What people's health was like during medieval times What toilets and bathrooms were like in castles What people's teeth were like in medieval times What the plague was and how people tried to cure ...

A rare example of a tiny silver earwax scoop offers "an interesting window" into personal hygiene in medieval times. The 43mm-long (1.7in) ear-cleaning device was found by a metal detectorist in a ...

In medieval times, long before there were bathrooms in private homes ... As Coomans and fellow historian Guy Geltner argue in their treatise on medieval urban hygiene, local authorities sought to ...

and terrible hygiene, the Dark Ages weren't as dingy as their name implies. Enter the scientific advances, expert artisans, and chefs that made Medieval Times a little less terrible with savory ...