Medieval society needed workers, but not every role earned dignity. Certain jobs were unavoidable, but still left people socially shunned and physically stained. Others placed people in danger or left ...

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Some medieval jobs sound too strange to be true - but they were very real. In this episode, we dive into the oddest occupations of the Middle Ages, from royal stool handlers to professional mourners.

This video breaks down one of the strangest medieval occupations. The job existed out of necessity, not choice. It involved ...

From queens and knights to horsemen and squires, the performers of Medieval Times dinner theatre castle in Buena Park, California, voted to unionize Thursday after months of back and forth with the ...