Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small, carnivorous mammals have played a major part in religion, folklore, art, and community health across the world. However, in 13th-century Western Europe, cats became associated with the supernatural, when Pope Gregory IX called them an instrument of Satan. Let’s travel back in time now to the Middle Ages and discover why cats were linked to witchcraft, why they were placed in barrels, and just why anyone would want to kiss a cat's anus. Welcome to Medieval Madness.
00:00 Introduction
01:10 The Love Cats
01:51 A Catastrophe
04:41 Scaredy Cat
05:50 Look What The Cat Dragged In
08:10 Cool for Cats
10:35 Black Cat
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
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The Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small, carnivorous mammals have played a major part in religion, folklore, art, and community health across the world. However, in 13th-century Western Europe, cats became associated with the supernatural, when Pope Gregory IX called them an instrument of Satan. Let’s travel back in time now to the Middle Ages and discover why cats were linked to witchcraft, why they were placed in barrels, and just why anyone would want to kiss a cat's anus. Welcome to Medieval Madness.
00:00 Introduction
01:10 The Love Cats
01:51 A Catastrophe
04:41 Scaredy Cat
05:50 Look What The Cat Dragged In
08:10 Cool for Cats
10:35 Black Cat
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
Thank you for watching.
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us at info@top5s.co.uk
Copyright © 500 AD to 1500 Top5s All rights reserved.
