How Filthy was the Renaissance?

How Filthy was the Renaissance?

The Renaissance, a period of transformation in art, learning, philosophy and science that brought us Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello (the artists, not the turtles). This era of the Early Modern period seems to have been tinted with reds and golds, it all sounds very classy ... but how filthy was it?


Kate is joined once again by Dr Julia Martins to explore how Early Modern people washed, how they got rid of their waste, and how dangerous some of their methods were.


Julia can be found at juliamartins.co.uk


This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.


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