{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6467b7de03f4220011a934bd/6467b7e44b0e770011a68e76?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"16. Dark Age People are not Dumb with Eleanor Janega","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6467b7de03f4220011a934bd/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we speak to author, historian, podcaster and lecturer Dr. Eleanor Janega. <br/><br/>This week Eleanor really let fly that the Dark Ages is so-called because of a lack of sources, not an intellectual decline among the people... and takes a moment out to correct the one thing that put Paul off history at school. <br/><br/>You can follow Eleanor on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/GoingMedieval'>@goingmedieval</a>. You can check out her regular podcast by following this link - <a href='https://going-medieval.com/tag/podcasts/'>Going Medieval Podcast</a>, and you can buy her book <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0956S33LK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1'>The Middle Ages: A Graphic History</a> right <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0956S33LK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1'>here</a>.<br/><br/>You can follow History Rage on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/HistoryRage'>@HistoryRage</a> and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag <a href='https://twitter.com/search?q=%23HistoryRage&amp;src=hashtag_click'>#HistoryRage</a>.</p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyrage\">Support the show</a><p>You can follow History Rage on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/HistoryRage'>@HistoryRage</a> and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage.</p> <p>You can join our &apos;Angry Mob&apos; on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws <b>and the coveted History Rage mug</b>. Subscribe at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/historyrage'>www.patreon.com/historyrage</a> </p>","author_name":"Paul Bavill"}