Was medieval hygiene as filthy as popular history suggests?
In short: The image of medieval Britons casually tossing waste out of windows is a common historical trope. This video examines the reality of medieval cleanliness and whether people actually lived in such squalor.
While medieval Britons were not as clean by modern standards, the idea that they regularly dumped fecal matter into the streets is not a representative or fair depiction of their lives. Despite some well-known exceptions, the population did, in general, engage in some form of relatively regular bathing.
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