Imagine eating just bread, oat porridge, and vegetable stew...or trying to impress your rich friends with a dinner of peacock. Daily life was very different for the poor peasants of Medieval society, compared to their rich lords. However, both the rich and poor alike suffered from rickets, scurvy, and bad teeth, and it wasn't uncommon for a peasant to bathe just once a year!

Originally released by Video Education America (VEA), 2017. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 30, 2018.

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