In this video, we explore the strange, intense world of medieval romance and compare it with the often soulless experience of modern dating. From courtly love and arranged marriages to TikTok thirst traps and dating apps, we trace how our attitudes toward love, marriage, and intimacy have changed—and what we might have lost along the way.
👑 Was medieval romance just horny nobles writing poems?
🛡 Did people actually marry for love in the Middle Ages?
💘 And what can we learn from their view of love today?
Timestamps
0:00 – Dating Today Is a Nightmare
0:36 – A 1950s Romance Sparks the Question
1:38 – How the Middle Ages Treated Love Seriously
2:00 – The Feudal Roots of Romance
2:54 – The Origins of Courtly Love
3:20 – Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Spread of Chivalric Love
3:38 – Nobles, Marriage, and Secret Affairs
5:00 – “The Art of Courtly Love” and Forbidden Desire
5:36 – Margery Brews and Real-Life Medieval Love Letters
6:31 – Romance Inside Arranged Marriages
6:54 – Eleanor of Aquitaine’s Real-Life Romance
7:26 – The “Power of Women” in Medieval Literature
7:47 – Chaucer’s Wife of Bath and Female Agency
9:15 – Was Medieval Romance Better Than Modern Dating?
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