The Grim Realities Of Life Before Medicine | Medieval Dead

Through thorough investigation, experts are shedding light on the illnesses and diseases that blighted medieval life, and reveal that leprosy may not have have been as horrible as the history books have claimed.

46 min - History - Absolute History

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