Tonight’s slow drift through history uncovers an unexpectedly tender side of the Middle Ages. Far from a world of only mud, war, and plague, manuscripts and court records reveal pets everywhere—lapdogs as living hot water bottles, monks sharing desks with cats, and nobles commissioning outfits for their monkeys.

From jeweled squirrels to ferrets in convents, this episode explores how animals crossed thresholds of class, comfort, and companionship. Quiet, deliberate, and meant to ease you into sleep, it’s a reminder that even in the hardest centuries, people still loved their pets.

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