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Grody Garderobes and Murky Moats: Medieval Castle Bathroom Technology


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Castles are magnificent structures. If you've ever seen what looks like covered openings on the sides that drop down into the moat below, those are not for ventilation. This week, we look at castle bathroom technology.

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Intro and Outro Derived from:

"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/technology/moat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle#:~:text=The%20earliest%20fortifications%20originated%20in,Europe%20in%20the%20Iron%20Age.

https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/blog/castle-moats-were-sewers-too/#:~:text=It%20turns%20out%20that%20those,excrement%20and%20other%20foul%20substances.

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