Polluted Water
By the 14th century, the English Parliament had to enact some pretty hefty fines onto its citizens for dumping waste and trash into lakes and rivers because the waters had become so polluted. Of course, this still didn’t always stop them.
Polluted Water
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Makeup
Makeup back then certainly wasn’t anything like what it is today, that’s for sure. In these days women used lead powder on their faces to improve complexion. Today it’s the norm to wash your makeup off every night before bed, but in these times, it wasn’t uncommon for women to simply keep adding more powder, never taking off the old layer.
Makeup
