Do you have to dodge the contents of bedpans or step over rotting filth on your way to work? This was once a daily, dirty, occurrence in the great cities of the world.
Historian Dan Snow delves into the murky past of London, Paris and New York and excavates their grimy secrets in truly gruesome detail. Using state-of-the-art CGI, all the dirt, mess and unpleasantness are revoltingly revealed.
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Brutal but yet realistic comparisons of "back then" vs our "modern" world.
I always said that I would have loved to live back in 1400’s but now not so much 😊
Wow. I hope Mr. Snow was handsomely paid for this episode. The pig slaughter alone would’ve been too much for me to handle.
yuk while I was eating dinner why so much showing it
You didn’t need to kill an animal to discuss 14th century sanitation.
Me, seeing him in the sewer: He should be careful, he could end up with a parasite.
34:34 – he puts a parasite on his body
🤢🤢🤢
They must have built up some pretty strong immune systems back then.