Artistic masterpieces and upper class architecture can tell us a lot about what a society put on a pedestal at any particular time, but those items tend not to touch the lived experience of the 99% (that’s you and me).
Another way of peering into the past is to learn about the everyday, from what people ate and drank to (checks notes) what they named their dogs.
In the 15th century, Edward, Duke of York wrote a list of 1,065 names suitable for a dog.
Find the perfect name for your medieval mutt.
— for more background, check out 100 Weird and Wonderful Medieval Dog Names
If you click through the main link above, you’ll find yourself on an oddly addictive site that does nothing but generate dog names from the Duke of York’s original list.
No Snuggles or Cutiepie for them, but lots of creative medieval spellings like Misavisid, Fyndewell, Sergeaunt, Dere-ybowgt, Argument, Romwlus and of course, Boye.
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J.R. Johnson 
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