S1E2: Middle Ages | The Worst Jobs in History

Duration: 48'34''

Synopsis

Among the worst jobs of the Middle Ages (up to 1500) during the age of chivalry were Arming squire serving a Knight, dishing out medieval medical cures, being a hamster to make a cathedral, and walking in urine to support the economy.

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