English life and language in the Middle Ages

The pronunciation of English has changed a lot over time, and this is one of the reasons why the pronunciation of a word often doesn’t correspond with how it’s written, because the spelling of words was standardized but the pronunciation continued to change. Professor Dorsey Armstrong gives a demonstration of how some words were pronounced in the Middle Ages and answers questions about medieval history, talking about the structure of castles, instruments of torture, hygiene, Game of Thrones, sleeping habits and many other aspects of medieval life.