What If Bathing Could Kill You? - Video

Debunk the myth of the 'stinky Middle Ages' and discover the surprising truth about medieval hygiene, public bathhouses, and ancient cleaning practices. Learn how medieval people stayed clean, from communal bathing to urine laundry, and why history gets it wrong about medieval peasants, hygiene, and the spread of the Black Death.

00:00 Introduction: The Smelly Reality
00:40 The Public World of Water
03:48 The Cost of Cleanliness
08:38 The Alchemist's Laundry
12:51 The Sin of the Bath
16:33 The Plague's Final Verdict
20:12 Conclusion

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