Even in medievalistic material that manifestly reveals its non-medieval nature there is always the claim that this material is actually medieval (sometimes even more medieval than that which is recovered).

In Russia, the pleyt is a terrible form of punishment, which is still, I believe, administered in rare instances in Siberia. It is not ten years ago that a woman was flogged to death in Siberia.

When you read Seven Little Rabbits at age 6 and read it again 15 years later, the hindsight you've developed in the time between will make you look at and think of the book very differently!

A Duke of Weissenfels, for instance; foolish old gawk, whom Wilhehnina Princess Royal recollects for his distracted notions, — which were well shaken out of him by Wilhelmina's Brother afterwards.