What Life Was Really Like During The Middle Ages

Communal coffins, cinnamon toothpaste, and a surprisingly enlightened work schedule. A love-hate relationship with cats and an official Office of the Dead. Life in the Middle Ages had its weird parts, but here's the strangest thing — it wasn't all that different from our lives today.

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Constantly evolving | 0:00
Age of anxiety | 0:52
Sleeping in shifts | 1:59
The medieval work week | 2:52
The medieval beauty standard | 4:07
The usual professions | 5:02
Bread for all | 6:21
Bells 24/7 | 7:19
The medieval elderly | 7:48
The need to be perfect | 8:45
Intense religion | 9:47
Oral hygiene | 10:49
Medieval man's best friend | 11:55
Urban farming | 12:44
Medieval funeral practices | 13:52

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