Edinburgh 1700: The FILTHIEST City That Ever Existed (HORRIFIC)

Описание: In 1700, Edinburgh was considered the filthiest, most disgusting city in the entire world. Human waste was thrown from windows into the streets below. There was no sewage system. No running water. No sanitation. And over 50,000 people lived packed into the Old Town's towering tenements.

This is the complete, unfiltered history of Edinburgh at its absolute worst.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 IN THIS DOCUMENTARY:
• Why Edinburgh became the filthiest city in history
• The "Gardyloo" system - human waste thrown from windows
• How 8-story tenements trapped filth and disease
• Life in the narrow closes and wynds of Old Town
• The stench that visitors said could be smelled from miles away
• Death rates and disease outbreaks that killed thousands
• Why Edinburgh's location made everything worse
• How the wealthy lived vs the desperate poor
• The animals that roamed streets eating garbage
• What finally changed and when

Edinburgh's Old Town was built on volcanic rock with medieval streets never designed for thousands of people. Everything - human waste, animal waste, garbage, dead animals - went directly into the cobblestone streets and stayed there.

Visitors from England and Europe described Edinburgh as the most disgusting place they'd ever seen. The smell was overwhelming. Disease was rampant. And this continued for decades.
📚 HISTORICAL SOURCES:
• "Edinburgh: A History of the City" - Michael Lynch
• "The Old Town of Edinburgh" - Bruce Peter
• 18th century visitor accounts and diaries
• Scottish court records and city documents
• Daniel Defoe's descriptions of Edinburgh (1706)
• Period maps and architectural records

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 EDINBURGH-SPECIFIC FACTS:
• The city was called "Auld Reekie" (Old Smoky) due to constant coal smoke
• Buildings were 8-14 stories tall - unique in Europe at the time
• The "Nor Loch" (now Princes Street Gardens) was filled with city sewage
• Edinburgh Castle sat above but couldn't escape the smell
• The Royal Mile was the center of the worst conditions
• Closes and wynds had waste piled several feet deep

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 FOR SCOTTISH VIEWERS:
This is YOUR city's history - the parts often left out of tourist guides. Edinburgh transformed from this horrifying reality into one of the most beautiful cities in the world. That transformation story is incredible.

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⚠️ CONTENT NOTE: This documentary discusses historical sanitation conditions, disease, and mortality. Content includes descriptions of human waste, filth, and death rates. All content is presented for educational purposes to understand 18th century urban living conditions.
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