February 2020 - history unfettered

Medieval

The Man Who Rebuilt King Arthur’s Castle

posted on : February 20, 2020 posted by : nicolvalentin 0 Comment

It’s May of the year 1233 and Richard, Earl of Cornwall, younger brother of King Henry III, is getting ready to purchase some land. In exchange for three manors, he will be the lucky owner of a small parcel…

Medieval

Were People In the Medieval Period Clean or Not?

posted on : February 6, 2020 0 Comment

Dirty bodies, rotting teeth, soiled clothes; if these are the things that come to mind when you think of hygiene in the Middle Ages, think again. Dirt was far from fashionable. People might not have been slathering hand sanitizer on…