Could you survive the Medieval Apocalypse?

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For Medieval Europe, the Apocalypse wasn’t just a metaphor - it was very real and very imminent. We are talking about the four horsemen, locusts the size of horses, the beast of the abyss, the Whore of Babylon, and, obviously, the anti-christ. We’re going to go through the medieval apocalypse blow-by-blow to see how this obsession with the end led to bizarre real-world cults like the Flagellants, who abandoned all norms for group sex in the woods. Our guest today is Dr Eleanor Janega, co-host of Gone Medieval with Matt Lewis. This episode was edited by Tim Artsall and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.