Investigates seventeen common sayings about the Middle Ages to determine if they are fact or fiction. Includes photographs.
Content Note
Are the Middle Ages the same as the dark ages? -- Did medieval knights really joust? -- Did people in medieval England talk like we do? -- Did King Arthur really rule England during the Middle Ages? -- Did most people die very young during the Middle Ages? -- Is it true that most people couldn't read or write in the Middle Ages? -- Did a terrible plague really kill millions during the Middle Ages? -- Did Robin Hood really steal from the rich and give to the poor? -- Is it true that kids in the Middle Ages married when they were only twelve? -- Did castles have bathrooms? -- Did knights begin the custom of shaking hands? -- Did a knight in armor weigh so much that he had to be lifted onto his horse? -- Did medieval castles really have moats and drawbridges to keep enemies out? -- Is it true that most medieval people never traveled more than a few miles from home? -- Were medieval peasants slaves? -- Did medieval barbers really double as dentists? -- Did medieval kings make people into knights by tapping them with a sword?.