyebrows.

[@salmon9950]

I keep coming back to this video; it’s perfect. It’s fascinating and calmly but engagingly presented. I’d love to see a similar style for other time periods and/or regions!

[@charleskramer7062]

What fun! When my kids were younger, we wrote time travel stories together as a way to explore history in a fun way. I am pleased to say that we got most of our research right. We even addressed what it would be for a black person to time travel in 13th century England. We did have a near witch burning (got me scared when you me toned that), but it was for a modern person who showed off dangerous-seeming technology, so maybe we got away with it. Anyway, this was a treat.

[@sugoish9461]

Oh this is so wholesome to read! That sounds like a fantastic way to tie together play, bonding time, and education. :D

[@Declan_Moriarty]

The fact that a medieval traveller could get food and shelter from a stranger, and that one would let a traveling stranger dine and sleep in their home is wild by today’s standards. Imagine trying that today?!

[@marteiasi]

Couch surfing is a pretty big thing :-) And it happens (rarely) that I invite travellers to my home, usually they are backpackers. and it happened to me that i was stranded somewhere and was invited to stay with someone.

[@calebr908]

​@@marteiasithat is done between friends usually. Not complete strangers

[@Nervadane]

Do you accept cannibals

[@gregorybertrand645]

I remember back in college I was drinking at a bar and talking to this guy. I lost track of time and missed the last bus to campus and it wouldn't been hours walking. The guy let me stay on his couch for the night and I'd only known him for a few hours at most.

[@CHAAAAAOTIC]

@@Nervadanebro WHAT. Where did that even come from

[@NickAndriadze]

As somebody who's recently acquired a time machine and is wishing to visit the middle ages of Europe, this guide has helped me a lot! Many great points with what and what not to do. Will definitely save me from being burnt alive for heresy and witchcraft when I eventually do go there!

[@moussanoir2807]

What are you waiting for ? If you find yourself hesitating please hand me the machine. Pretty tough to get one reliable where I live.

[@Seegras]

No time traveller has ever been burnt for witchcraft in the middle ages. Actually, _believing_ in witchcraft was only legal from 1486 onwards. So better don't talk of witchcraft at all. Actually, most non-religious people will be fine, pretending they're Catholics. The problem comes with Christians of certain denominations that have strong views, which might contradict the main ruling dogma. Those people are very much in danger of getting themselves burnt for heresy. And the 13th century saw massive hunts for heretics, mostly in the south of France (Waldensians and Cathars)

[@skunkjo3195]

Good luck! I had a horrible time. Didn't watch the video. I went to the 1340s and I was like soooo sick the whole time. Disgusting

[@legitbeans9078]

Can I come too? :)

[@declanoconnor7991]

Is this real?

[@pourtoukist]

The video I did not know I needed, thanks to the youtube recommendations!

[@emilymares9623]

This is fantastic! This no BS style of a friendly and conversational lecture is right up my alley. I was continuously engaged with the topic and speaker. 10/10 Thanks for reminding us that mediaeval people were actually people and not "stupid." They simply just didn't have all the information that we have. Public school and mass literacy really opened the world up. Functionally illiterate and secluded people aren't stupid. Most of the time the people outside of their inner circle have no idea that they are illiterate.

[@julianscaeva4334]

I was glued to the screen the whole time. I could listen to this guy for hours.

[@Haydenny]

I got to school with a kid who can't read, but damn he is a good welder

[@sacredxgeometry]

This is in fact a watershed moment for most when they realize this is what modern whites have assumed of the Africans since the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. That these people from an oft distant land and with a far different culture were inferior on account of not having access to our carefully collected educational curriculum, which to any outside is complete nonsense btw.

[@Nicoconuts63]

As someone who is travelling to medieval Europe, this video has helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@rkr6237]

Which machine you got? I want to get one but unsure which brand

[@smev601]

@@rkr6237 i know you didnt ask me but i really recommend the tortinato noordle coronofiliartor 4638 because using that ive already made 10 successful trips to the carboniferous time period

[@ren.2374]

yo can i hitchhike plsssss

[@GodofWhoopass]

100% of this stuff applies to if you're going to Los Angeles too and San Francisco and Portland in modern day.

[@Skasparoff]

@@rkr6237you can blame me of being a sheep but I go for Apple meTimeTraveler

[@leothelion69]

I want a TV series on this so badly. A new agency that starts sending people back in time and everything that comes along with it

[@Alfonso162008]

Not a tv show, but there's a book by Michael Crichton (the same guy that wrote Jurassic Park) that has a similar premise, at least in terms of being about a group of people that travels back in time to the medieval period, how they need to prepare for it, and the consequences they encounter. If you're interested, the book is called "Timeline". Of course, it's not a history lesson, but I found it very entertaining.

[@leothelion69]

@@Alfonso162008 sweet thanks. Might snag the audiobook

[@Nicole13087]

Literally just came to mention “Timeline” 😂

[@SergioGonzalez-ew2po]

TIME TUNNEL: 1966-67 ....THE QUANTUM LEAP:1989-1993...BACK TO THE FUTURE I, II, III

[@CavaloDaMassa]

You now Abstergo?

[@BenRush]

So good

[@premodernist_history]

Thank you!

[@BenRush]

@@premodernist_history Absolutely. Subscribed! This and so many of your videos are brilliant. Please keep teaching us.

[@bluepineapples7818]

You should make a video of advice for a medieval person travelling to the modern world

[@annabulk1]

They would be immediately killed by our wonderfully evolved viral and bacterial biota

[@IntiQuetzalOrozcoMalfait]

That would be fascinating. Trying to describe modern views and systems in medieval terms. Do it @Premodernist !

[@sallyjohns1528]

There is a problem here - a man from the Middle Ages has already broken the phone on which this video would have been shown to him

[@letso1000]

The medieval person would be incapable of such advanced technology, bluepineapples7818. I do not think they would gain much from such a video.

[@Ptaku93]

WaitButWhy did an article on this a couple of years ago (maybe 10 already). Basically, the shock from all the modern tech and how the stuff has changed would be so great that the medieval person would get an instant stroke and die, probably while puking profusely. Bad idea

[@marolibez]

A little linguistic tip: if you are going to southern Europe, somewhere between northern Italy and central Iberia, pick Old Occitan as your vernacular language. Firstly because Catalan and Valencian merchants are hanging around pretty much everywhere and Old Catalan is almost indistinguishable from Old Occitan. The odds you will be making yourself understood are quite higher. An exception would be the regions around Basque-speaking countries, even in well Latinized ones, because they got some "lengatge estranh" in those corners. Some people might stick Lombard into that category but I don't agree with them. Secondly because you might pop out during or just after the Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) and a lot of refugees are fleeing into the peninsulas, Iberia and Italy. So you are not going to be the very first person saying "òc" for "yes" in the eyes of most people you'll encounter. Last but not least... because you could get some royal or noble a** in the process. Occitan-speaking troubadours are the Medieval version of our rock and rap stars. I mean, there's a reason why the modern French word for "love" is "amour" and not the etymologically more consistent "ameur" *. Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I of England and Alfonso X of Castile did a great job for that matter. A Dieu siatz e bona astrada! 😊

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

There still is the argument on if you even want to hook up with someone Medieval. STIs and STDs were much harder to prevent, and let's not even get started on the time paradoxes that could occur from having no contraception lol

[@h0rriphic]

@@NigelMelanisticSmithYeaaaahhhh…seems like quite the gamble. Additionally, the church didn’t look super kindly on extra marital…”entanglements”. 😅

[@raulpetrascu2696]

​@@NigelMelanisticSmiththis can easily be avoided, almost all women were virgins until marriage especially nobles. Stay away from the tavern women and find yourself a girl to marry. Time paradox thing is still a problem..

[@falconeshield]

Don't forget condoms lol

[@falconeshield]

​@@raulpetrascu2696Ye oldie condoms or just don't frack anyone in the past

[@blopenshtop]

Starting the year off in a history class with something like this would be so good. Engaging and lighthearted way to introduce the topic of a period by drawing comparisons between their time and ours.

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[@CCitis]

Super smart way to relay info like this. More please

[@Peek935]

Please make this a series! This was so much fun to watch and listen to!

[@Zeuskazoo]

As a medieval history buff, this is the greatest thing to me.

[@Srfs777]

Do you mind listing some of your favorite old history documentaries from the early 2000’s/ 90’s ?

[@cranksetwrench]

Okay nerd

[@iiiiiALEX]

I am from 2008 and I’m so glad that I traveled to 2023 so I could watch this. I’m not stressing anymore about my medieval time travel school trip next month.

[@sschmidt1775]

This is probably REAL. So from 2008, now 2023. I guess you time traveled in the normal way (like we all do), and you are now 15 years older...

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

When you go back, don’t let that damn kid get anywhere near the gorilla’s cage.

[@Mordinel]

RIP Harambe, never forget. @@CidGuerreiro1234

[@woooshbait9696]

Can you also stop that man from eating bat too plz. Thanks

[@expressnumber]

Sorry about the recession

[@gabrielle1333]

LOVE this video. Such a clever and effective way to teach history.

[@MultiVeika]

This was hands down the best history lesson I could ever ask for

[@somnambulist7705]

I’m off to London next week, this has been very helpful

[@finnlinnsone]

underrated comment 😭

[@viktordickinson7844]

You'll need advice for travelling to modern day india for that trip

[@juanignaciolopeztellechea9401]

​@@viktordickinson7844 Sorry i didn't get that joke, could you dissect that frog?

[@augusthands9932]

​@@juanignaciolopeztellechea9401 It's just garden variety racism. There are lots of Asian immigrants in London. Not that there aren't shitloads of other immigrants, this person probably just hates brown people.

[@elcucuy4103]

@@viktordickinson7844 modern day. Iraq 🇮🇶

[@charlotteb6450]

this video went for an HOUR?? it literally felt like the most entertaining 15 mins of my life you're so good at this

[@RC.13]

I want to have dinner with this gent and just listen to him talk for hours

[@nomorepikachu]

I wish it was 5 hours long 🥲

[@BeyonderPrime]

The way I was just delivered a history lesson while feeling I was planning my time travel itinerary was neat. Thank you for a fun concept of a video!

[@robertlamantin5088]

When I was a young adult, around 25, I traveled to Lebanon for two weeks. All the people I met always asked me three questions : what was my religion, who sent me here and who was supposed to welcome me - family member, group or organisation - in Beirut. Until I answered these questions, local people didn't know what to say or what to do. After I did, they were always happy, looked kind of relieved, and became very friendly :)

[@zhoupact8567]

As an atheist, I worry I could get in trouble even at the first question. In fact that is something I worry quite about as I am trying to get my ass out of the house and want to travel somewhere real soon. I am not sure where yet. But not getting murdered because I am socially incompetent and would not be able to lie if asked what my religion is. That do make me not want to even consider quite a few places. If you have travelled more than that. How the heck do people decide where to travel to? I kind of want to see a bit poorer places simply because I think it would help me grow as a person. But that still leaves practically the entire planet as possible options. :/ ... Oh boy the more I think about what you said the worse it is. What is your religion?: "I do not have one." Who sent you?: "Nobody/myself" Who was supposed to welcome you?: "Oh nobody is here to welcome me. I know nobody here or would be looking for me. Oh, and I am probably lost."

[@lemonynora]

@@zhoupact8567just say you’re not an atheist. Simple

[@dontgivetwothwips3615]

Yah, not simple. You could lie and say a religion that the locals may not like or be hostile toward. Claiming you’re of the dominant religion in the area is a minefield because now you’re expected to know the ends and outs, taboos and all that. The “simple” question of “what’s your religion” is very loaded, intentionally. I live in the southern US where there are more churches than it seems enough believers to fill them. Meeting new people and them asking what church you attend isn’t uncommon, depending on the circumstances, and the question has the function of working out your religion as well as finding common ground. I’m atheist, by the way, and have no problem saying I’m not religious.

[@dft3091]

@@zhoupact8567 If they ask you religion, they're not asking what you actually believe, they're asking which "team" you're on. Society and politics in Lebanon is divided based upon confessional communities, so there's basically a Sunni Islamic tribe, a Shia tribe, a Maronite/Catholic Christian tribe, an Orthodox tribe, etc. Positions in government are literally allocated based upon that-the Presidency is always held by a Maronite Christian, the Prime Minister by a Sunni Muslim, etc.:nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon#Government_and_politics You would respond based upon the faith of most members of your family/extended family.

[@meatman9099]

​@@zhoupact8567Christian should be fine in most places, it'll be easier than telling people in Muslim countries you're jewish and if you tell people you're Muslim like them but dont really know their customs you'll look weird and they might get mad at you for not respecting their faith the same way Christian they probably won't care too much

[@yuriambassador]

this is like my favorite type of video, ungodly long deep dive from somebody with intimate knowledge on a subject i never really thought to care about, i love it

[@TheAces1979]

This is such a compelling way to engage the audience in a subject that they might not have otherwise been interested in. Brilliant!

[@hardlyoswald]

gotta say how much i love this video. i've thought about this exact topic so much throughout my life that actually learning this information cured some anxiety i didn't know i had

[@treman722]

Very creatively interesting format and well executed. You're by far my favorite history channel right now.

[@DavidMarkun]

The premise of advising a time traveler creates the most vivid picture of a historical period that I have experienced. I had no trouble embracing the concept and beginning to work out the details of what to pack, where to go, how to present myself, and of course whom I want to go with.

[@Klonothan]

Don't forget your universal translator, water filtration/purification system, and of course your towel. But seriously, I didn't realize a lot of these towns had curfews. This video was a pretty cool way to talk about history. Would love to see more Advice for Time Traveling type videos!!

[@ezekielaguilar4694]

Fantastic video. I enjoyed it all the way through and I honestly wish it was longer. Your passion for this is evident. Thank you

[@taiven.lechevalier]

I love how he doesn’t break character and he acts like we are seriously going on this trip. ADDENDUM: No, folks, I ain’t going with y’all. I’m too accustomed to my life of 21st Century luxury. I don’t have the constitution for the hardship of such an endeavor. You guys have fun though ☺️

[@secretnya]

Wait, we aren't!?

[@comfi_monkee6239]

What do you mean ?

[@julianguastadisegno]

You aren't coming then? We planned this in advance

[@thepatriarchy819]

The replies 350 years from now going to be crazy!

[@MattVidPro]

??? We leave in 3 days.