Medieval London Explained | Life in the Middle Ages

Описание: You wouldn’t survive Medieval London — and here’s why. Step through Newgate and you’re hit with blood, smoke, sewage and chaos. In the late 1200s and early 1300s, London was the largest city in England, crammed inside old Roman walls with tens of thousands of people packed into narrow, filthy streets. Markets like Smithfield Market and Cheapside roared with trade, livestock and butchers, while the polluted River Fleet carried waste through the heart of the city. Timber houses leaned over dark alleys, blocking sunlight and trapping disease in streets that doubled as open sewers. With overcrowding, constant noise, deadly sanitation, medieval markets, and ever-present risk of fire and plague, survival in Medieval London was a daily gamble. Discover the brutal truth about medieval life, urban overcrowding, disease, and the hidden dangers of England’s most powerful medieval city.