Summary When Em was a kid, she was told that knights in shining armor didn’t bathe, that Elizabeth I had bathed only three times in her life, and various other assertions. But we know that soap is not a modern invention–the word itself comes from the Latin, and no less than Pliny the Elder discusses … <a href="http://askamedievalist.com/2024/01/14/episode-74-bath-house-in-the-middle-of-the-street/" class="more-link">Continue reading "Episode 74: Bath House (in the Middle of the Street)"</a>

Summary When Em was a kid, she was told that knights in shining armor didn’t bathe, that Elizabeth I had bathed only three times in her life, and various other assertions. But we know that soap is not a modern invention–the word itself comes from the Latin, and no less than Pliny the Elder discusses … Continue reading "Episode 74: Bath House (in the Middle of the Street)"

Summary When Em was a kid, she was told that knights in shining armor didn’t bathe, that Elizabeth I had bathed only three times in her life, and various other assertions. But we know that soap is not a modern invention–the word itself comes from the Latin, and no less than Pliny the Elder discusses … <a href="http://askamedievalist.com/2024/01/14/episode-74-bath-house-in-the-middle-of-the-street/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading "Episode 74: Bath House (in the Middle of the Street)"</a>

Episode 74: Bath House (in the Middle of the Street)

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Episode 74: Bath House (in the Middle of the Street)

Episode 74: Bath House (in the Middle of the Street)