Monty Python's Terry Jones was a well-regarded medievalist [0]. I wouldn't be surprised to learn this famous quote could be directly linked to Jones' knowledge

Monty Python's Terry Jones was a well-regarded medievalist [0]. I wouldn't be surprised to learn this famous quote could be directly linked to Jones' knowledge about the middle ages. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones#History