Eleanor Janega explains everything you need to know about the Medieval Apocalypse. For Medieval Europe, the Apocalypse wasn’t just a metaphor - it was very real and very imminent. We are talking about the four horsemen, locusts the size of horses, the beast of the abyss, the Whore of Babylon, and, obviously, the anti-christ. We’re going to go through the medieval apocalypse blow-by-blow to see how this obsession with the end led to bizarre real-world cults like the Flagellants, who abandoned all norms for group sex in the woods. Our guest today is Dr Eleanor Janega, co-host of Gone Medieval with Matt Lewis. 0:00 - The Medieval Apocalypse: Why the End Was Always Nigh 2:44 - Linear Christianity & The End of the World 4:25 - The Book of Revelation Explained: John of Patmos' Vision 6:10 - Why Medieval Christians Wanted the Apocalypse 9:32 - The First Signs of the End: The Seven Seals and Angels' Trumpets 11:27 - Beasts of the End Times: Gog and Magog and the Four Horsemen 17:16 - Explaining the Plague: Earthquakes, Miasma, and Worldview 18:30 - Horse-Sized Locusts and Monster Hybrids 21:09 - The Final Showdown: Satan the Dragon vs. Archangel Michael 23:44 - The Beast of the Abyss: The Antichrist and Worldly Evil 27:29 - The Whore of Babylon: Sex, Power, and Blaming Women 34:08 - Everyday Life & The Fear of the Apocalypse 37:06 - The Chaotic Cult of the Flagellants: Sex and Self-Punishment 40:47 - Could You Survive the Medieval Apocalypse? Edited by Anna Brant and produced by Stuart Beckwith and McKenna Fernandez. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #EleanorJanega #Medieval