Just like us, medieval people wanted to step out looking (and smelling) their best. This week, Danièle shares some hygiene and beauty advice from the Middle Ages.
Some things mentioned in this week’s episode:
Beauty Banks ,
Viking Eye for the Saxon Guy Horrible Histories
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle The English “Loathly Lady” Tales: Boundaries, Traditions, Motifs.
The Trotula
Medieval Welsh Medical Texts, Volume 1: The Recipes
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Top Image: British Library MS Additional 10293 fol. 266r
Just like us, medieval people wanted to step out looking (and smelling) their best. This week, Danièle shares some hygiene and beauty advice from the Middle Ages.
Some things mentioned in this week’s episode:
Beauty Banks, founded by Jo Jones and Sali Hughes
Viking Eye for the Saxon Guy – from Horrible Histories
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle. For more on these tales, see The English “Loathly Lady” Tales: Boundaries, Traditions, Motifs.
The Trotula, translated and edited by Monica Green
Medieval Welsh Medical Texts, Volume 1: The Recipes by Diana Luft
Click here to read more beauty tips from the Middle Ages
The creator and host of The Medieval Podcast is Danièle Cybulskie. Click here to visit her website or follow her on Twitter @5MinMedievalist
You can also help support the podcast and Medievalists.net through our Patreon – go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists to learn more.
You can subscribe to The Medieval Podcast via iTunes, Spotify, Podbay, PlayerFM, our RSS feed or on Youtube.
Top Image: British Library MS Additional 10293 fol. 266r
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