What Even IS Medieval History?

The terms "medieval" and "middle ages" mean a lot of different things to different people. Whether good or bad, medieval is a concept that is used often without much thought. But what do these terms actually mean? Where did they come from? And what do I mean when I say that I'm a "medievalist?" Follow me on Instagram:   / studium.historiae   All images used in this video are either my own, in the public domain, under fair use, or under creative commons (whence they shall be credited appropriately) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Outro music: Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod, CC BY-SA 4.0 http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... #medievalhistory #medieval #middleages #history #educational #europeanhistory #antiquity #renaissance #rome #historiography