The True Terrors of Tudor Medicine
This documentary sees historian Suzannah Lipscomb explore the everyday dangers lurking in Tudor households. It was an age of discovery, when exotic goods flowed in from the New World, yet homes were full of hidden hazards and crude remedies. The film reveals the surprising and often alarming medical practices of the period. Entertaining and enlightening, it uncovers the true terrors of health and healing in Tudor times. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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