Winter is the season of peace and holidays, but not to our ancestors who were in an unbalanced fight with Mother Nature. So, without heated blankets, HVAC systems, heating pads, and radiators, how did people survive the cold winters?
Ever feel like your workday is tough? Now, imagine that toil ten or a hundred-fold as the medieval peasants did. Hard labor was the norm, and the occasional disease outbreak was a ‘bonus.’ Read on for the hard facts.
