Stiefel, Chana Ye
Castle Stinketh
Enslow 2011 48p 23.93 978-0-7660-3786-1
elm/ms E-BN
The middle ages was a dark time in
history but more than that it was a time where cleanliness was not important
and often purposely neglected. Could you survive living in a castle? read on
and find out! A castle was more than a home. It was
surround by a strong wall that surrounded not only the castles but the castle
grounds. During war it became fortress for the villager and their animals.
Sometime the castles were surrounded by a large moat ( a body of water) that
went around around the castle and the only you could enter the castle was with
a draw bridge that was lowered for entering and raised for protection. The moat
was often filled with putrid water, dead animal and sewage. The whole purpose
was to avoid anyone trying to cross the moat and climb the wall. The
unfortunate part of the moat was that the smell also went into the castle grounds.
The castle was built like a small town. Inside they built everything you could possibly need. It also meant that the kitchen was a furnace with unbearable heat for the servants who had to cook, and because the furnace was a fireplace the smoke wafted into the main room creating a smoky environment. There were no electrical anything so the fireplace also served as light for the room. They also used candles creating even more smoke in the room.
People lived with fleas, mice, flies and other vermin. Bath time was truly a luxury and if you got one at all you had better hope you can jump in first because one tub with warm water was often used by all family members. If you were the last one in the water was cold and filthy.
Toilets! were still a thing of the future! If there was a room for your necessity it was probably made from wooden planks that went directly to a cesspit. The stink was always there! Ye Yucky Middle Ages (Enslow) Other books: Don’t let the Barber pull your teeth., Sweaty suits of armor, There’s a rat in my soup. Books kids will enjoy and laugh out loud and this look back at the past to the middle ages and how people lived back then. Middle Ages - Castles -Social customs - Civilization Magna Diaz
The castle was built like a small town. Inside they built everything you could possibly need. It also meant that the kitchen was a furnace with unbearable heat for the servants who had to cook, and because the furnace was a fireplace the smoke wafted into the main room creating a smoky environment. There were no electrical anything so the fireplace also served as light for the room. They also used candles creating even more smoke in the room.
People lived with fleas, mice, flies and other vermin. Bath time was truly a luxury and if you got one at all you had better hope you can jump in first because one tub with warm water was often used by all family members. If you were the last one in the water was cold and filthy.
Toilets! were still a thing of the future! If there was a room for your necessity it was probably made from wooden planks that went directly to a cesspit. The stink was always there! Ye Yucky Middle Ages (Enslow) Other books: Don’t let the Barber pull your teeth., Sweaty suits of armor, There’s a rat in my soup. Books kids will enjoy and laugh out loud and this look back at the past to the middle ages and how people lived back then. Middle Ages - Castles -Social customs - Civilization Magna Diaz
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