Archways is a podcast for learning history! We offer a classical perspective to history, believing that Western Civilization's future success hinges on helping everyone understand our Judeo-Christian heritage: the events, ideas, and people who worked to build it and ensure its success. But we will also be seeing what we can learn from other parts of the world as well.
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Archways is a podcast for learning history! We offer a classical perspective to history, believing that Western Civilization's future success hinges on helping everyone understand our Judeo-Christian heritage: the events, ideas, and people who worked to build it and ensure its success. But we will also be seeing what we can learn from other parts of the world as well.
Marie is back! This episode discusses the origins of playing cards and tarot cards in the Middle Ages. We discuss the origins of suits, the games you could play and what they tell us about Medieval life.
Sources
A Cultural History of Tarot by Farley
Pleasure and Leisure in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age by Classen
Random Riches by Zollinger
Master of the Playing Cards | The Queen of Flowers | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)
We’re going on a bear hunt - Medieval manuscripts blog
ace | Etymology, origin and meaning of ace by etymonline
Karnöffel Game Rules - How to Play Karnöffel the Card Game
Archways: Western Civilization History Podcast
Archways is a podcast for learning history! We offer a classical perspective to history, believing that Western Civilization's future success hinges on helping everyone understand our Judeo-Christian heritage: the events, ideas, and people who worked to build it and ensure its success. But we will also be seeing what we can learn from other parts of the world as well.
