The Grubby Middle Ages. Myths and legends about hygiene
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The Grubby Middle Ages. Myths and legends about hygiene
14.99 €
The book by historian and reconstructor Ekaterina Mishanenkova is devoted to debunking popular myths about the Middle Ages.
In the Middle Ages, people were terribly dirty and smelly - never washed, clothes were not washed, knights went to the toilet directly under themselves, in armor, and wide-brimmed hats worn to protect themselves from the slop and the contents of the night pots, constantly poured out of the windows. Queen Isabella of Castile vowed not to change her underwear until the Moors were driven out of Spain, and only bathed twice in her life. Louis XIV stank "like a wild beast." King Frederick Barbarossa nearly drowned in filth. And on the windows of the British Parliament hung scented curtains to protect themselves from the stench coming from the Thames. Which of these is true and which is fiction? How was a medieval bathhouse or toilet really set up? How did our ancestors wash their laundry and what incense did they use? Let's turn to the facts.
In the Middle Ages, people were terribly dirty and smelly - never washed, clothes were not washed, knights went to the toilet directly under themselves, in armor, and wide-brimmed hats worn to protect themselves from the slop and the contents of the night pots, constantly poured out of the windows. Queen Isabella of Castile vowed not to change her underwear until the Moors were driven out of Spain, and only bathed twice in her life. Louis XIV stank "like a wild beast." King Frederick Barbarossa nearly drowned in filth. And on the windows of the British Parliament hung scented curtains to protect themselves from the stench coming from the Thames. Which of these is true and which is fiction? How was a medieval bathhouse or toilet really set up? How did our ancestors wash their laundry and what incense did they use? Let's turn to the facts.
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