S3 Ep8: Get Down with the Sickness, It’s Societal Mania!
Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
00:00
The Politics of Strasbourg in 1518
In 1518, Strasbourg was at a sort of political and cultural crossroads. Historian Lineth J. Miller says the city's elite shared power uneasily with craftsmen and artisans. King Henry IV was really into personal cleanliness and the cleanliness of his subjects. But still, there was a clinging belief that bathing was dangerous.
Transcript
Play full episode
