There’s a certain medieval charm to the idea of bathing in wine — decadent, indulgent, a ritual fit for a monarch with gout.

In medieval times, long before there were bathrooms in private homes, bathing was a social affair. Visitors to Dutch and German bathhouses in the late Middle Ages emerged from such spaces cleansed of ...

When we think about the Medieval period, we often imagine people not just living in filth, but being happy to do so. However, the Medievals did wash, bathe and clean their teeth more than we would ...