WHY DID MEDIEVAL PEOPLE COVER THEMSELVES IN BLOODSUCKING LEECHES? | WORST JOBS IN HISTORY | TIMELINE

Cinemavixion Review

Tony Robinson ventures into the less-traveled, often grim, annals of medieval employment in 'Worst Jobs In History.' This installment unflinchingly examines occupations that defied modern notions of comfort and safety. We witness the arduous labor of fullers, whose task involved the pungent and unsanitary process of 'walking' cloth in stale urine. Equally unsettling is the role of the leech collector, a perilous profession requiring the individual to wade into disease-ridden marshes, offering their own limbs as bait to the bloodsucking creatures. The series excels at highlighting the sheer grit and resilience of those who performed these thankless tasks, painting a vivid, albeit often unpleasant, picture of medieval life and labor that seldom makes it into traditional historical accounts.