"It’s interesting how movies make you believe that if you time travel…

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"It’s interesting how movies make you believe that if you time travel to the middle ages you’ll understand people perfectly. But is it true? Would you really understand an Englishman from the 16th century? Hear for yourself in the video below where a 500-year-old poem is read aloud."

John Skelton's "Speke Parott", a 500 year old poem about a parrot, read in 16th century English dialect.

https://encurious.com/post/126332300103/this-is-what-english-actually-sounded-like-500