The Bleak Midwinter of the 1430s
Published 2022-12-16
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All Comments (21)
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"Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we'd all have frozen to death." - Mark Twain
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One thing is for sure, the Middle Ages is a fascinating period of time to learn about.
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Good morning from chilly Ft Worth TX to everyone watching. Merry Christmas!
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"In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan; Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago."
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Historian Barbara Tuchman, in her book "A Distant Mirror" was looking for a time in the past equivalent to thermal nuclear war. The time of the black death and the 100 years war was her distant mirror. She wrote of a time a few years earlier than 1430. One of the interesting items that has stayed with me was that she found that the richest nobles of that time would not name their children until they survived to 7 years old
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“We’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it, or not”…
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James Burke in Connections2 pointed out that after years of famine and hardship reducing the available workers. The result was a shortage of available workers. This gave people offers for more for their labors. And other opportunities. The result was the Renaissance.
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The really amazing thing is that humans and animals, domestic and wild, have managed to survive at all.
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Proliferation of the chimney? You mean there was a time when European houses didn't have chimneys? I'd watch a THG video about chimneys.
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Once again the historic theme of finding someone to blame for the troubles. Continues to this day.😞😣
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Great episode! So much of history seems to be filled with wars and politics, and so little about what common folk experienced in day to day life. Thanks for filling in some of the blanks.
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A white sheet dipped in tallow makes a good substitute for glass in as much as it lets the light in, but the disadvantage is that like a frosted window you cant see anything through it.
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As a Nordic Alaskan, I'm currently experiencing a "mini ice age," of mine own. We have received at least five (5) feet of snow and as much as eight (8) feet in some areas. I am becoming muscular from the constant snow shoveling.
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It was probably a combination of effects, including variations in the Earth's orbit, fresh meltwater from the prior Medieval Warm Period interrupting the thermohaline oceanic conveyor belt, multiple volcanic eruptions, and solar minima. The perfect storm for an entire decade.
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My daughter's school started in 1407, considering the first thirty years of its existence, I am surprised that it is still going.
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I woke up to freezing temps this morning. Couldnt have been better timed on this episode
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"A 2016 study found that the harsh winters of the 1430s were merely the result of internal variation, meaning the natural variability and unpredictability of climate." Steady on! Suggesting that such changes may be due to natural variability and unpredictability is treading on thin ice in today’s climate.
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an increasingly popular theory says that the little ice age was one of the culprits who killed the Ming Dynasty, which collapsed in year 1644, a shock to the contemporaries, even those who worked day and night to bring its downfall 😌
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I remember living in Western Pennsylvania, in the winter of 1977, and the temperature was near zero for a month. Yes sirree, President Jimmy Carter wanted people to turn down their thermostats and wear sweaters. I guess this was about as close to feeling like those poor souls in 1430s as I could get.🥶
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The paintings shown in this video are excellent accounts of the time, I'm very glad to finally have the context.
