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Connections: Episode 3 - How modern telecommunications owe their existence to the Norman's use of stirrups for horse riding,

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Connections: Episode 3 - How modern telecommunications owe their existence to the Norman's use of stirrups for horse riding,

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Connections S01E03 - Distant Voices

"Distant Voices" suggests that telecommunications exist because Normans had stirrups for horse riding which in turn led them to further advancements in warfare. Deep mine shafts flooded and scientists...

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They were not invented by the Normans, they were invented in India or China depending on which kind you are talking about:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirrup
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  Ah, you’re quite right. I think I misinterpreted the description. Title updated to reflect that. ^^

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