NOBB Medieval History: Recent Episodes
Noble Order of the Blue Button
There are many aspects of Medieval history which are not always covered or covered correctly. This podcast aims to introduce listeners to various topics and help inform and dispell misconceptions along the way. This podcast is the educational attachment to the Noble Order of the Blue Button's Medieval comedy sketches on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@nobleorderofthebluebutton
The idea that Christopher Columbus was the first to prove the Earth was round, was patently false.
Contrary to what some have heard, spices were not used in the Middle Ages to cover the bad flavor of rotten meat.
This week we introduce you to a standard in Old English literature, Beowulf. We briefly dive into the tale and some of the concepts covered.
Many (not all) reenactors claim cotton is not historically authentic in clothing for Medieval recreation, as it was not available in Europe during the Middle Ages. This week's episode refutes that claim.
For our inaugural episode, we look at the question of how old the original Robin Hood tales are and the difficulties of dating them.