From leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get re

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the MEASLY MIDDLE AGES, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year

"Describes the disgusting details about daily life in several historical eras, including housing, food, and sanitation"--

Disgusting food. Stinky houses. Scratchy clothes. Find out how medieval peasants coped with their miserable lives.