Here’s an interesting example of how misunderstanding & not properly fact checking a text results in spreading misinformation that, again, makes it seem some people of the past were scared of bathing and filthy icky boys. I had researched this before but today someone who seems to be obsessed with European hygiene and who just … More John Gabriël Stedman and his misunderstood distaste for bathing
This book is often mentioned during online discussions about the history of hygiene, usually by people who haven’t even read it but who blindly believe CheatGPT or Grok because these LLM’s often mention it.So of course I had to go read it.Here’s my review, I’ll go through the book and share some of the most … More Book review: ‘Clean, a history of personal hygiene and purity’ by Virginia Smith (2008)
This may sound like a boring book but for me, a historian obsessed with debunking the old myth that medieval people were dirty, rarely bathed, etc. it’s quite a fascinating read and I think it has plenty of interesting details in it that most people will find interesting. So as I read the book I … More Book review: ‘Water technology in the Middle Ages’, by Roberta J. Magnusson (2003)
I recently read ‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam, I read it twice. I realise it is not available in English and VERY specific, but it had some interesting stuff in it I want to share with you anyway, so here we go. Oh if you’re a history book publisher, check this book … More Book review: ‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam (2020)
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