How The Byzantines Taught Europe to Use Fork

0:16 Pre-history of the Fork
1:20 Three Byzantine Princesses
3:37 Spreading through the Rest of Europe

Footage from:
Medici (TV Series 2016–2019)
The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)

Song at 1:20
Jeff Beal - Janus Breaks (HBO Series Rome OST)

[ethancash]

Interesting even hundreds of years after these events happened was that the fork the American colonies would see the fork as a luxury and very rare

[lydiarappoport]

Hi! I’m your aunt from New York. Found out about your channel from your father. I enjoy it very much. Congrats !!!

[zftofqs]

Bravo from Greece ( part of Eastern Roman empire ) for correct analysis !

[achaeanmapping]

I find it so funny that the latin church was so petty as to use something as simple as a fork to critisise the Romans

[misseli]

This implies that the Eastern Church was more comfortable with forks than the Western Church, at least at first, which I find interesting

[mck]

I know a fellow CK3 fan when I see him :) thanks for the video!

[bolle]

Sweden only started to use forks in the 1500s when it was introduced to us by the Poles

[ihavenomouthandimusttype]

I used to consider the Byzantines arrogant when they referred to Westerners as barbarians...

[rupertfergusson]

Newsflash: The Byzantine Empire was part of Europe.

[accountthatillusetocomment]

The Church's view on forks was kinda justified. It's ridiculous how instead of using your hands you use a silver instrument to put stuff in your mouth just to show off.

[cerberus]

Very interesting. May I ask, what is your nationality? You have, quite possibly the most beautiful accent in English that I have ever heard.

[DavidOfWhitehills]

Sooo.... are we all Furcifers now, Father?

[GTIMAN]

The Polish minister, when our government was instructed by the French, replied "who are they to instruct us, since it is from us that they learned to eat with a fork?"

[dbelezi]

What movie or show are the clips with people from?

[Lurkzz]

Great video! What accent is that btw? I dont recongnize it

[systemreactive]

Fork are good but I prefer eat using hand

[georgehenry]

I feel like stabbing your food with a tool goes back as far as cooking does.

[ProfilusMaximus]

Do you have any more customs from Eastern Roman Empire that the westerners adopted>

[MyViolador]

Blacksmiths getting massive orders to make Forks: Ye olde STONK

[hijodelsoldeoriente]

Now I'm wondering why the hell we use spoon and fork in my country and not fork and knife.