I think my favorite thing about this historian is that she shows that history can and should be fun. It doesn’t have to be a boring lecture. Every style has its pros and cons, but in an era where people view history as less and less important, I think it’s awesome that she has such a fun way of looking at and talking about history.

@becauseimbored777777

3 ай бұрын

@@danielvaldez2203chile…anyway SO

@Cara-39

3 ай бұрын

​@@danielvaldez2203calm down little boy

@HTAZ2010

3 ай бұрын

As someone who has hung out with historians and archaeologists, we try to not be long-winded and boring because we often slog through historic documents by people who weren't as engaging.

@SAINTOBVIOUS

3 ай бұрын

The history titties are out today honey!!!!!!! OKAAAAAAAYYYY. HAY GURLS!!!!! HEY EL!!!!!

@thekaptain1555

3 ай бұрын

Shut up nerd

Never thought I’d hear a historian say “stuntin’ on bitches” but I’m so grateful we have! And she’s right, she should say it!

@user-pt3gi5ul2e

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Thought they were getting stepped on. Tried twice. Not conclusive. My slang is obsolete.

@khutchinsoncpa1

3 ай бұрын

I thought it gross and inappropriate. Yuck.

@tree9273

3 ай бұрын

@@khutchinsoncpa1you'll be fine

@jaidamcintosh9234

2 ай бұрын

She said what she meant, and she meant what she said!

@dosidicusgigas1376

2 ай бұрын

​Its not appropriate in the context of studying, however this is a youtube video about medieval fashion, so I didnt expect a professional lecture. Its a casual approach. ​@@khutchinsoncpa1

Anything with Dr. Eleanor Janega In is a hit in itself! She’s what makes this channel worth subscribing to!

@MsAussieSheila

3 ай бұрын

I admit, I would probably watch this no matter who was doing it, but Inoticed it in my playlist cause she showed up. She's wonderful!

@422katieleigh

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! She is fully the reason I subscribe to this channel

@DallingerM

3 ай бұрын

@@422katieleigh that podcast she does for History Hit is well worth a watch 👌🏽really interesting

@dorothyephault732

3 ай бұрын

I like her style and the way she explains things! And I love everything about History Hit!

I love the way Dr Janega says "tell me I'm wrong, it's legal" in a tone of voice that implies "but only just barely legal" 😂

@samanthaowens9019

2 ай бұрын

😂

I see Dr. Janega and I hit play and like.

@DresGarB

3 ай бұрын

A fellow man of culture.

@obcl8569

3 ай бұрын

Lol, I left an almost exact comment on another one of her videos a while back. I completely agree.

@ashleyslone515

3 ай бұрын

Same

@mustyfan1584

3 ай бұрын

Same!!

@NateM99

3 ай бұрын

I do the same with Alice Roberts . :)

She's hilarious and she knows stuff, please bring her back! 😄

@simplystreeptacular

3 ай бұрын

"She's hilarious and she knows stuff" is literally the best description of Dr Janega I have *ever heard*

You know you’re a geek when you have favourite historians.

@calico27

3 ай бұрын

LOL! I agree.. and wear my geek badge proudly.

@lookitskatiex

3 ай бұрын

Feels. I have a BA in history and I have a favorite professor and favorite bits of useless trivia to spit out lol

@nickh.4917

3 ай бұрын

Oh my, I hadn’t realized I’m so obvious.

@Dan_Ben_Michael

2 ай бұрын

I have favourite historians like other people have favourite actors or rock stars. I am a big fan of Eleanor Janega, Francesca Stavrakopoulou, and of course the GOAT, Mary Beard. I have others whom I love to watch, but that trio are up there as my all time favourites. I’m a big fan of Kate Lister also. These ladies make history come alive, and dare I say, make history cool. I think an honourable mention has to go to Sir Tony Robinson. He’s the epitome of making history come alive.

@angelspiritsdevelopments

Ай бұрын

O M G .... Yeeesssss..! 😂😂❤

I would love to see more content like this, especially anything about how fashion reflects the cultural, political,and lifestyle norms of the time. Well done.

@StephSewn

3 ай бұрын

If you've not seen it, highly recommend the Ultimate Fashion History videos for content like this!

@cynthiamurphy2610

3 ай бұрын

@@StephSewn I just subscribed. Thanks for the rec!

I love her attitude of “if you don’t like it, haters hitch up yon britches and leave or stay and fight me.” She’s fantastic. Knows her stuff but also knows how to present it. No dry and puts you to sleep presentation from Dr Janega!

Such a fan! I love that Dr. Janega gets us thinking about these people as people.

Dr. Janega gives such inspo for me to continue my PhD. Love her! ALSO, rank medieval food and/or weapons!!!!

@elizaa3523

3 ай бұрын

Yes food! I feel like pottage would be pretty tasty 😋

@donny_doyle

3 ай бұрын

Keep going- More historians!!

@connielynn7624

3 ай бұрын

Medieval food rankings!

@One.DeSanctis.

Ай бұрын

​@elizaa3523 soups can taste as good as what one throws in the pot(age). 🍲

I love how she was ready to throw hands at even the slightest idea of someone questioning her fashion opinions - must be a pretty heated debate topic in the medieval academia circles :P

As an early medieval historian, we may not have much in terms of surviving clothing but we have fabulous jewelry/treasure galore! Ostrogothic, Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Visigothic and Byzantine brooches, fibulae, armillae, votive crowns, reliquaries, jeweled crosses, treasure bidings and torques! The votive crown of Recceswinth, part of the amazing Treasure of Guarrazar, is a personal favorite!

@theaxe6198

3 ай бұрын

Googling

@nickh.4917

3 ай бұрын

OK, I totally googled the votive crown of Recceswinth. Tell me, dear reader, that you didn’t too.

@Cara-39

3 ай бұрын

@@nickh.4917 Incredible right?? Votive crowns weren't worn, they were hung over church alters. When the Treasure of Guarrazar was found, it contained 26 votive crowns and gold crosses and while a few pieces, like this one, were given to different museums, most were either sold to private collectors, melted down or stolen. There are so many amazing early medieval metalwork pieces available in museums for the public to see but this and the Sutton Hoo helmet are my absolute favorites.

@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml

2 ай бұрын

There are 2 books about medieval clothes that were found in graveyards in Greenland. They are amazing, one ("woven into the earth") really in depth about the circumstances of the dig and the methods of production, and the second with patterns ("medieval garments reconstructed"). Jay!

@Cara-39

2 ай бұрын

@@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml Hi Jay! Although the high-late middle ages is outside of my focus, I'm familiar with the Herjolfnes settlement in Greenland and the textiles found there due to the incredible rarity. I'll have to check out the books you mentioned.

You asked for it: Headgear: Chaperons, liripipes, Bashlyks, maybe even add everything from wimples to kokshnik to turbans and hairtaping...Yes, more Eleanor Janega content.

@isaibanez

3 ай бұрын

Yes, yes, YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!! And some sick hairstyles too!!

@chrisball3778

3 ай бұрын

You could do an entire tier list just based on Hans Bruggeman's sculpture 'Christ Bearing his Cross' from Schleswig Cathedral. It's a crowd scene with dozens of figures, and nearly every single one of them is wearing a different silly renaissance hat. Each sillier than the last. There's a cast of it in the Victoria and Albert Museum and it cracks me up every time I see it. Hans Bruggeman has gone absolutely out of his way to document every single type of silly hat he could, and they're all fabulous.

I have never seen such universally positive comments than I do on literally every single one of Dr. Janega's videos, and she more than deserve it! She's absolutely one of the greatest history presenters of all time.

@baylorsailor

2 ай бұрын

I don't understand what she's wearing in this video though. Why are the boobs hanging out?

"...HUGE tracts of land" - Monty Python

@teaurn

3 ай бұрын

Thank god someone did!

@trevordaviesable

3 ай бұрын

Great decolatage ! Oh great history as well. ,

I would beg for an Eleanor Janega channel if it wouldn't completely burn a person out because she is so wonderful to listen to and learn from!

@owlsgoowlsgo

3 ай бұрын

Listen to her podcasts! There is a wealth of Dr. Janega content out there

@rachelw1076

3 ай бұрын

​@@owlsgoowlsgoShe has a podcast?? You've changed my life today 🙏

I have a particular fondness for the combo of cotehardie and sideless surcote because that's what my wife wore when we were married thirty years ago.

53 seconds in, and hands down, this is the best video you have ever made. So much shade, love you and all you do.

I never knew I needed this but my gosh was it amazing. Dr Janega is hilarious

DYING over the nun category 😂🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Dr. Janega really knows how kick a topic up a notch! 😆 I was just listening to a "Betwixt The Sheets" podcast episode (hosted by Kate Lister) that had Dr. J on it and when those two are together, it's howlingly funny (in a good way!) since they spark off each other so well.

When I was sick with the flu a month ago I went on a History Hit bender and (as a historian myself) I enjoyed everything I saw. But this here really takes the cake. Someone went into a deep think how to exploit Dr. Janega's skillset in the knowledge and humor departments to the absolute max. Fantastic video!

Dr Janega is one of my favourite historians. Always entertaining and brilliantly informative too.

I love Dr.Janega and History Hit, you guys really bring out the fun in history, many people think it's just boring and dusty !

Another great look at Medieval culture from the fantastic Dr Eleanor. This is not a topic that I would ever have thought about until Dr Eleanor brings us this glimpse. Brilliant once again, thank you Dr Eleanor.

I love that doctor janega’s content so much! It’s like having a friend chat to me about medieval fashion. I love fashion history but I’m pretty fixed on 18th and 19th century so this makes me want to look at some medieval and early modern stuff!

@lunchymunchy2984

3 ай бұрын

Wish I’d had a history professor as entertaining and engaging... I love this topic ,medieval history, but didn’t even know I loved it till I discovered such interesting and informative experts like dr Janega and tbh all the female presenters on history hit..

@piccalillipit9211

3 ай бұрын

@@lunchymunchy2984I watched a 2 hour long "podcast with slides" yesterday on the history of newspapesr [by "Well There's Your Problem"] It was FASCINATING. It goes to show you - NOTHING is boring if you have the right teacher

Thank you for offering the one place on KZread where it's safe to read the comments. So much love for Dr. Janega.

I can tell you from years of wearing it that a sideless surcote is comfy and practical. You can shoots bows, fence, anything you like. Mind you, I can also do archery in gentry dress from 1520, despite it being tight to the body. I can also tell you that your Tudor dress will start out very tight, but a week of wearing it all day loosens it and it forms to your body

“ It’s kind of like a really big shirt that’s also a dress.” Yes please!

justice for the houppelandeeee i call it stylish and i want one now

Love this! Want more!!!!! I dabble in historical writing and am autistic so want as much accuracy as possible but also exhausted by a neurological condition so in depth researching is very draining. The internet is a warren! This hel0s me so much. Thank you x

@piccalillipit9211

3 ай бұрын

She does a GREAT podcast called "were not so different" They did a series on historical materialism that was BRILLIANT, Im an author and it gave me a new way of looking at the world.

@baylorsailor

2 ай бұрын

You're not autistic

@piccalillipit9211

2 ай бұрын

@@baylorsailor- how the he!! do you know who is and who is not autistic, am I autistic...??

Just good wholesome medieval fun right here. Big fan of the Good Doctor. More please. Some kind of weekly episode would be great. Idea: Episodic show starring Eleanor Janega and Kate Lister, where they are time-travel dumped back into 1450 London. Modern historians surviving in Olde London. Can you say, "History Hit?"

@baylorsailor

2 ай бұрын

So wholesome that she has to wear a dress that shows 1/2 of each breast plus cleavage for a history youtube video

This sparks joy. Dr. Jangega is my QUEEN.

This was so fun, more please! Also youre so right about the truncated henin, they're shockingly comfortable & feel basically weightless. I think the 14th through 15th century was peak fashion

We need a bit on Medieval shoes. I want to see her rate Crakows, for example. We should also hook up Dr. Janega with Nicole Rudolph so she can get the shoes of her dreams. If they do a video together--yes, please.

@KenZchameleon

3 ай бұрын

and bring Morgan Donner in. They would talk forever.

@creativefierce

Ай бұрын

History Hit collab! yes!

I love her energy and enthusiasm 😊 Both funny and so knowledgeable, love it 🥰

I only wish the pictures of the clothes were larger. Very fun episode! Kudos.

"Thanks for watching. Go make me some shoes" And just like that Dr. Janega just won over a lot of findom fans.

Dr.J's brain is her best feature. She is so incredibly smart and yet down to earth and not condescending. Having said that, as a hetero woman I'd like to take a moment and appreciate how gorgeous she is in that dress! Thank you for spreading the knowledge in a relatable way. Love it!

@theaxe6198

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 yup

@BobUikder-ig4uq

3 ай бұрын

jsyk you can just say someone look pretty/their dress is nice without sounding like a chronically online boomer/elder millenial stuck in 2016

@baylorsailor

2 ай бұрын

Suck up

Smart, great personality, and a hottie. Need more Dr. Janega videos!

@dwhitt567

3 ай бұрын

I agree that she's is a hottie. Would love to see more of her! ❤❤❤

@baylorsailor

2 ай бұрын

​@@dwhitt567looks to me she's already showing quite a bit

Eleanor is sassy today. Gotta agree that the pointed shoes painting rules.

Wow! The fashions of the Middle Ages are really amazing! Amazingly, women's attire in the Middle Ages revealed a lot about their social standing, as well as societal mores and historical influences. This video provides a wealth of information about the meaning and symbolism of each garment, showing the ingenuity and skill of the time. Truly an enthralling voyage through the ages!

I freaking love Eleanor Janega. Her new book is excellent, and I highly recommend it.

@christinamariotti7205

3 ай бұрын

What’s it called?

@robinmarks4771

3 ай бұрын

@@christinamariotti7205The Once and Future Sex. All about women, women's social roles and issues, beauty standards, and sexuality during the medieval era. Great read. Her writing's just as entertaining as her spoken snark. :)

wish you kept the visual up longer while she talks, and maybe more examples?

loved every minute of it including every burn. great work

I never watch these from start to finish but I couldn’t not close the video. Super entertaining, thank you! 😊❤️

@CrisSelene

3 ай бұрын

That's a double negative. You just said that you had to close the video

This historian is EVERYTHING I want to be her friend 😂 she makes everything so much fun.

Prof. Janega is always a delight - great fun while you learn interesting things

I am so jealous of Dr Janega. So lucky to love her job, it's like it's not even a job for her❤ imagine having this much fun at work?

This episode on Medieval Clevage was amazing. We need more of this.

@juliamaddox4408

3 ай бұрын

LOL!!!

@CheeseSteakJimi

3 ай бұрын

IDK seemed like a fairly lopsided presentation to me!

@user-pt3gi5ul2e

3 ай бұрын

​@@CheeseSteakJimi I thought of wishing for the wrap top to be more centered, but... My own chest is heavier on the left, so it occurred to me that reality happens. We need to embrace physics.

@nancytestani1470

3 ай бұрын

I thought the same. And I know she meant to show her chest. Nice chest. lol.

@marymontgomery5864

3 ай бұрын

I wanted to like this. But the chemise? That’s not the blue layer. It’s the white layer. It’s the layer next to the skin. Also known as as a smock or a shift. Sorry Charlie.

LOVE. THIS. EY is always fun! My favorite HH pods are when Dr. Eleanor and Dr. Kate guest on each other's shows. They have SO MUCH FUN together yet the discussion is always interesting, enlightening, and compelling. I would watch a show of the two of them down at the pub just talking.

I love this video! Not only was it informative but Dr Janega is so entertaining and I love her enthusiasm and knowledge, she rocks! Thank you Dr Janega for bringing your unique take on this subject! ❤🇬🇧👑

"I'm a nun, I don't do cool stuff" I'm sorry, am I supposed to think that hand-illuminating manuscripts isn't COOL!? (...yes I know I am a huge nerd and probably would have been a nun)

Love Dr Janega soooo much!!!! More of her please!❤❤❤❤❤

omg I added this to my play queue because the topic was interesting and then I heard Eleanor start talking and realized who was hosting and I got even more excited, she and Kate Lister are my favorite hosts on your podcasts!

I love how fun she makes everything! It's why I enjoy watching anything she does here! She makes it fun and interesting, and real. I hope we'll get to see some men's fashion as well! I'd love to see her take on men's shoes!

You are SO witty. I'm entertained while I'm being educated. Well done doc! Well done.

What a dream it would be to hang out at a pub and chat up Dr Janega about medieval women and sartorial politics. BTW she missed the BEST medieval/ renaissance fashion- the gamurra. This is a hill I will die on 😂

Dr Janega, this was WONDERFUL! I think a series of you rating costumes in movies set in the Medieval period would be great!!

I LOVE my sideless surcoate. I wear it over my under chemise and overdress. Yes, I am an Anachronist. A houplande is the ultimate maternity dress. While I prefer a snood ir simple and circlet to a hennin, it's a matter of personal choice. I agree about the cotehardie, but they are extremely practical if you tuck them up in a belt to above your ankles while doing chores. P.S. I like your style of teaching. You remind me of one of my nursing school instructors, Kitty Janiga RN.

@user-pt3gi5ul2e

3 ай бұрын

Loved seeing the extravagant boyish hats on a Mistress Costume Laurel's Italian Renaissance wardrobe. I wear a lazy veil with my bliaut, when I bother.

I was more into Dr. Janege then the clothes. I got a litte distracted 😂 ❤❤ great channel btw. 💯👍

@dwhitt567

3 ай бұрын

Would love to see more of sexy Dr. Jenega. HOT!❤❤❤❤❤❤

I absolutely loved this!!!! I also have to agree with you about the shoes!!! Love them! I would be so happy if you did more of these videos; perhaps covering the early medieval period. Thank you so much for sharing your love of all things medieval with the rest of us. I, too am a lover of all things medieval. 😀

Absolutely loved this. And also learned about fashion in the Middle Ages. But the best part, of course, is Eleanor Janega's commentary and rankings. She brings "coolness" to any subject she discusses.

I'm going for Ute of Naumburg's barbette and crown. Love her whole look. Now THAT'S style!

She's so entertaining and knowledgeable... love this mix

Love this! Smart, sassy and funny. I've subscribed! Thanks, Dr. J!

Love how Dr Janega makes history so much fun - from a such wealth of knowledge

Really enjoyed this! Thank you!

Historical clothing and Dr Janega?! Amazing!

I absolutely love your work, Dr. Janega! Your perspective is making history interesting and accessible. Thx!

LOVED this! Loved her!! Bring her back please!

I've been doing an art series about mythological drowned women (I call it Weeping Water Women) and honestly if you think about how much fabric everyone was wearing and think about how labour intensive laundry was no wonder female water spirits haunt almost every body of water in the world . My only hope is that some of them actually went off to have a Lesbians Retreat To The Woods trope romance but sadly a bunch of them were probably just straight up people who drowned and got mythologized.

@dianabumblebottom4598

3 ай бұрын

Lolololol thank you for this! You made me snort laugh!

I really do love this channel, not only do I learn things that I didn't know but this I thought were correct have been proven wrong which I love. I also have to admit that Dr. Janega has such a beautiful and infectious smile. I await her next program with anticipation.

I love Dr. Janega so much!

I am SO glad I found this channel. I'm here for the bourrelet. I think it goes well with the shoes.

This video was both informative and hilarious! I absolutely love Dr. Eleanor Janega's fun and irreverent take on history.❤😂

A new level of attitude from Dr Janega and I’m absolutely loving it 😍

"Is this what I want to wear to harvest hay? No I'm gonna wanna wear trousers. But I also don't live in the 14th century, nor do I harvest hay - Imma be real with you" fantastic

@serahloeffelroberts9901

Ай бұрын

During harvest it was not unusual for women in the field to go into labor and give birth.

As a consumer of several History Hit podcasts, I'm sold the moment I see Dr. Janega's name on anything. This is the kind of history I want to learn! (shout outs to Matt Lewis, Kate Lister, and Cat Jarman too though- y'all fantastic, keep up the great work!)

Dr Janega. Well my next half hour is booked.

I always love to see a Dr. Janega video, and this one is top-tier!

@dwhitt567

3 ай бұрын

I get your drift. Great to look at and you can learn at the same time.❤❤❤❤❤

Dr. Janega is a treat, her addition to the podcast as a rotating host was a great idea and her videos are quite good too, cheers

Dr Eleanor Janega - you are funny and informative. Every school child should have you as their history teacher!

A tabard is a medieval sandwich board to advertise your employer, but made of fabric.

Why did you call the kirtle a chemise? Isn’t the chemise the white undergarment worn underneath the blue dress pictured? Or do they does the kirtle have other names; I know the chemise can also be called a shift or chainse or smock.

Love your videos, Dr. Janega!

Dr. Janega is the funniest historian this side of the Norman Conquest.

Dr. Janega rules! She’s hilarious and always makes things entertaining. I literally laughed out loud during this video. Thanks for being awesome Dr. Janega!

Loved it! Thanks - I do watch everything you're in. History (essential to genealogy, my passion) brought to life! Perhaps you can feature something combining the two. I've traced back to the 1500s on my English lines - the fact that my ancestors were literate in that time period (at least able to sign documents) indicates what about their status in society?

@linpollitt8950

3 ай бұрын

I'm an amateur genealogist and I've potentially traced my ancestors back to the early 1500s, although I'm still confirming some of it. I frequently look at historical fashion and imagine my ancestors dressed that way. It brings them to life as real people. My favourite era is late 18th century to Regency. How the styles changed during the French Revolution. I would choose Regency for comfort and practicality and because the men were hot...breeches and Hessian boots? Don't mind if I do 😂

So sassy and snarky! Really makes history fun. Dr. Janega is awesome. More of her please!

The humor in your presentation is priceless.

This is how history should be!! I feel like I can talk the same way about clothes in the 1700s lol, it's nice to see someone else so passionate about history and having fun with it! I absolutely adore her.

I am quite literally making a medieval chemise (er, using my sewing machine) from linen, as I watched this. Thank you!

When I did medieval reenactment my favorite to wear was the sideless surcoat, it's crazy comfortable and you can put a lot of interesting detailwork into them. It was 100% show-off-your-figure-without-actually-showing-off-your-figure.

I really liked this. Medieval clothing ranking was fabulous!

Thank goodness this channel is on my feed 🤩🤩

My favorite era in clothing is medieval period. Thank you so much!

Anything with the magnificent Dr Janega simply makes your day better! Lots of love from Denmark 🤗

Please tell me what's stylish all day long, Dr. Eleanor! Can't wait for Part 2.