Why Did Medieval People Die Whilst Doing Their Laundry? | Hidden Killers | Chronicle

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to Tudor times in search of the grisly household killers of the Medieval period. It was a great age of exploration and science where adventurers returned from the New World with exotic goods previously unknown in Europe. An era in which the newly emergent middle classes had, for the first time, money for luxuries and early consumer goods, many of which contained hidden dangers. Suzannah discovers that in Tudor houses the threat of a grisly, unpleasant death was never far away in a world (and a home) still mired in the grime and filth of the medieval period - and she shows how we still live with the legacy of some of these killers today. 00:05 Sugar 13:55 Chimneys 25:24 Laundry 32:32 Illness and Childbirth 44:16 Incorrect Medicine Welcome to Chronicle; your home for all things medieval history! With documentaries covering everything from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance, from Hastings to Charlemagne, we’ll be exploring everything the Middle Ages have to offer. Subscribe now so you don’t miss out! Chronicle is part of the History Hit Network. To get in touch please email owned-enquiries@. It’s like Netflix for history... 📺 Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’CHRONICLE’ 👉